Dole-Little House Guided Tour
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Built around 1715 with materials salvaged from an earlier structure, Dole-Little House was a two-room house of a center-chimney hall/parlor plan. It was built on land and with wealth accumulated by the first Richard Dole (1622-1705) through real estate transactions and the labor of enslaved people.
The property is architecturally and historically significant in large part for its restoration story. When restored in the 1950s, the philosophy was to restore to the “original” date at the expense of historical accretions and clues to the past. This tour focuses on this preservation philosophy and how it has evolved to the modern practices of Historic New England.
The property is architecturally and historically significant in large part for its restoration story. When restored in the 1950s, the philosophy was to restore to the “original” date at the expense of historical accretions and clues to the past. This tour focuses on this preservation philosophy and how it has evolved to the modern practices of Historic New England.
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289 High Road , Newbury, MA, United States, Massachusetts 01951
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