Old Manse, Deerfield, MA
- Address: 219 Old Deerfield St
- Vicinity: Deerfield Academy
Old Manse is a two-story, heavy timber frame, clapboard central plan house in Deerfield, Massachusetts. - AsNotedIn
Old Manse is a two-story, heavy timber frame, clapboard central plan house in Deerfield, Massachusetts. - AsNotedIn
| Y/M/D | Person | Association | Description | Composition | Food | Event |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Y/M/D | Person | Association | Description | Composition | Food | Event |
| 1704/02/29 | Samuel Carter returns to find his wife, Hannah, and two youngest children killed and four older children carried captive to Canada. | Raid on Deerfield | ||||
| 1706/12/08 | Samuel Carter sells his lot, opposite the Unitarian Church, to Samuel Allen. | |||||
| 1708/00/00 | Joseph Allen | Born | Joseph Allen is born in Deerfield, Massachusetts, possibly in the Ell in the rear of the Old Manse. | |||
| 1711/00/00 | Samuel Allen sells his Deerfield home to Samuel Bernard, and buys the Hawks place in nearby Wapping. | |||||
| 1768/00/00 | Joseph Bernard builds the present house, possibly incorporating the older Ell. | |||||
| 1794/00/00 | Ebenezer H Williams buys the Bernard house in Deerfield. | |||||
| 1811/00/00 | Rev Samuel Willard | Home | Rev Samuel Willard buys the Bernard house. Willard will hosted many important guests, including writer Ralph Waldo Emerson, Charles Sumner and newspaper editor Horace Greeley. | |||
| 1885/00/00 | Madeline Yale Wynne | Owner | Annie Cabot Putnam and Madeline Y Wynne buy the Bernard house from the Willard family. | |||
| 1886/00/00 | Madeline Yale Wynne | Home | Annie C Putnam and Madeline Wynne begin living during the summers at the Willard House in Deerfield. Assisted by her son Philip, Madeline and Annie Cabot Putnam restore the historic house, which they call the "Manse". | |||
| 1902/00/00 | Frank Learoyd Boyden is headmaster of Deerfield Academy from 1902 to 1968. The Manse has also been home to a number of Deerfield headmasters. |
| Particulars for Old Manse, Deerfield, MA: | |
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| Sight Category | Building |
| Area of Significance | Education |
| Historic Use | Educational related housing |
| Cultural Affiliation | Middle Archaic North American |
| Historic Use | Multiple dwelling |
| Criteria | Person |
| Area of Significance | Social History |
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