Summer Season Guided Tours of the Dr. Moses Mason House
Thursday, July 1, 2010 to Tuesday, August 31, 2010
Begun in 1813 and opened to the public in 1974, the Bethel Historical Society's Dr. Moses Mason House is one of the few period house museums in northern New England available for tours year-round.
Discover life as it was lived in the highlands of western Maine during the first half of the nineteenth century as you join one of our trained guides in a tour of nine rooms filled with fine examples of the decorative arts, many of which are original to the house. During your tour, you will see portraits of Dr. and Mrs. Mason painted by Chester Harding of Boston, and view their entrance hall with its exceptional circa 1835 wall murals attributed to the itinerant artist and inventor Rufus Porter. 1:00 to 4:00 PM, Tuesday through Sunday; $3.00 adults / $1.50 children 6-12 / BHS members free; tours may be arranged by appointment during the remainder of the year; 14 Broad Street; FMI, Bethel Historical Society, 207-824-2908 /800-824-2910
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Bethel Historical Society
phone: 207-824-2908 | email: info@bethelhistorical.org
www.bethelhistorical.org Founded in 1966, the Bethel Historical Society is an independent, non-profit organization providing members and the general public with a doorway to the past from its Regional History Center in historic Bethel Hill village. The Society's museum and library/archival collections include a wide range of materials documenting the rich heritage of northern New England, with a major focus on western Maine and the White Mountain region of Maine and New Hampshire. more... PROMOTION · · · |
