Museums

Reference, Museums, History, Historic Houses - The Decatur House Museum. Describes the house (built for naval hero Stephen Decatur in 1819), and its residents over the years.

Reference, Museums, History, Historic Houses - Emily Dickinson Museum. Consists of two historic houses in the center of Amherst, Massachusetts, closely associated with the poet Emily Dickinson and members of her family.

The Willard House clock museum in North Grafton, Mass., is a festive place with historic roots.

The Bidwell House Museum in the Berkshire hills, an elegant Georgian saltboxbuilt circa 1750 as a parsonage for Rev Adonijah Bidwell. Authentically restored, filled withantiques and surrounded by beautiful grounds.

Reference, Museums, History, Historic Houses - Longyear Museum. Historic documentation and artifactual material on Mary Baker Eddy's life and achievements, and those of her early followers.

Reference, Museums, History, Historic Houses - Orchard House. Nineteenth century museum home of Louisa May Alcott, writer of Little Women and of the Alcott family, in Concord.

Reference, Museums, History, Historic Houses - The House of the Seven Gables. Houses more than 2,000 artifacts and objects, framed works, 500 photographs and glass plate negatives, and over 650 volumes in research and rare book library.

Reference, Museums, History, Historic Houses - Wenham Museum. Features circa 1690 Claflin-Richards House with three centuries of architecture, furnishings and artifacts, a doll and toy collection, model train room, and costume and textile gallery.

Reference, Museums, History, Historic Houses - Alden House Museum. Home of John and Priscilla Alden was built in 1627.

The Historical Society of Old Newbury, est. 1877 - Newburyport History

A House Museum in Western Massachusetts with an extensive Button Collection including a permanent exhibit of valuable mosaic buttons, rooms set up to reflect the years that the Keep family lived here, Keep family genealogy, special exhibits

Gore Place is the early 19th century historic house museum and National Historic Landmark in Waltham, Massachusetts. Tours are available year-round and the 45 acre estate includes a farm with sheep, goats, and chickens