Wenham Museum

Local nameWenham Museum
LocationNew England

The Claflin–Richards House, also known as the Claflin–Gerrish–Richards House, is a historic First Period house located at 132 Main Street, Wenham, Massachusetts. It is now part of the nonprofit Wenham Museum and may be toured by appointment.

The Claflin–Richards House was constructed circa 1690 with ogee braces, an architectural hallmark of 16th- and 17th-century English dwellings. Today it contains three centuries of architecture, furnishings, and artifacts, representing a First Period dwelling room, a late 17th-century minister's parlor, a circa 1750 bed chamber, and a Victorian-era chamber. Furnishings include a woolen bed-rug made in 1724, said to be the second oldest such rug in the United States, and an oak dresser built in 1752. It was purchased by the Wenham Historic Society in 1921.The house was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1973, and included in the Wenham Historic District in that year.

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More information and contact

Wikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Claflin–Richards_House

Official website http://www.wenhammuseum.org/

Email info@wenhammuseum.org

Phone +1 978 468 2377

Address 132 Main Street, Wenham, MA 01984, USA

Coordinates 42°36'14.051" N -70°53'14.057" E

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