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Bertram K. Little (1899–1993) served as director of the Society for the Preservation of New England Antiquities (now known as Historic New England) for 23 years. [10] Nina Fletcher Little (1903–1993) published six books including American Decorative Wall Painting: 1700–1850, and over 100 articles and exhibition catalogues.
Early New England Puritan funerary art conveys a practical attitude towards 17th-century mortality; death was an ever-present reality of life, [1] and their funerary traditions and grave art provide a unique insight into their views on death. The minimalist decoration and lack of embellishment of the early headstone designs reflect the British ...
The Phillips House at 34 Chestnut Street, Salem, Massachusetts, owned and operated as a historic house museum by Historic New England and open for public tours. Historic New England currently owns and operates 37 house museums and 1,284 acres of farmland and landscapes across five New England states, representing nearly 400 years of architecture.
This is a list of historic houses in Massachusetts. Samuel Lincoln House, Hingham, built on land purchased 1649 by Samuel Lincoln, ancestor of President Abraham Lincoln Stephen Phillips House is over 200 years old and is located in the Chestnut Street District, in Salem, Massachusetts, United States. It was designed by Samuel McIntyre.
Late Victorian house, operated by Historic New England Fred Holland Day House: Norwood: Norfolk: Greater Boston: History: Operated by the Norwood Historical Society, Arts & Crafts-style home of photographer F. Holland Day: Fairbanks House: Dedham: Norfolk: Greater Boston: Historic house: built c. 1637, is the oldest wood-frame house in America
Primitive decorating is a style of decorating using primitive folk art style that is characteristic of a historic or early Americana time period, typically using elements with muted colors and a rough and simple look to them. Decorating in the primitive style can incorporate either true antiques or contemporary folk art. [1]
New England Literary Culture: From Revolution through Renaissance. (Cambridge University Press, 1986), a literary history of New England. ISBN 0-521-37801-X; Conforti, Joseph A. Imagining New England: Explorations of Regional Identity from the Pilgrims to the Mid-Twentieth Century (2001) Daniels, Bruce. New England Nation (2012) 256pp; focus on ...
New England Cable News is the largest regional 24-hour cable news network in the U.S., broadcasting to more than 3.2 million homes in all of the New England states. Its studios are located in Newton, Massachusetts , outside of Boston, and it maintains bureaus in Manchester, New Hampshire ; Hartford, Connecticut ; Worcester, Massachusetts ...