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Whittier House (other)
Whittier House may refer to one of the following: *John Greenleaf Whittier House in Amesbury, Massachusetts *John Greenleaf Whittier Homestead The John Greenleaf Whittier Homestead is the birthplace and home of American Quaker poet and abolitionist John Greenleaf Whittier. It currently serves as a museum. The homestead is located at 305 Whittier Road in Haverhill, Massachusetts. Hist ... in Haverhill, Massachusetts * Skolfield-Whittier House in Brunswick, Maine * Whittier House (Danville, Vermont) * Whittier House (Jersey City, New Jersey) See also * Whittier (other) {{dab ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John Greenleaf Whittier House
The John Greenleaf Whittier Home is a historic house located at 86 Friend Street, Amesbury, Massachusetts. It was the home of American poet and abolitionist John Greenleaf Whittier from 1836 until his death in 1892, and is now a nonprofit museum open to the public May 1 through October 31; an admission fee is charged. It was designated a National Historic Landmark in 1962, and listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1966. History The John Greenleaf Whittier House was built in 1811. At that time it was a -story wood-frame Cape style cottage, with four rooms on the ground floor and one in the attic. A kitchen ell and shed were added to the back. The house was purchased by Whittier in 1836 to provide accommodation for himself as well as his mother, aunt, and sister Eliza. He lived here until his death in 1892.Danilov, Victor J. ''Famous Americans: A Directory of Museums, Historic Sites, and Memorials''. Lanham, MD: Scarecrow Press, 2013: 202. Whittier wrote most o ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John Greenleaf Whittier Homestead
The John Greenleaf Whittier Homestead is the birthplace and home of American Quaker poet and abolitionist John Greenleaf Whittier. It currently serves as a museum. The homestead is located at 305 Whittier Road in Haverhill, Massachusetts. History The home was built in 1688 by Thomas Whittier, pioneer and great-great-grandfather of John Greenleaf Whittier. Thomas Whittier chose the site (originally 148 acres) for its proximity to Fernside Brook, which could both provide water and turn the wheel of a gristmill. The future poet John Greenleaf Whittier was born in December 1807Blue, Frederick J. ''No Taint of Compromise: Crusaders in Antislavery Politics''. Baton Rouge: Louisiana State University Press, 2005: 37. in the southwest parlor of the farm house, which today remains essentially the same as it was in that year. Growing up, Whittier lived the hard-working life of a farm boy. Amid strenuous labor, he suffered chronic headaches and fatigue and attended Quaker meetings or schoo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Whittier House (Danville, Vermont)
The Whittier House is a historic house on Greenbanks Hollow Road in Danville, Vermont. Built in 1785, it is significant as one of the town's oldest surviving buildings, and as an example of a gambrel-roofed Cape, a style rare in northern Vermont but common to Essex County, Massachusetts, where its builder was from. The house was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1984. Description and history The Whittier House stands in a rural area of southern Danville, on the west side of Greenbanks Hollow Road a short way north of the Greenbanks Hollow Covered Bridge. It is a single-story wood-frame structure, with a gambrel roof, central chimney, and clapboarded exterior. Its main facade is five bays wide, with plain cornerboards and a narrow frieze. The center entrance has a Georgian surround, with sidelight windows and pilasters beneath a corniced entablature. The interior retains many features original to its period of construction, although its original large cent ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Whittier House (Jersey City, New Jersey)
Whittier House was an American settlement movement, social settlement, situated in the midst of the densely populated Paulus Hook district of Jersey City, New Jersey. Christian, but non-denominational, its aims were to help all in need by improving their circumstances, by inspiring them with new motives and higher ideals, and by making them better fitted by the responsibilities and privileges of life. It cooperated with all who were seeking to ameliorate the human condition and improve the social order. It opened in the People's Palace, December 20, 1893. On May 14, 1894, it incorporated and moved to 174 Grand Street. Founded by Cornelia Foster Bradford and named after John Greenleaf Whittier, Whittier House was the first settlement in New Jersey. Its archives, a collection of records spanning the period of 1894 to 1974, are held by the New Jersey Historical Society. History Whittier House was established May 14, 1894, by Cornelia Foster Bradford as the outgrowth of social work ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
