Plympton Home
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The Plympton House is one room with a loft. The central circular chimney was constructed first and the rest of the house was built around it. This design offered warmth from the harsh New England winters. The continual need to grow or make many of the things they needed left little time for luxuries for these early colonists.
The Plympton House is one room with a loft. The central circular chimney was constructed first and the rest of the house was built around it. This design offered warmth from the harsh New England winters. The continual need to grow or make many of the things they needed left little time for luxuries for these early colonists.
Artifact
House
Date Made
circa 1700
Creators
Place of Creation
United States, Massachusetts, Sudbury
Creator Notes
Built by the Plympton family in Sudbury, Massachusetts.
On Exhibit
at Greenfield Village in Porches and Parlors District
Object ID
33.708.1
Credit
From the Collections of The Henry Ford.
Material
Wood (Plant material)
Pine (Wood)
Cedar (Wood)
Stone (Worked rock)
Iron (Metal)
Color
Red
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