Blog Roundup #3 | Abby Epplett, Historian
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This week's roundup from abbyeppletthistorian.blogspot.com links to blogs posted back in June and July that focus on houses maintained by Historic New England (HNE).
Five generations of the Codman family lived in this Lincoln, MA mansion. Called “The Grange” by former owners, this plantation house later served as a summer estate filled with the Codman family's extensive collections.
Located not far from Codman Estate, this landmark of the Bauhaus Movement was built in 1938, right before World War II, by a German family fleeing the Third Reich of the Nazi party. Walter and Ise Gropius designed the unique house, which still houses its original furniture and décor, while their thirteen-year-old daughter Ati gave input.
I visited Eleazer Arnold House and Clemence-Irons House on the same day, as they are very similar houses! The stone-enders, a 17th century style located in Northern Rhode Island, earned their name from their distinct “stone end”, a side of the house completely covered by a massive limestone chimney. Inside the house, three fireplaces over two floors connect to that same chimney.
Called the “Pink House” by locals in Woodstock, Connecticut, the house and grounds are the only Connecticut property managed by HNE. Constructed in 1846 by the Bowen family, Roseland Cottage combines a 19th century Gothic Revival exterior with several generations of renovation on the interior.