| This five-part course tells the story of New England architecture from 1640 to 1940. Come explore building tradition, available technology, and how architecture evolved to suit the lifestyles of generations of New Englanders.  Using high-style and vernacular examples from across New England, Senior Stewardship Manager Joseph Cornish and Preservation Specialist Sally Zimmerman trace changes in construction, style, and function in residential architecture in a series of lectures, culminating in an examination of the Codman Estate to help you to read your old house.
Tuesdays, October 6 through 27, from 7:00 to 8:30 p.m. and Saturday, October 31, from 9:30 to 11:00 a.m., at the Codman Estate Carriage House in Lincoln, Mass. $35 Historic Homeowner members, $50 Historic New England members, $95 nonmembers. Historic House Kitchens Symposium This program helps staff and volunteers at historic house museums enhance the presentation and interpretation of the kitchens in their museums.  Participants learn about finding information on kitchen history, discussing the work in the kitchen, enhancing presentations with faux food, and conducting demonstrations to help visitors understand more about the meaning of the room and food preparation in previous eras. Saturday, October 31, from 9:30 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. at the Spencer-Peirce-Little Farm, and Coffin House, Newbury, Mass. $45 Historic New England members, $60 nonmembers. |
Call 617-227-3957, ext. 254 for more information. Join today to take advantage of special member admission rates and additional benefits. |
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