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- Gristmill near the Wayside Inn, Sudbury, Massachusetts, circa 1928 - Henry Ford purchased the Wayside Inn, the setting for the poems in Henry Wadsworth Longfellow's <em>Tales of a Wayside Inn</em>, in 1923. Over six years, Ford spent more than $2 million restoring the inn and several adjacent buildings, including this gristmill. In retrospect, the project was something of a dry run for Ford's Greenfield Village complex a few years later.
- circa 1928
- Collections - Artifact
Gristmill near the Wayside Inn, Sudbury, Massachusetts, circa 1928
Henry Ford purchased the Wayside Inn, the setting for the poems in Henry Wadsworth Longfellow's Tales of a Wayside Inn, in 1923. Over six years, Ford spent more than $2 million restoring the inn and several adjacent buildings, including this gristmill. In retrospect, the project was something of a dry run for Ford's Greenfield Village complex a few years later.
- Washington Room in Wayside Inn, Sudbury, Massachusetts, circa 1926 -
- circa 1926
- Collections - Artifact
Washington Room in Wayside Inn, Sudbury, Massachusetts, circa 1926
- Electric Automobiles at the Wayside Inn, Sudbury, Massachusetts, circa 1902 - An 1862 stay at the old Howe Tavern inspired Henry Wadsworth Longfellow's popular poem <em>Tales of a Wayside Inn</em>. For decades, the former stagecoach stop attracted literary fans who nicknamed it Longfellow's Wayside Inn. In 1896, Edward Rivers Lemon purchased the property. He opened the officially renamed Howe Tavern Longfellow's Wayside Inn as a summer retreat for actors, artists, students, and professionals.
- circa 1902
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Electric Automobiles at the Wayside Inn, Sudbury, Massachusetts, circa 1902
An 1862 stay at the old Howe Tavern inspired Henry Wadsworth Longfellow's popular poem Tales of a Wayside Inn. For decades, the former stagecoach stop attracted literary fans who nicknamed it Longfellow's Wayside Inn. In 1896, Edward Rivers Lemon purchased the property. He opened the officially renamed Howe Tavern Longfellow's Wayside Inn as a summer retreat for actors, artists, students, and professionals.
- Plan of Grounds, Wayside Inn, Sudbury, Massachusetts, circa 1940 -
- circa 1940
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Plan of Grounds, Wayside Inn, Sudbury, Massachusetts, circa 1940
- Wayside Inn Boys School Diary, January - June 1931 -
- January 1931 - June 1931
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Wayside Inn Boys School Diary, January - June 1931
- Gristmill near the Wayside Inn, Sudbury, Massachusetts, circa 1928 - Henry Ford purchased the Wayside Inn, the setting for the poems in Henry Wadsworth Longfellow's <em>Tales of a Wayside Inn</em>, in 1923. Over six years, Ford spent more than $2 million restoring the inn and several adjacent buildings, including this gristmill. In retrospect, the project was something of a dry run for Ford's Greenfield Village complex a few years later.
- circa 1928
- Collections - Artifact
Gristmill near the Wayside Inn, Sudbury, Massachusetts, circa 1928
Henry Ford purchased the Wayside Inn, the setting for the poems in Henry Wadsworth Longfellow's Tales of a Wayside Inn, in 1923. Over six years, Ford spent more than $2 million restoring the inn and several adjacent buildings, including this gristmill. In retrospect, the project was something of a dry run for Ford's Greenfield Village complex a few years later.
- Harvey Firestone, Thomas Edison, and Henry Ford at the Wayside Inn, circa 1924 -
- circa 1924
- Collections - Artifact
Harvey Firestone, Thomas Edison, and Henry Ford at the Wayside Inn, circa 1924
- Spinning Wheel, Used by the Howe Family, Sudbury, Massachusetts, 1800-1830 -
- 1800-1830
- Collections - Artifact
Spinning Wheel, Used by the Howe Family, Sudbury, Massachusetts, 1800-1830
- Wayside Inn Boys School Diary, September 1929 - July 1930 -
- 01 September 1929 - 01 July 1930
- Collections - Artifact
Wayside Inn Boys School Diary, September 1929 - July 1930
- Tales of a Wayside Inn, 1863 - Henry Wadsworth Longfellow (1807-1882), the most beloved American poet of the 19th century, assembled a collection of his poetry into the book <em>Tales of a Wayside Inn</em>. It recounts tavern guests entertaining each other during a storm by telling stories. Longfellow blended new poems with his existing works--such as "Paul Revere's Ride"--in this book, first published in 1863.
- 1863
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Tales of a Wayside Inn, 1863
Henry Wadsworth Longfellow (1807-1882), the most beloved American poet of the 19th century, assembled a collection of his poetry into the book Tales of a Wayside Inn. It recounts tavern guests entertaining each other during a storm by telling stories. Longfellow blended new poems with his existing works--such as "Paul Revere's Ride"--in this book, first published in 1863.