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Herreshoff may refer to: * Herreshoff (surname), a German surname * Herreshoff (automobile), any of three models of automobile built by the U.S. manufacturer Herreshoff Motor Company, 1909–14 * ''Herreshoff Bull's Eye'' * Herreshoff Castle Herreshoff Castle, formerly known as Castle Brattahlid, is an unusual residence located at 2 Crocker Park, Marblehead, Massachusetts. As of 2006, the owners have offered the carriage house as a bed-and-breakfast. The great room has not been part o ..., an unusual residence in Marblehead, Massachusetts * Herreshoff family * Herreshoff Marine Museum * USS ''Herreshoff'' No. 306 (SP-1841) * USS ''Herreshoff'' No. 308 (SP-2232) * USS ''Herreshoff'' No. 309 (SP-1218) * USS ''Herreshoff'' No. 321 (SP-2235) * USS ''Herreshoff'' No. 322 (SP-2373) * USS ''Herreshoff'' No. 323 (SP-2840) * ''Herreshoff'' 31 * ''Herreshoff'' 12½ {{disambiguation ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Herreshoff (surname)
Herreshoff is a German surname. For the Herreshoff line from Bristol, Rhode Island, the surname is pronounced ''her-res-hoff'', with no stressed syllable. Herreshoff family (the below are all related) Charles Frederick Herreshoff (1809–1888) James Brown F. Herreshoff (1834–1930), American inventor and chemist, son Charles Frederick Herreshoff (1880–1954), American automobile designer and manufacturer, son Nathanael Greene Herreshoff (1848–1938), American boat designer, son Algernon Sidney DeWolf Herreshoff (1886–1977), MIT class of 1911, naval architect, son Halsey Chase Herreshoff (born 1933), son Lewis Francis Herreshoff (1890–1972), American boat designer, son John Brown Francis Herreshoff (1850–1932), American metallurgical chemist, son Louise Herreshoff (1876–1967), American painter, daughter Fred Herreshoff (1888–1920), national class American amateur golfer, son References {{Reflist, 100em, refs= {{cite book , ref={{SfnRef, Funk,, 19 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Herreshoff (automobile)
The Herreshoff was an automobile built in both Detroit, Michigan, and Troy, New York, by the Herreshoff Motor Company from 1909 to 1914. The Herreshoff started as a small car with a 24 hp (18 kW) four-cylinder engine, and was made with three different models. Later models were upgraded to six-cylinder engines up to 3.8 liters capacity. For 1911, Herreshoff had a roadster with a rudimentary rumble seat at US$950 (); by contrast, the high-volume Oldsmobile Runabout went for US$650 (),Clymer, p. 32. the Ford Model N and Western's Gale Model A were US$500 (), the Black was $375 (),Clymer, p. 61. and the Success, US$250 (). A light car with a 16 hp (12 kW) engine was introduced in 1914. Fisher produced bodies for the company. The Herreshoff Motor Company was founded by Charles Frederick Herreshoff (1876–1954), nephew of famed yacht builder Captain Nathanael Greene Herreshoff I. In addition to the aforementioned roadster (the Model 25), the company in 1911 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Herreshoff Bull's Eye
The Herreshoff Bull's Eye or Bullseye, is an American trailerable sailboat that was designed by Nathanael Greene Herreshoff and first built in 1914.Sherwood, Richard M.: ''A Field Guide to Sailboats of North America, Second Edition'', pages 60-61. Houghton Mifflin Company, 1994. The design is derived from the Herreshoff 12½ and was later developed into the Herreshoff Goldeneye. Production The design was originally built out of wood by the Herreshoff Manufacturing Company in the United States. In 1938 the design was given an above-transom tiller and renamed the Fishers Island Sound Bull's Eye. It was also built at the Quincy Adams Yacht Yard, in Quincy, Massachusetts. In 1947 the rights were purchased by Cape Cod Shipbuilding and a new fiberglass version, called the Cape Cod Bull's Eye, was created by the original designer's son, A. Sidney DeWolf Herreshoff. This model includes a cuddy cabin and a modern marconi rig with aluminum spars. While the deck and rigging ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Herreshoff Castle
Herreshoff Castle, formerly known as Castle Brattahlid, is an unusual residence located at 2 Crocker Park, Marblehead, Massachusetts. As of 2006, the owners have offered the carriage house as a bed-and-breakfast. The great room has not been part of the rental, but guests are typically offered a tour of it – and the rest of the castle. History Description in 1927 The main building features on the ground floor a cook room, eating room, and pantry. The main room is above it, on the second floor, , with a massive fireplace and entrance from Crocker Park, named after Uriel Crocker (1796–1887), who donated a large portion of the land. The park was originally known as Bartoll's Head. Stairs of oaken planks bolted onto a chain lead to another room of an entirely different period of architecture, , with a high domed ceiling – also with a large fireplace, slightly smaller than the one in the main room. The so-called Tower Building is two stories. The lower floor is for social p ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Herreshoff Family
Members of the Herreshoff () family of Bristol, Rhode Island, were, among other things, notable naval architects, naval industrialists, industrial chemists, and automobile designers and manufacturers. Selected members Charles Frederick Herreshoff (1809–1888) – on April 15, 1833, in Boston – married Julia Ann Lewis (1811–1901). Charles graduated from Brown University in 1828. : Charles Frederick Herreshoff (1880–1954) : : Algernon Sidney DeWolf Herreshoff (1886–1977), MIT class of 1911, naval architect Halsey Chase Herreshoff (born 1933) Lewis Francis Herreshoff (1890–1972), American boat designer, marine engineer Nathanael Greene Herreshoff II Nathanael Greene Herreshoff III : Louise Chamberlain Herreshoff (1876–1967), artist Sarah Lothrop Herreshoff (1889–1958) Guido Borgianni (it) (1914–2011), Sarah's son, Italian artist, identified as having been part of the Ma ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Herreshoff Marine Museum
The Herreshoff Marine Museumis a maritime museum in Bristol, Rhode Island dedicated to the history of the Herreshoff Manufacturing Company, yachting, and America's Cup. The Herreshoff Manufacturing Company (1878–1945) was most notable for producing sailing yachts, including eight America's Cup defenders, and steam-powered vessels. The museum, situated near Narragansett Bay on the grounds where the manufacturing company once stood, has a collection of over sixty boats including Nathanael Greene Herreshoff's ''Clara'', built in 1887, Harold Vanderbilt's ''Trivia'', and the 1992 IACC yacht, ''Defiant''. The Nathanael Greene Herreshoff Model Room contains over 500 yacht and steam yacht Ship model, models and the Rebecca Chase Herreshoff Library holds a collection of books and manuscripts related to the company, the Herreshoff family, and yachting. The museum also hosts symposia related to yacht design and operates a sailing school. History The museum was founded in 1971 by A. Si ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Herreshoff 31
The Herreshoff 31, also called the Cat Ketch 31, is an American sailboat that was designed by Halsey Chase Herreshoff as a cruiser and first built in 1979.Sherwood, Richard M.: ''A Field Guide to Sailboats of North America, Second Edition'', pages 234-235. Houghton Mifflin Company, 1994. Production The design was built by Cat Ketch Corp. in the United States from 1979 to 1986, with 100 examples completed, but it is now out of production. Design The Herreshoff 31 is a recreational keelboat, built predominantly of fiberglass and polyurethane over wood, with wood trim. It has an unstayed catboat ketch rig, which can also be supplemented with a staysail on the aft mast, with an area of . the design has a spooned plumb stem, a near-vertical transom, a transom-hung rudder on a skeg controlled by a tiller and a fixed fin keel. It displaces and carries of lead ballast. The boat has a draft of with the standard keel fitted. The boat is fitted with an Italian Nanni Indu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
