Claflin-Richards House
The Claflin-Richards House or Claflin-Gerrish-Richards House is a historic home of the First Period in the 132 Main Street, Wenham , Massachusetts , USA . It is part of the non-profit Wenham Museum and can be visited by appointment (regular tours are Tuesday to Friday at 11:00 am and 2:00 pm and Saturday and Sunday 11:30 am, 1:30 pm and 2:30 pm).
Claflin-Richards House was built around 1690. It has keel arches that were common in England in the 16th and 17th centuries. Nowadays it contains an exhibition on architecture, furniture and art objects from three centuries: a living room (dwelling room) from the First Period, a minister's parlor from the late 17th century, a bedroom from around 1750 and a Victorian one furnished chamber. The furniture includes a woolen bedside rug from 1724 and an oak chest of drawers from 1752. It was acquired by the Wenham Historic Society in 1921 .
The house was listed on the National Register of Historic Places and the Wenham Historic District in 1973.
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Individual evidence
- ^ Claflin-Gerrish-Richards House . Wenham Museum. Archived from the original on July 13, 2014. Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. Retrieved January 11, 2014.
- ↑ a b Macris inventory record for Claflin-Richards House . Commonwealth of Massachusetts. Retrieved January 11, 2014.
- ^ National Register Information System . In: National Register of Historic Places . National Park Service . Retrieved April 15, 2008.
Coordinates: 42 ° 36 ′ 13.8 " N , 70 ° 53 ′ 13.6" W.