Harlow Old Fort House
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Harlow Old Fort House is an historic house at 119 Sandwich Street in
Plymouth, Massachusetts.
built in 1621-1622. Harlow received permission to use the timbers after the fort was torn down at the end of King Philip's War
in 1677. The Harlow family owned the house for nearly 250 years until the Plymouth Antiquarian Society
acquired the building and hired Joseph Everett Chandler to restore the plasterwork in the House. The Antiquarian Society opened it to the public in 1921. In 1974 the house was added to the National Register of Historic Places
. The house is still open to the public and features seventeenth century re-enactors.
Plymouth, Massachusetts.
History
Sergeant William Harlow built the house in 1677 using timbers from the Pilgrims' original fort on Burial HillBurial Hill
Burial Hill is a hill containing a historic cemetery in Plymouth, Massachusetts. The burial ground is the burial site of several Pilgrims. The cemetery was founded in the 17th century and is located off Leyden Street, the first street in Plymouth.-History:The first Pilgrim burial ground was on...
built in 1621-1622. Harlow received permission to use the timbers after the fort was torn down at the end of King Philip's War
King Philip's War
King Philip's War, sometimes called Metacom's War, Metacomet's War, or Metacom's Rebellion, was an armed conflict between Native American inhabitants of present-day southern New England and English colonists and their Native American allies in 1675–76. The war is named after the main leader of the...
in 1677. The Harlow family owned the house for nearly 250 years until the Plymouth Antiquarian Society
Plymouth Antiquarian Society
The Plymouth Antiquarian Society is a historical organization in Plymouth, Massachusetts. The Society, founded in 1919, owns and maintains the Harlow House, the Spooner House, the Hedge House, and an ancient Native American site, Sacrifice Rock....
acquired the building and hired Joseph Everett Chandler to restore the plasterwork in the House. The Antiquarian Society opened it to the public in 1921. In 1974 the house was added to the National Register of Historic Places
National Register of Historic Places
The National Register of Historic Places is the United States government's official list of districts, sites, buildings, structures, and objects deemed worthy of preservation...
. The house is still open to the public and features seventeenth century re-enactors.
See also
- Sgt. William Harlow Family HomesteadSgt. William Harlow Family HomesteadSgt. Harlow William Family Homestead is an historic house at 8 Winter Street in Plymouth, Massachusetts....
- National Register of Historic Places listings in Plymouth County, Massachusetts
- List of the oldest buildings in Massachusetts