Hancock Mansion Door is a front door crated by an unknown craftsman for Thomas Hancock, uncle of American Founding Father John Hancock. The 12-panel door, made of solid eastern white pine, is on display at the Old State House Museum in Boston, Massachusetts. - AsNotedIn
| Y/M/D | Association | Description | Place | Locale | Food | Event | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1734/00/00 | Joshua Blanchard begins constructing a three story house (lost) of square-cut granite with Braintree stone quoins at 30 Beacon Street for merchant Thomas Hancock. | Hancock House Steps, Boston | Boston | ||||
| 1745/07/00 | John Hancock | Home | Master Hancock moves to Boston to live with his uncle Thomas Hancock and his aunt Lydia Hancock. From his window, John Hancock can watch the New England's armadas' return to Boston and celebrate their victory in Louisbourg. | Hancock House Steps, Boston | Boston | Siege of Louisbourg, 1745 | |
| 1775/03/17 | John Hancock | Life | Col Hancock's elegant seat (house, lost), situate near the Common, is attacked by a number of British officers, who, with their swords, cut and hack the fence, behave abusively by breaking people's windows and insulting almost every person they meet. | Hancock House Steps, Boston | Boston | Siege of Boston | |
| 1863/06/00 | The Hancock House is sold public auction to William Dalrymple for $230. Mr Dalrymple has 10 days to take what he wants from the residence before the owners of the estate demolish the house. | Hancock House Steps, Boston | Boston | ||||
| 1865/00/00 | Oliver Wendell Holmes Sr | Owner | At sometime, the door knocker from the Hancock Door is given to Dr Oliver Wendell Holmes who used it on his own front door. It is now back on the Hancock Door at the Old State House. | ||||
| 1899/00/00 | The Boston Museum (lost) at 28 Tremont Street donates the Hancock Door to the Old State House. | Old State House | Boston |
| Particulars for Hancock Mansion Door: | |||
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| Disposition | Architectural Remnant | ||
| Object | Door | a hinged, sliding or revolving barrier at the entrance to a building, room, or vehicle, or in the framework of a cupboard | |
| Sight Category | Object | ||
| Building Material | Wood | ||
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