Gibson House Museum (Boston)
Address:
137 Beacon Street
Boston
, MA
, 02116
Phone:
617-267-6338
42° 21' 17.19" N, 71° 4' 26.6844" W
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Gibson House Museum (Boston)
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What our organization offers:
The Gibson House is a historic house museum located in the Back Bay neighborhood of Boston. Now a National Historic Landmark, the home served as residence to three generations of Gibson family members and their household staff between 1859 and 1954.
The story of the Gibson House begins with Catherine Hammond Gibson’s move to the Back Bay, Boston’s newest and trendiest residential neighborhood. Catherine commissioned noted Boston architect Edward Clarke Cabot to design the Gibson House at 137 Beacon Street. From 1860 until 1954, seven different Gibson family members and dozens of their employees lived at the house. Its interior is filled with the family’s original furnishings—elegant wallpapers, imported carpets, and an abundance of furniture, art, and family heirlooms. Its working spaces, including a kitchen, laundry room, and coal shed, also remain.
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