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网址:http://www.fairbankshouse.org/
标题:Fairbanks House Historical Site – The oldest surviving
关键字:dedham, fairbank, homestead, colonial, wood-frame
描述:Home page for the web site of the historic Fairbanks Homestead in Dedham, Massachusetts.
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Visit our Museum. Visit History.
The oldest Timber Frame House in North America.
The Fairbanks House in Dedham, MA is the oldest known wood structure still standing in North America. Built circa 1637 for Jonathan and Grace Fairbanks and their six children, it was home to eight generations of the Fairbanks family over the course of 268 years. The Fairbanks House is now a historic house museum and on the National Register of Historic Places.
~ Like No Other Historic House ~
Abbott Lowell Cummings, former Charles F. Montgomery Professor of American Decorative Arts at Yale University, said that the Fairbanks House… “is one of the most important historic houses now standing in the northeastern part of the United States. Its value to the area and to the nation as a whole lies not so much in its claim to being the oldest house in New England but in its architectural significance… It may be said quite simply that no other house of the mid-17th century in New England has survived in such unbelievable unspoiled condition. It is extraordinary that so early a structure should preserve such a high percentage of original features. It is a veritable storehouse of information concerning the small handful of houses which survive from this early period.”
~ What’s New ~
Welcome to our 2019 Season!
The Fairbanks House is open for hourly tours
May 1st through October 31st
Wednesday through Sunday 10 am until 4 pm
Go to our Visit page for more information
Ghost Tours will begin in August
Call 781-326-1170 for information.
The house and its otherworldly tenants were featured on NECN last year!
For more happenings at Fairbanks House check our calendar of events.
~ Our Mission Statement ~
The Fairbanks House Museum is the oldest timber frame home still standing in North America and a prime example of early colonial architecture. The museum seeks to preserve, conserve, research, and interpret the Fairbanks family homestead, its collections, and the stories of all the generations that lived and worked there. We hope to engage and educate the Fairbanks family, the community, and the public at large about the house, its tenants, and their important place in both local and national history.
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