Edwin DeVries Vanderhoop Homestead
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| location | Aquinnah , Massachusetts , United States | ||
| Coordinates | 41 ° 20 '43 " N , 70 ° 50' 9" W | ||
| surface | 3.2 acres (1.3 ha ) | ||
| Built | Between 1890 and 1897 | ||
| architect | Edwin DeVries Vanderhoop | ||
| NRHP number | [1] 06000784 | ||
| The NRHP added | September 6, 2006 | ||
The Edwin DeVries Vanderhoop Homestead is a historic home of the family of Edwin DeVries Vanderhoop (1848–1923) in Aquinnah in the state of Massachusetts in the United States . It was built in the 1890s and now serves as a cultural center and museum of tribal history under the name Aquinnah Cultural Center .
history
The building was erected between 1890 and 1897 - an exact date cannot be found in the records - in the far west of the island of Martha's Vineyard on 3.2 acres (1.3 hectares) of land bordering the Rhode Island Sound . The architect and possibly also the builder was the later owner Edwin DeVries Vanderhoop, whose ancestors came from the Netherlands . His father William was born as the son of the Dutch Frs. FSC Vanderhoop and the local Jacquilena DeMontell were born in Suriname and moved to Aquinnah in the early 19th century, which was then still known as Gay Head . He married the Wampanoag Beulah Salsbury there and had nine children with her, all of whom later took on important roles in the development of the region. From that time on, the family had great influence there, owned several properties in the city and occupied important positions in the city administration and within the Wampanoag tribe.
The land on which the property stands, was on 13 October 1890 by William Morton William A. Vander Hoop, Sr. for 40 US dollars (now about 1,200 dollars) sold it immediately to his son Edwin DeVries 75 Resold dollars (around $ 2,200 today). The house appears on historical maps for the first time in 1897. Edwin himself was born in Aquinnah and spent his whole life there as a captain on whaling ships . He is also still the first and only member of the Wampanoag to be elected to a state parliament . In 1900 he was also responsible for the local census .
When Edwin died on January 28, 1923, his possessions were accurately listed. They included three bank accounts, the house, a shed, a workshop, the plot of land of the house, cranberry swamps, an ox wagon , a horse and various pieces of furniture. After her death in 1935, his wife bequeathed the house and all other possessions to five of their six children. She attached particular importance to the preservation of paintings, which were probably made by William Bradford and Arthur Wesley Dow .
Since 2003, the property has been partly owned by the city of Aquinnah and partly owned by the Marsh Hawk Land Trust. The former home was leased by the Vanderhoop Homestead Foundation and now serves as a cultural center and seasonal museum.
architecture
Exterior architecture
At its core, the house consists of two separate sections, each with 1¾ storeys, which are parallel, but slightly offset from one another in an east-west orientation. They are particularly characterized by a tapering gable roof , a protruding cornice and window openings well below the cornice line. Since the southern part of the building (24 ft (7.3 m ) by 16 ft (4.9 m)) is completely basement, it was probably built first; the northern section (22 ft (6.7 m) by 16 ft (4.9 m)) has only one crawl space. The construction method suggests that at least one part of the building was subsequently moved to this location. On the south side there is a terrace newly built in 2005 with a size of 12 ft (3.7 m) by 29 ft (8.8 m).
Interior design
The ground floor consists of two main rooms in both parts of the building. While the living room with fireplace and a salon are in the north building , the south building houses the dining room, kitchen, pantry and bathroom. The entrance area is formed by a separate wing that connects the two main buildings on the north side. On the first floor there are a total of four bedrooms and another bathroom. In the entire living area, the walls and ceilings are plastered , while the floors are covered with approx. 10 cm wide boards made of pine wood .
See also
literature
- Parcon, Diana C .; Rayburn, Mark; Adams, Virginia H .; Friedberg, Betsy: National Register of Historic Places Registration Form. ( PDF ) National Park Service , July 2006, accessed on August 31, 2015 (English, accessible via the "NR" button).
Web links
Remarks
- ↑ In the English-language original it says shop , which can also mean “shop”. In the given context, however, “workshop” appears appropriate.
Individual evidence
- ^ National Register Information System . In: National Register of Historic Places . National Park Service . Retrieved April 15, 2008.
- ↑ cf. Parcon et al., P. 13.
- ↑ a b cf. Parcon et al., P. 14.
- ↑ cf. Parcon et al., P. 15.
- ↑ cf. Parcon et al., P. 17.
- ↑ cf. Parcon et al., P. 6.
- ↑ cf. Parcon et al., P. 8.