Isaac Winslow House
- Also Known As: Winslow House Museum
- Address: 64 Careswell St
Y/M/D | Person | Association | Description | Composition | Food | Event |
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Y/M/D | Person | Association | Description | Composition | Food | Event |
1635/00/00 | Gov Edward Winslow | Home | In the 1630s, Edward Winslow establishes the first homestead at Winslow House. | |||
1699/00/00 | Issac Winslow | Home | Isaac Winslow House is built for the Hon Isaac Winslow at "Careswell" named after their family home "Kerswell" in Worcestershire, England. | |||
1738/00/00 | Gen John Winslow | Home | General John Winslow inherits 'Careswell'. | |||
1774/00/00 | Dr Isaac Winslow, son of Gen John Winslow, inherits Careswell. Dr Winslow, a British loyalist in the American Revolution notable for his work with the smallpox inoculations, was so admired by the Patriots that his property was not confiscated. | |||||
1848/09/01 | Daniel Webster | Advocate | Never living in the house, Daniel Webster acquired the property and in the parlor, on 1 September 1848, he spoke to the people of Marshfield, at their request, on the subject of slavery and his opposition to President Martin Van Buren's position. | |||
1852/10/29 | Franklin Pierce | Mourner | Dignitaries gather in the parlor before being led down the road, now Webster Street, by son Fletcher Webster to the services at their family home. | Daniel Webster's Funeral | ||
1852/10/29 | Fletcher Webster | Mourner | Dignitaries gather in the parlor before being led down the road, now Webster Street, by son Fletcher Webster to the services at their family home. | Daniel Webster's Funeral |
Particulars for Isaac Winslow House: | |
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Area of Significance | Architecture |
Criteria | Architecture-Engineering |
Sight Category | Building |
Area of Significance | Conservation |
Criteria | Exemplar |
Area of Significance | Exploration-settlement |
Architectural Style | Georgian Architecture |
Criteria | Person |
Owner | Private |
Historic Use | Single dwelling |
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