The Gibson House Museum is a historic house museum located at 137 Beacon Street in the Back Bay neighborhood of Boston, Massachusetts. It preserves the 1860 Victorian rowhouse occupied by three generations of the Gibson family. The house was one of the first to be built in Back Bay, and has an unparalleled state of preservation that includes wallpaper, textiles, furnishings, and family artifacts and collections. Both the public and service areas of the house exhibit a high degree of preservation, and are viewable on tours.[4] The property was designated a Boston Landmark in 1992 by the Boston Landmarks Commission and a National Historic Landmark in 2001.[3]
The widowed Catherine Hammond Gibson purchased the newly filled in land for $3,696 in 1859 in order to move away from Beacon Hill.[5]Edward Clarke Cabot designed the building which was finished by 1860 in the Italian Renaissance style with an exterior of brownstone and red brick.[1] She passed it on to her son Charles Hammond Gibson.
Charles married Rosamond Warren in 1871 and brought her to live at number 137.[6] Rosamond was from a very distinguished Boston family and after Catherine's death in 1888 redecorated the house with Japanese wallpapers.[6]
After Charles Hammond Gibson Jr., Catherine Hammond Gibson's grandson, died in 1954, the house became a museum in 1957, and in 2001 was declared a National Historic Landmark. The Gibson House's landmark status is due to its claim that it is the only Victorian era row house in Boston's Back Bay to maintain the integral relationship between the exterior architectural shell and the original interior plan, with its accompanying decorative schemes.[7] Its interior is a composite of family furnishings and pieces added to make it more complete.[8]
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The museum hosts public tours and programming including lectures and receptions.
In 2013, Simple Machine Theatre staged a production of The Turn of the Screw on the museum's Grand Staircase and front hall before an audience seated in the entrance.[9]
The 1984 Merchant/Ivory film The Bostonians contains scenes filmed in Rosamund Warren Gibson's bedroom, in the red study, and on the landing at the top of the grand staircase.[11]
A 2018 promotional film for Boston Ballet's production of The Nutcracker features scenes of Clara in the museum's Music Room and on the Grand Staircase.[12]
In 2018 director Greta Gerwig filmed scenes in the museum for Little Women. The museum served as the boarding house residence of Jo March, while the museum library was depicted as the office of Jo March's publisher.[1]
^ ab. National Historic Landmark summary listing. National Park Service. Archived from the original on June 6, 2011. Retrieved February 1, 2008.
^"NHL nomination for Gibson House". National Park Service. Retrieved February 23, 2015.
^Collins, Monica (December 18, 2005). "A lonely outpost of Back Bay past". Boston Globe. Retrieved August 8, 2009.
^ ab"Gibson House Museum History" . Archived from the original on April 27, 2009. Retrieved August 8, 2009. Accessed on 7/17/2013
^A study report of Gibson House Museum: 137 Beacon Street, Boston, Massachusetts / written by Catherine L. Seiberling; based in part on research by Stephen Jerome; Publisher: Boston: Gibson House, c1991, book 4, p. 2
^A study report of Gibson House Museum: 137 Beacon Street, Boston, Massachusetts / written by Catherine L. Seiberling; based in part on research by Stephen Jerome; Publisher: Boston: Gibson House, c1991, book 3, p. 52
^Byrne, Terry. "An eerie old haunt sets the stage for 'Turn of the Screw' - The Boston Globe". BostonGlobe.com. Retrieved February 23, 2019.
^"Repeal Day Celebration! [12/08/17]". www.thebostoncalendar.com. Retrieved February 23, 2019.
^IMDB The Bostonians (1984), retrieved February 23, 2019
^"Boston Ballet Clara's Enchanted Journey". Boston Ballet. 2018.
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This article is about the museum in Boston Massachusetts For other uses see Gibson House disambiguation The Gibson House Museum is a historic house museum located at 137 Beacon Street in the Back Bay neighborhood of Boston Massachusetts It preserves the 1860 Victorian rowhouse occupied by three generations of the Gibson family The house was one of the first to be built in Back Bay and has an unparalleled state of preservation that includes wallpaper textiles furnishings and family artifacts and collections Both the public and service areas of the house exhibit a high degree of preservation and are viewable on tours 4 The property was designated a Boston Landmark in 1992 by the Boston Landmarks Commission and a National Historic Landmark in 2001 3 Gibson HouseU S National Register of Historic PlacesU S National Historic LandmarkU S Historic districtContributing propertyFront of the Gibson House Museum on Beacon StreetShow map of BostonShow map of MassachusettsShow map of the United StatesLocationBoston MassachusettsCoordinates42 21 17 4 N 71 4 26 9 W 42 354833 N 71 074139 W 42 354833 71 074139Built1859 60 1 Part ofBack Bay Historic District ID73001948 NRHP reference No 01001048Significant datesAdded to NRHPAugust 07 2001 2 Designated NHLAugust 7 2001 3 Designated CPAugust 14 1973 Contents 1 History 2 Museum 3 In film 4 See also 5 References 6 External linksHistory editThe widowed Catherine Hammond Gibson purchased the newly filled in land for 3 696 in 1859 in order to move away from Beacon Hill 5 Edward Clarke Cabot designed the building which was finished by 1860 in the Italian Renaissance style with an exterior of brownstone and red brick 1 She passed it on to her son Charles Hammond Gibson Charles married Rosamond Warren in 1871 and brought her to live at number 137 6 Rosamond was from a very distinguished Boston family and after Catherine s death in 1888 redecorated the house with Japanese wallpapers 6 After Charles Hammond Gibson Jr Catherine Hammond Gibson s grandson died in 1954 the house became a museum in 1957 and in 2001 was declared a National Historic Landmark The Gibson House s landmark status is due to its claim that it is the only Victorian era row house in Boston s Back Bay to maintain the integral relationship between the exterior architectural shell and the original interior plan with its accompanying decorative schemes 7 Its interior is a composite of family furnishings and pieces added to make it more complete 8 Museum editThe museum hosts public tours and programming including lectures and receptions In 2013 Simple Machine Theatre staged a production of The Turn of the Screw on the museum s Grand Staircase and front hall before an audience seated in the entrance 9 To commemorate Charles Hammond Gibson Jr s reputation as a Prohibition era party host the museum hosts an annual Repeal Day Celebration fundraiser featuring period cocktails 10 I nIn film editThe 1984 Merchant Ivory film The Bostonians contains scenes filmed in Rosamund Warren Gibson s bedroom in the red study and on the landing at the top of the grand staircase 11 A 2018 promotional film for Boston Ballet s production of The Nutcracker features scenes of Clara in the museum s Music Room and on the Grand Staircase 12 In 2018 director Greta Gerwig filmed scenes in the museum for Little Women The museum served as the boarding house residence of Jo March while the museum library was depicted as the office of Jo March s publisher 1 See also editList of National Historic Landmarks in Massachusetts National Register of Historic Places listings in northern Boston MassachusettsReferences edit a b Gibson House Museum History Gibson House Museum The Gibson Society Inc Archived from the original on April 27 2009 Retrieved August 8 2009 National Register Information System National Register of Historic Places National Park Service January 23 2007 a b Gibson House National Historic Landmark summary listing National Park Service Archived from the original on June 6 2011 Retrieved February 1 2008 NHL nomination for Gibson House National Park Service Retrieved February 23 2015 Collins Monica December 18 2005 A lonely outpost of Back Bay past Boston Globe Retrieved August 8 2009 a b Gibson House Museum History Gibson House Museum History Archived from the original on April 27 2009 Retrieved August 8 2009 Accessed on 7 17 2013 A study report of Gibson House Museum 137 Beacon Street Boston Massachusetts written by Catherine L Seiberling based in part on research by Stephen Jerome Publisher Boston Gibson House c1991 book 4 p 2 A study report of Gibson House Museum 137 Beacon Street Boston Massachusetts written by Catherine L Seiberling based in part on research by Stephen Jerome Publisher Boston Gibson House c1991 book 3 p 52 Byrne Terry An eerie old haunt sets the stage for Turn of the Screw The Boston Globe BostonGlobe com Retrieved February 23 2019 Repeal Day Celebration 12 08 17 www thebostoncalendar com Retrieved February 23 2019 IMDB The Bostonians 1984 retrieved February 23 2019 Boston Ballet Clara s Enchanted Journey Boston Ballet 2018 External links editThe Gibson House Museum Boston Landmarks Commission The Gibson House Study Report Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Gibson House Museum amp oldid 1220960179, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
