undated
Geographic / Mass. / Wareham; HGO-01-001-F-R-3
GUSN-359188
One mounted albumen print of the interior of the parlor in the Burgess House in Wareham, Massachusetts. Photograph was taken by Small's, a photographic studio in Buzzards Bay, Massachusetts. Photograph is undated.
historic houses
interior spaces
interior design
interior views
furniture
interior lighting
albumen prints
Parlor - / Mrs. Stephen Burgess / East Wareham (handwritten)
1 photographic print : albumen, mounted ; 7 x 9 3/4 inches
PC002
Domestic interiors photographic collection
2014
PC002.USMA.Wareham.169-1.07
Gift
Gift of Ronald Bourgealt, 2014
East Wareham (Plymouth County, Massachusetts)
Wareham (Plymouth County, Massachusetts)
Buzzards Bay (Bourne, Barnstable county, Massachusetts) [neighborhood]
Small's (Photographic studio)
albumen prints
Two news clippings were included with these photographs. They were photocopied on acid-free paper and the copies were filed with the photographs.
Item
Geographic / Mass. / Wareham; HGO-01-001-F-R-3
Built in the in the late 1600s, the Burgess House is considered the oldest house in Wareham, Massachusetts. The Burgess family purchased the house in 1709; it stayed in the family for over 250 years. Originally, the house only contained five rooms. As the Burgess family grew, rooms were added to accommodate their needs. The house remained in the Burgess family until the mid-20th century, when the unmarried Lillian Burgess died. The house fell into disrepair until it was purchased and restored by Gerry and Paul Pearle in 1973.
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