Visit Historic New England free on June 7

Ten of
the North Shore’s finest historic properties are open free to the public on
Saturday, June 7, 2014 when Historic New England hosts a region-wide open
house.

Travel
along the Massachusetts North Shore and experience over three hundred years of
history at Historic New England’s properties. Explore some of New England’s
earliest architecture in Saugus, visit with farm animals in Newbury, and check
out a 1924 Pierce Arrow touring car tucked into a carriage house on the
prettiest street in Salem.

Travel
to Cape Ann to visit Beauport, the seaside summer home of one of America’s
first interior designers and Cogswell’s Grant with its celebrated collection of
folk art. Tour times vary. Please visit www.HistoricNewEngland.org for
hours and addresses to plan your trip around the North Shore sites.

Historic
New England house museums on the North Shore offering free tours on June 7,
2014:

·        
Beauport, Sleeper-McCann House, Gloucester, 1907

·        
Boardman House, Saugus, 1692

·        
Coffin House, Newbury, 1678

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Cogswell’s Grant, Essex, 1728

·        
Dole-Little House, Newbury, c. 1715

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Gedney House, Salem, 1665

·        
Phillips House, Salem, 1821

·        
Rocky Hill Meeting House, Amesbury, 1785

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Spencer-Peirce-Little Farm, Newbury, 1690

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Swett-Ilsley House, Newbury, c. 1670

About
Historic New England

Historic New England
is the oldest, largest, and most comprehensive regional heritage organization
in the nation. We bring history to life while preserving the past for everyone
interested in exploring the authentic New England
experience from the seventeenth century to today. Historic New
England owns and operates thirty-six historic homes and landscapes
spanning five states. The organization shares the region's history through vast
collections, publications, public programs, museum properties, archives, and
family stories that document more than 400 years of life in New
England. For more information visit www.HistoricNewEngland.org.