Claflin-Richards House
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Claflin-Richards House
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| Location: | 132 Main St Wenham, Massachusetts |
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| NRHP Reference#: | 73000853 |
| Added to NRHP: | April 3, 1973 |
The Claflin-Richards House, also known as the Claflin-Gerrish-Richards House, is a historic house located at 132 Main Street, Wenham, Massachusetts. It is now part of the nonprofit Wenham Museum and may be toured by appointment (regular tour hours are at 11:30, 1:30, 2:30, and 3:45pm).
The Claflin-Richards House was constructed circa 1690 with ogee braces, an architectural hallmark of 16th- and 17th-century English dwellings. Today it contains three centuries of architecture, furnishings, and artifacts, representing a First Period dwelling room, a late 17th-century minister's parlor, a circa 1750 bed chamber, and a Victorian-era chamber. Furnishings include a woolen bed-rug made in 1724, said to be the second oldest such rug in the United States, and an oak dresser built in 1752.
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Coordinates: 42°36′31″N 70°53′16″W / 42.6087°N 70.8879°W
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