William Cullen Bryant Homestead
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The William Cullen Bryant Homestead
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| Nearest city: | Cummington, Massachusetts |
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| Coordinates: | 42°28′16.61″N 72°56′26″W / 42.4712806°N 72.94056°WCoordinates: 42°28′16.61″N 72°56′26″W / 42.4712806°N 72.94056°W |
| Area: | 188.57 acres (0.7631 km2)[1] |
| Built: | 1799 |
| Architect: | Unknown |
| Architectural style: | Late Victorian |
| Governing body: | Private |
| NRHP Reference#: | 66000136 |
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| Added to NRHP: | October 15, 1966[2] |
| Designated NHL: | December 29, 1962[3] |
The William Cullen Bryant Homestead 155 acres (0.63 km2) is the boyhood home and later summer residence of William Cullen Bryant (1794–1878), one of America's foremost poets and newspaper editors. It is located at 205 Bryant Road in Cummington, Massachusetts, currently operated by the non-profit Trustees of Reservations, and open to the public on weekends in summer and early fall. An admission fee is charged.
The Homestead was originally built in 1785. It was purchased by Bryant's grandfather, Ebenezer Snell, in 1789. The Homestead is set on a hillside above the Westfield River valley with views of the Hampshire Hills. Bryant bought back the family home in 1865 and renovated it extensively[4] after it had been out of the family for about 30 years. The house is filled with Bryant's furnishings and mementoes. The site includes a stand of old-growth forest, a grove of 150-foot (46 m) pine trees, and nearly 200-year-old sugar maple trees.
The Homestead was designated a National Historic Landmark in 1962.[1][3]
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- ^ a b Polly M. Rettig and J. Walter Coleman (February 14, 1975) National Register of Historic Places Inventory-Nomination: William Cullen Bryant Homestead, National Park Service and Accompanying one photo, exterior, undated
- ^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. 2007-01-23. http://nrhp.focus.nps.gov/natreg/docs/All_Data.html.
- ^ a b "Bryant, William Cullen, Homestead". National Historic Landmark summary listing. National Park Service. http://tps.cr.nps.gov/nhl/detail.cfm?ResourceId=63&ResourceType=Building. Retrieved 2008-07-25.
- ^ Ehrlich, Eugene and Gorton Carruth. The Oxford Illustrated Literary Guide to the United States. New York: Oxford University Press, 1982: 46. ISBN 0195031865
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- Houses completed in 1785
- The Trustees of Reservations
- National Historic Landmarks in Massachusetts
- Historic house museums in Massachusetts
- Biographical museums in Massachusetts
- Museums in Hampshire County, Massachusetts
- Houses in Hampshire County, Massachusetts
- Houses on the National Register of Historic Places in Massachusetts
