Archive of Family Homes in History
Hartwell Tavern, Minuteman National Monument, Lincoln, Massachusetts
The Hartwell tavern is an architectural focal point of Battle Road in the Minuteman National Monument. It was built by the brother of our ancestor, Hannah Hartwell Hosmer. Below are links to the Hartwell farm and tavern.
Hartwell Tavern Architectural Inventory
The Samuel Hartwell House was the homestead of the brother of our ancestor Ruth Hartwell Hosmer in Lincoln, Massaachusetts (originally part of Concord).
Hartwell Homestead Architectural Inventory
This link is to the architectural significance of stone walls which are part of the Hartwell land in LIncoln, Massachusetts.
The Elder Lot Conant's House, Beverly, Massachusetts
Lot Conant was the son of Roger Conant, founder of Salem Massachusetts, immigrant ancestor from England. Roger and Lot Conant were direct ancestors of ours.
The Fairbanks House, Dedham, Massachusetts
The Fairbanks House is the oldest existing wood frame house in North America. It was built by our direct ancestor, Jonathan Fairbank, in 1636. The home is considered a jewel of American architecture.
Here is a short film about the Fairbanks House:
A Boston Globe article on archaeology at the Fairbanks House:
Archaeology at Fairbanks House
The James Smith House, Needham, Massachusetts
James Smith was the grandfather of Sybil Smith, the wife of Silas Wood and the grandmother of Hadassah Thompson. In her will of 1851, Sybil Smith Wood left a writing desk to her great grandson, Francis L. Wilder. The link is to the architectural inventory of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts for the James Smith House. From the context of the biograpy, it would seem to me quite possible that Sybil Smith was born here.
James Smith House, Needham, MA
The Amos Wood House, Concord, Massachusetts.
Amos Wood was the younger brother of our ancestor, Oliver Wood. The link is to an architectural inventory for the house that was created for inclusion on the National Register of Historic Homes. The house is on land of our Wood family ancestors.
Captain John White Jr., House, Lancaster, MA
John White Jr., was the son of our ancestors, John White and Joane West White, who came from England in the 1600's and settled first in Wenham, part of Salem, Massachusetts, and then settled permanently in Lancaster, Massachusetts. John White Jr.'s sister, Sarah White Hosmer, was our ancestor. Their sister, Mary White Rowlandson, was an Indian captive and author of American literature's first ever "captivity narrative".
The Nathaniel Wilder Homestead, George Hill, South Lancaster, Massachusetts
Nathaniel Wilder was a direct ancestor of ours. He farmed on the slope of George HIll, near Lancaster Massachusetts, where hi lived until his death in 1704.
Here is information about the possible location of the Wilder House on George Hill.
Possible Location of the Nathaniel Wilder House
A link to an architectural inventory of the Wilder House on George Hill. This may have been the home of Nathaniel Wilder and his family. His son, Nathaniel Wilder, Jr., and his son Oliver Wilder.
Wilder House, George Hill, Lancaster, Massachusetts
Ephraim Wood Jr. House, Concord, Massachusetts
Ephraim Wood was the younger brother of Oliver Wood of Concord, Massachusetts, and older brother of Amos Wood. He began work on his house the same day and year as the house of his brother Amos. Ephraim Wood Jr. played a large role in the activities of the residents of Concord, Massachusetts in the years prior to the American Revolution, and on the day of the Battle of Concord.
Stephen Hosmer House / Hosmer Homestead. Concord, Massachusetts
Stephen Hosmer was a direct ancestor of ours. He was the grandfather of Lucy Hosmer Woods, and the great great great grandfather of Hadassah Thompson Wilder of Norridgewock, Maine. His house, the Hosmer Homestead, may be the birthplace of Lucy Hosmer's mother, Prudence Hosmer, and is certainly the home she grew up in. Prudence Hosmer's nephew, Abner Hosmer, was one of the first ten Americans killed in the American Revolution, one of two American men who died at Concord Bridge on April 17, 1775.