Noyes House Museum

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The Noyes House Museum is a historic house and museum Morristown, Vermont, overlooking the Lamoille River. [1] [2]

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History

John Safford built the house in 1797. In 1810, he sold the property to his son Jedediah who expanded the house with a brick Federal style addition. He also built the English barn in the 1820s. [3]

Museum

The Noyes House Museum exhibits focus on 19th century life in Morristown. The museum's collection includes furniture, military objects, textiles, clothing, photographs, pottery, folk and fine art, and many of the tools and objects of Vermont farm life in the 19th century. Each year, the museum has new exhibits showcasing aspects of 19th century Victorian life in the area. Past exhibits have focused on Victorian Etiquette, Grimm's Fairy Tales, and Death in the Civil War. [3]

Among its large collection, the museum has an 18th-century Native American dugout canoe [4] and an extensive collection of hairwork items. [5]

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References

  1. ↑ "Lamoille County - Museum Directory — Vermont Historical Society". vermonthistory.org.
  2. ↑ "Noyes House Museum". Lamoille Chamber of Commerce.
  3. 1 2 LAFORCE, LAURE. "Noyes House Museum a showcase of Morristown history". The Burlington Free Press.
  4. ↑ HAERTHER, TRACY. "History mystery: Indian Joe's canoe of Morrisville". The Burlington Free Press.
  5. ↑ LaFORCE, LAURE. "History Space: Human hair jewelry, wreaths". The Burlington Free Press.

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