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The Claflin–Richards House, also known as the Claflin–Gerrish–Richards House, is a historic First Period house located at 132 Main Street, Wenham, Massachusetts. It is now part of the nonprofit
Claflin–Richards House – Wenham Museum
Houses completed in 1690 Historic house museums in Massachusetts Museums in Essex County, Massachusetts Houses in Wenham, Massachusetts Claflin family Houses on the National Register of Historic Places in Essex County, Massachusetts Historic district contributing properties in Massachusetts 1690 establishments in the Massachusetts Bay Colony {{Massachusetts-museum-stub
The Claflin–Richards House, also known as the Claflin–Gerrish–Richards House, is a historic First Period house located at 132 Main Street, Wenham, Massachusetts. It is now part of the nonprofit Wenham Museum
The Wenham Museum is a museum in Wenham, Massachusetts
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and may be toured by appointment (regular tour hours are Tuesday–Friday at 11:00am and 2:00pm and Saturday & Sunday at 11:30am, 1:30pm and 2:30pm).
The oldest room in the Claflin–Gerrish-Richards House was constructed in 1662, with additions in circa 1672, 1730, and multiple renovations made in the 19th and 20th centuries. The ground floor of the house, which includes two rooms interpreted to appear as they may have in the 17th century, is open to the public for self-guided tours and can be accessed any time during regular hours, with the exception of school groups using it for hands-on activities during field trips. Everything in the rooms is touchable.
The house was purchased by the Wenham Village Improvement Society (WVIS) in 1921.
The house was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1973, and included in the Wenham Historic District
The Wenham Historic District is a predominantly rural and residential historic district in Wenham, Massachusetts. It encompasses the full length of Main Street (Massachusetts Route 1A) between the Beverly and Hamilton lines, a stretch of one ...
in that year.
See also
*Claflin family The Claflin family are a Scottish American family of 17th century New England origins. The descendants of Robert Maclachlan of Wenham, Massachusetts, a Scottish soldier and prisoner of war from the Battle of Dunbar (1650) assumed to have belonged to ...
* List of historic houses in Massachusetts
* National Register of Historic Places listings in Essex County, Massachusetts
This list is of that portion of the National Register of Historic Places (NRHP) designated in Essex County, Massachusetts. The locations of these properties and districts for which the latitude and longitude coordinates are included below, may b ...
References
External links
Claflin–Richards House – Wenham Museum
Houses completed in 1690 Historic house museums in Massachusetts Museums in Essex County, Massachusetts Houses in Wenham, Massachusetts Claflin family Houses on the National Register of Historic Places in Essex County, Massachusetts Historic district contributing properties in Massachusetts 1690 establishments in the Massachusetts Bay Colony {{Massachusetts-museum-stub