The Daniel Webster Estate and Heritage Center

  • Also Known As: Thomas-Webster Estate
  • Historically Known As: Green Harbor

  • Address: 238 Webster St
  • Vicinity: The Arbor Way
  • Hours: Guided tours by trained docents 1:00 to 4:00 pm each first Sunday in May through November (except Labor Day weekend) and every Thursday from July 5 through September 27
  • Phone: 781-834-0548
  • Travel Genus: Sight , Visit
  • Sight Category: Museums
  • Activity Category: Tour
  • Available for private functions


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Timeline

Y/M/D Person Association Description Composition Food Event
Y/M/D Person Association Description Composition Food Event
1640/00/00 Estate is granted to William Thomas by the Plymouth Proprietors.
1832/00/00 Daniel Webster Home Daniel Webster buys the 600-acre Thomas Farm from John Thomas in 1830 and the mansion from John Thomas in 1832.
1852/10/24 Daniel Webster Died Daniel Webster dies at his home in Marshfield, Massachusetts, of a cerebral hemorrhage. Daniel Webster's Funeral
1852/10/29 Fletcher Webster Mourner Funeral services are held for Daniel Webster at "Green Harbor". Daniel Webster's Funeral
1852/10/29 Franklin Pierce Mourner Funeral services are held for Daniel Webster at "Green Harbor". Daniel Webster's Funeral
1852/10/29 Daniel Webster In Memoriam Funeral services are held for Daniel Webster at "Green Harbor". Daniel Webster's Funeral
1878/00/00 Webster house burns down in 1878.
1880/00/00 William Gibbons Preston Architect Queen Anne-style home is built on the old foundation for Colonel Fletcher Webster's widow, Caroline White Webster.
1882/10/12 Chester Alan Arthur Visitor Chester Arthur visits "Green Harbor" on the centennial of Daniel Webster's birth.
1884/00/00 Caroline Webster sells "Green Harbor" to Walton Hall of Marshfield. The Hall family maintained the farm until 1950.

Places

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Daniel Webster Law Office and Library

Data »

Particulars for The Daniel Webster Estate and Heritage Center:
Historic Use Agricultural fields
Historic Use Agricultural outbuildings
Area of Significance Architecture
Criteria Architecture-Engineering
Sight Category Building
Architectural Style Bungalow-craftsman
Landscape Architecture Garden
Museum Type Historical Museum
Area of Significance Landscape Architecture
Level of Significance National
Historic Use Natural Feature
Criteria Person
Area of Significance Politics-government
Owner Private
Architectural Style Queen Anne
Historic Use Secondary structure
Historic Use Single dwelling



US National Registry of Historic Places Data »

Accurate at time of registration:

PLACE DETAILS
Registry Name:
Registry Address:
Registry Number: 93000206
Resource Type:
Owner: Private, Local
Architect: Preston, William Gibbons
Architectural Style: Bungalow-craftsman, Queen anne
Other Certification: Date received-pending nomination
CULTURAL DETAILS
Level of Significance: National; Local; State
Area of Significance: Landscape architecture, Politics-government, Architecture
Applicable Criteria: Architecture-Engineering, Person
Period of Significance: 1900-1924, 1875-1899, 1850-1874, 1825-1849, 1925-1949
Significant Year: 1832, 1852, 1884
Associated People: Webster, Daniel
Historic Function: Domestic, Landscape, Agriculture, subsistence
Historic Sub-Function: Garden, Single dwelling, Agricultural outbuildings, Natural feature, Agricultural fields, Secondary structure
Current Function: Recreation and Culture, Domestic, Landscape
Current Sub-Function: Natural feature Secondary structure Camp Sport facility Outdoor recreation

Activities »

Activity
Activity Category Tour

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