The Pilgrim Society, established in 1820, runs the museum. The museum tells the story of the Pilgrims and Plymouth Colony. Architect Alexander Parris designed the museum building, which is built of Quincy granite and opened in 1824. Russell Warren constructed a wooden portico in 1834, which had Doric columns supporting a triangular pediment. The museum was extensively upgraded in the 1880s, and a library wing added in 1904. In 1922 the original wooden portico was replaced by the present six-column Greek Revival temple front, which was designed by McKim Mead & White.[2] In 2008, an addition was added to the museum along with a new sign, activities, and advertising throughout the downtown area. Its building was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1972.
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The Pilgrim Hall Museum contains artifact collections, artwork, a library, and archives. Prominent pieces include original Pilgrim era artifacts, such as the original Brewster Chair and a 1651 portrait of Edward Winslow, the only known contemporaneous Pilgrim portrait. The museum owns the remnants of the Sparrow Hawk, the only known remains of a trans-Atlantic 17th-century ship, which wrecked off of Cape Cod in 1626. The Sparrow Hawk remnants are currently in storage. The top part of Plymouth Rock sat in front of the building from the 1830s to the 1880s, when it was reunited with the bottom half in the Plymouth waterfront. A portion of the Rock was retained at the museum where visitors are currently permitted to touch it.
pilgrim, hall, museum, this, article, needs, additional, citations, verification, please, help, improve, this, article, adding, citations, reliable, sources, unsourced, material, challenged, removed, find, sources, news, newspapers, books, scholar, jstor, apri. This article needs additional citations for verification Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources Unsourced material may be challenged and removed Find sources Pilgrim Hall Museum news newspapers books scholar JSTOR April 2015 Learn how and when to remove this template message The Pilgrim Hall Museum at 75 Court Street in Plymouth Massachusetts is the oldest public museum in the United States in continuous operation having opened in 1824 Pilgrim HallU S National Register of Historic PlacesPilgrim Hall Museum the oldest public museum in the United StatesLocation75 Court StPlymouth MassachusettsArchitectAlexander ParrisArchitectural styleGreek RevivalNRHP reference No 72001298 1 Added to NRHPApril 11 1972 Contents 1 History 2 Collections 3 Gallery 4 See also 5 References 6 Further reading 6 1 Sparrow Hawk 7 External linksHistory editThe Pilgrim Society established in 1820 runs the museum The museum tells the story of the Pilgrims and Plymouth Colony Architect Alexander Parris designed the museum building which is built of Quincy granite and opened in 1824 Russell Warren constructed a wooden portico in 1834 which had Doric columns supporting a triangular pediment The museum was extensively upgraded in the 1880s and a library wing added in 1904 In 1922 the original wooden portico was replaced by the present six column Greek Revival temple front which was designed by McKim Mead amp White 2 In 2008 an addition was added to the museum along with a new sign activities and advertising throughout the downtown area Its building was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1972 Collections editThe Pilgrim Hall Museum contains artifact collections artwork a library and archives Prominent pieces include original Pilgrim era artifacts such as the original Brewster Chair and a 1651 portrait of Edward Winslow the only known contemporaneous Pilgrim portrait The museum owns the remnants of the Sparrow Hawk the only known remains of a trans Atlantic 17th century ship which wrecked off of Cape Cod in 1626 The Sparrow Hawk remnants are currently in storage The top part of Plymouth Rock sat in front of the building from the 1830s to the 1880s when it was reunited with the bottom half in the Plymouth waterfront A portion of the Rock was retained at the museum where visitors are currently permitted to touch it Gallery edit nbsp Mayflower in Plymouth Harbor by William Halsall 1882 nbsp Signing the Mayflower Compact by Edward Percy Moran c 1900 is now in the collection of the Pilgrim Hall Museum nbsp The museum s 1651 portrait of Edward Winslow the only known portrait of a Pilgrim painted from life nbsp The museum owns The Landing of the Pilgrims by Henry A Bacon 1877 nbsp The museum owns the original Elder Brewster Chair and Peregrine White cradle nbsp Pilgrim Museum in 1910 postcard nbsp Embarkation of the Pilgrims by Robert Weir a copy is also located in the United States Capitol rotunda Washington DC nbsp the 1626 Sparrow Hawk wreck is displayed at the museum nbsp A portion of Plymouth Rock on display at the museumSee also editNational Register of Historic Places listings in Plymouth County MassachusettsReferences edit National Register Information System National Register of Historic Places National Park Service April 15 2008 MACRIS inventory record for Pilgrim Hall Commonwealth of Massachusetts Retrieved 2015 04 17 Further reading editSparrow Hawk edit Ye antient wrecke 1626 Loss of the Sparrow Hawk in 1626 1865 Livermore Charles W amp Crosby Leander at the Internet Archive An account of the discovery of an ancient ship on the eastern shore of Cape Cod 1864 Otis Amos at the Internet ArchiveExternal links edit nbsp Wikimedia Commons has media related to Pilgrim Hall Museum Pilgrim Hall Museum website41 57 32 N 70 40 04 W 41 95889 N 70 66778 W 41 95889 70 66778 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Pilgrim Hall Museum amp oldid 1176682783, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
