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Ashley House
Built in 1734, the Ashley House served as the home of Deerfield’s 18th-century minister with furnishings of the Connecticut River elite and English ceramics. It is an example of Deerfield’s first 18th-century building boom. In the 1730s, successful Deerfield farmers enlarged old dwellings and built new ones often with stylish doorways in a distinctive Connecticut Valley style. In the 1750s, the Reverend Jonathan Ashley made substantial alterations to his house, such as a grand doorway, a central hallway staircase, and fine paneling. Inside the house visitors see furnishings owned by the Connecticut Valley’s “River Gods,” the political-military-mercantile-ministerial elite that governed the towns of western Massachusetts until the American Revolution. Ashley bought cherry and mahogany furniture for his parlors and chambers, imported English and Chinese ceramics for tea and punch, prints that demonstrated his English allegiance, and textiles that gave comfort and color to domestic life. The Ashley House was the first restoration opened to the public by the founders of Historic Deerfield, Henry and Helen Geier Flynt, in 1948.
Guided tours are available on the hour during the regular season from 10:00am to 4:00pm.
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Historic Deerfield will offer instruction in open hearth cooking for those who are interested in historic foodways and hearth management. A series of seven one-day classes has been scheduled for Saturdays in February and March 2010.
The 2010 winter lecture series is titled “A Freshly Minted Democracy: Coins and Medals in Early America.” All of the lectures will be offered at 2 p.m. at the White Church Community Center, and are free and open to the public.
The Flynt Center of Early New England Life is open Saturdays and Sundays, Dec. 5, 2009–April 11, 2010, 9:30 a.m.–4:30 p.m. The museum will reopen for the 2010 Regular Season on Saturday, April 17, 2010. Enjoy current exhibitions (see box at lower right) and “The Museum’s Attic” gallery. Seasonal Winter Admission (except where noted for Special Events): $7 Adults, $5 Youth (ages 6-17), under 6 and members free.
Programs
Join curators and a master craftsman for a day of exploration of Historic Deerfield’s lustrous treasures, the art and mystery of silversmithing, and the manufacturers of early New England silver, especially focusing on the work of Paul Revere. Click here for an information and registration form.
Exhibitions
Explore a dazzling array of masterworks by famous American cabinetmakers including Duncan Phyfe and Honoré Lannuier, Samuel McIntire, John and Thomas Seymour, and John Townsend. Included with general admission.
Examine one of the finest collections of early American textiles and costumes ever assembled!
The town of Hadley, Massachusetts is celebrating its 350th Anniversary and to help observe this occasion, Historic Deerfield will showcase objects from the town. Hadley Sampler: An Anniversary Celebration is on view at the Flynt Center of Early New England Life through January 31, 2010. Included with general admission.
Museum Store
New! Doorways of Deerfield features 16 historic houses and buildings throught the village of Old Deerfield. Under each doorway is the name of the house or building. Photographer Dan Dougherty. Poster comes rolled ready for you to frame. 18” x 24”
Two dimensional 3” x 3” brass ornament replica of the Ashley House. Second in the series.
An up to date history of Deerfield homelots integrating new interpretations of architectural evidence and insights into family history.
This card is blank inside so you may include your own best wishes for whatever the occasion. Photo of the Ashley House Doorway during the holiday winter season. Envelope included with card. 4 1/2” x 6 1/4”
Dublin Seminar for New England Folklife, an illustrated and annotated checklist of 220 doorways.
An up to date history of Deerfield homelots integrating new interpretations of architectural evidence and insights into family history.
The tradition and styles of Deerfield Academy’s fireplaces.
Our Redware with yellow slip plate is handmade by local potter Stephen Earp. The 10 3/4” plate would look great on any table setting for a special event or just to display. Each plate is signed by Mr. Earp
A history of the Ashley house and its inhabitants from 1733 to 1948.
An attractive, roomy carryall great for everyday use. 16” long x12” high
How people in a rural area acquired objects and knowledge to improve themselves and the society in which they lived.
Support Historic Deerfield with this 100% cotton twill cap.
Hand hooked wool rug depicting 7 of our village buildings in Springtime. Taken from a painting by Anne Bell Robb, a MA artist. 2’ x 3’.
Grate or shave the Chocolate Block on your favorite dessert, or melt and drizzle on a bowl of ice cream. Also great for baking.
American Heritage Chocolate - from the Historic Division of Mars, Inc.
5.13 oz.Block
New! Doorways of Deerfield features 16 historic houses and buildings throught the village of Old Deerfield. Under each doorway is the name of the house or building. Photographer Dan Dougherty. Poster comes rolled ready for you to frame. 18” x 24”
A compilation of photos from Deerfield’s past with a brief history of the town.
Examines the choices open to people living in an agrarian culture and how they adjusted to the coming of an industrial order.
80 pages of full color photos by Richard Cheek celebrating the four seasons in the historic village.
