Historic New England

  • American

Regional Heritage Organization

Historic New England, founded in 1910, has a mission to "preserve and present the cultural and architectural heritage of New England, from historic properties to humble necessities, from art and artifacts to gardens and furniture". - AsNotedIn

Visit: Notable Position Person From To Founder William Sumner Appleton 1910 1947


Timeline

Y/M/D Description Association Composition Place Locale Food Event
Y/M/D Description Association Composition Place Locale Food Event
Historic New England Historic Property Owner The Grange - Codman Estate Lincoln, MA
Historic New England Historic Property Owner Harrison Gray Otis First House Boston
1911/00/00 Society for the Preservation of New England Antiquities purchase their first property, Swett-Ilsley House, for $2,400. Owner Swett-Ilsley House Newbury Birth of American Historic Preservation
1929/00/00 Coffin family donates the Coffin House to the SPNEA to be preserved as a family memorial. Owner Coffin House Newbury
1958/00/00 Frances Sortwell dies in 1956, donating the Nickels-Sortwell House to Historic New England, then known as the Society for the Preservation of New England Antiquities. Owner Nickels-Sortwell House Wiscasset
1967/00/00 Under threat of demolition, Historic New England acquires the Gedney House. Owner Gedney and Cox Houses Salem, MA
1971/00/00 Agnes and Amelia Little deed their property to Historic New England, but with life rights. Historic New England will receive the house upon the death of Amelia Little in 1986. Owner Spencer-Pierce-Little House Newbury
1984/00/00 Historic New England restores the interior finishes of the Sarah Orne Jewett House to the period shortly after 1887, when Sarah and her sister Mary took up residence in the home and redecorated several rooms. Owner Sarah Orne Jewett House South Berwick, ME
2003/00/00 Historic New England opens Tucker Castle as a historic house museum. Owner Castle Tucker Wiscasset
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