The best way to learn about historic houses is to look at them closely, and the most fun way to look at them closely is to do a puzzle showing a wonderful historic house! So, we made a unique and interesting collection of Historic House Puzzles for you to enjoy!
Marrett House is a museum house in Standish, Maine, owned by Historic New England. The house was built in 1789 as a substantial Federal style farm house. In 1796 Daniel Marrett, a recent Harvard graduate, moved to Standish, to become the town minister and purchased the house. The house remained in the Marrett family for three generations before becoming a museum. In the mid-19th century, the second generation of Marretts undertook major renovations to the house, updating its exterior to the then-popular Greek Revival style and reorganizing the buildings of the farm into a connected farmstead.
This form developed and was used in a relatively small area of northern New England. In many cases, existing buildings were moved to create the connected form and in other cases new barns or sheds were built to achieve the form. Thomas Hubka’s excellent book, “Big House, Little House, Back House, Barn: The Connected Farm Buildings of New England,” documents its development. Many regions of the US have unique architectural forms and types that are not found elsewhere. The preservation of these examples of adaptation to local conditions or concepts is important.
“Restoring Your Historic House, The Comprehensive Guide for Homeowners” will help to do that. Signed and personalized copies of the award-winning and bestselling hardcover book are available from the author at YourHistoricHouse.com/shop/.
Our shop also carries select preservation and restoration titles by other authors. Save on cost and shipping with our multi-book combo packs!
“Restoring Your Historic House” is also available in bookstores nationwide and from online retailers.
© Scott T. Hanson 2024.
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Click on the dashed box at the top-right in the puzzle box below to open the puzzle to full screen. In the top left, you can change the number of pieces (100 pieces is the default), toggle piece rotation, and change the background color. Then hit “OK” and have fun!