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'''Hopewell Museum''' - The Hopewell Museum was incorporated in 1922 as the Hopewell Free Public Library and Museum Funding and Building Association. It was formed to raise funds for a building to house a collection of antiques offered to the community by the late Sarah D. Stout. This collection became the nucleus of the Hopewell Museum |
'''Hopewell Museum''' - The Hopewell Museum was incorporated in 1922 as the Hopewell Free Public Library and Museum Funding and Building Association. The [[Hopewell Museum]] and was founded by the efforts of [[Robert Louis Scharring-Hausen]] in 1922. |
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It was formed to raise funds for a building to house a collection of antiques offered to the community by the late Sarah D. Stout. This collection became the nucleus of the Hopewell Museum. |
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The original Museum and [[Public Library]] were housed in a large, brownstone structure that was built by [[Randolph]] [[Stout]] in 1877. In 1965 the [[Hopewell Public Library]] moved to its present location and in 1967 a two-story addition was made to the Museum building from Dr. David H. Hill. The additional space enabled the Hopewell Museum to display other fine collections of [[Southwestern]] [[Native American]] [[crafts]] donated by Dr. Hill. |
The original Museum and [[Public Library]] were housed in a large, brownstone structure that was built by [[Randolph]] [[Stout]] in 1877. In 1965 the [[Hopewell Public Library]] moved to its present location and in 1967 a two-story addition was made to the Museum building from Dr. David H. Hill. The additional space enabled the Hopewell Museum to display other fine collections of [[Southwestern]] [[Native American]] [[crafts]] donated by Dr. Hill. |
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Revision as of 07:27, 14 October 2009
Hopewell Museum - The Hopewell Museum was incorporated in 1922 as the Hopewell Free Public Library and Museum Funding and Building Association. The Hopewell Museum and was founded by the efforts of Robert Louis Scharring-Hausen in 1922. It was formed to raise funds for a building to house a collection of antiques offered to the community by the late Sarah D. Stout. This collection became the nucleus of the Hopewell Museum.
The original Museum and Public Library were housed in a large, brownstone structure that was built by Randolph Stout in 1877. In 1965 the Hopewell Public Library moved to its present location and in 1967 a two-story addition was made to the Museum building from Dr. David H. Hill. The additional space enabled the Hopewell Museum to display other fine collections of Southwestern Native American crafts donated by Dr. Hill.
The Museum displays American village life from colonial days to the present. Many of the items having been used by the ancestors of Hopewell.
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