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Historic Furnishings Needed – Can You Help Us?

May 20, 2013

As we continue to enrich our eight Mary Baker Eddy Historic Houses with authentic period furnishings, we find there are some things we do not yet have that would help our visitors better understand the settings and times in which Mary Baker Eddy lived and worked. Might you have some of these antiques that you could donate to this worthwhile goal?

Plaster Ceilings: Conservation and restoration – Amesbury, Massachusetts

May 13, 2013

During the months of December 2012 and January 2013, several plaster ceilings and a small portion of a wall were conserved and repaired at the Mary Baker Eddy Historic House in Amesbury, Massachusetts.

2013 Mary Baker Eddy Historic House Tour Season Underway

May 1, 2013

This spring, summer, and fall, Longyear staff members are again providing the public with tours of the eight Mary Baker Eddy Historic Houses in the Museum’s collection.

Tack Conservation at 400 Beacon Street

February 4, 2013

The tack used for Mrs. Eddy’s horses at her Chestnut Hill residence was moved from the carriage house to the kitchen of the main house for cleaning and conservation work in December 2012.

Video: Inside the Mary Baker Eddy House in Rumney

October 8, 2012

Longyear Museum is pleased to share a brief video featuring the interior of the Mary Baker Eddy Historic House in Rumney, New Hampshire. Join us for a look at this house as visitors see it today.

Fresh Paint for the Mary Baker Eddy Historic House in Swampscott, Massachusetts

October 1, 2012

As summer wanes here in New England, Longyear Museum’s historic house in Swampscott is getting some special attention.

Image Gallery: The garage at 400 Beacon Street, Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts

August 27, 2012

In April of this year, repairs were made to the garage at the Mary Baker Eddy historic house in Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts. The 400 Beacon Street home, where Mrs. Eddy lived from 1908 until her passing in December 1910, was her last residence.