The Mather House Museum in
Port Jefferson, New York is local history museum complex that includes:
* the mid 19th century period Mather House house with furnished rooms, and local history and decorative art exhibits
* a craft house with a display of toys,
spinning wheel
A spinning wheel is a device for spinning thread or yarn from fibres. It was fundamental to the cotton textile industry prior to the Industrial Revolution. It laid the foundations for later machinery such as the spinning jenny and spinning f ...
s and
quilts
* a country store with items from a historic
barber shop,
general store and
butcher
A butcher is a person who may Animal slaughter, slaughter animals, dress their flesh, sell their meat, or participate within any combination of these three tasks. They may prepare standard cuts of meat and poultry for sale in retail or wholesal ...
shop
* a barn with
shipbuilding
Shipbuilding is the construction of ships and other floating vessels. It normally takes place in a specialized facility known as a shipyard. Shipbuilders, also called shipwrights, follow a specialized occupation that traces its roots to befor ...
and
sailmaking artifacts
* a tool shed with shipbuilding and carpentry tools
* and a museum with antique clocks.
The house is the headquarters location for The Historical Society of Greater Port Jefferson.
The house is located at 115 Prospect Street in Port Jefferson.
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References
External links
Mather House Museum - Port Jefferson Historical Society
Historic house museums in New York (state)
Museums in Suffolk County, New York
History museums in New York (state)
Port Jefferson, New York
Historical society museums in New York (state)
Houses in Suffolk County, New York
Open-air museums in New York (state)
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