Nichols House Museum
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Nichols House Museum is a museum in Boston
, Massachusetts
. It was designed by the architect, Charles Bulfinch
, and built by Jonathan Mason
, the politician, in 1804. The building was renovated in 1830. The museum is named for Rose Standish Nichols
(1872–1960), the renowned landscape gardener, suffragist, pacifist, and member of the Cornish Art Colony
, who lived in the house between 1885 and 1960. She left the house to be used as a museum after her death. The museum preserves the lifestyle of the American upper class
during Nichols' lifetime, with turn-of-the-century period rooms.
Boston
Boston is the capital of and largest city in Massachusetts, and is one of the oldest cities in the United States. The largest city in New England, Boston is regarded as the unofficial "Capital of New England" for its economic and cultural impact on the entire New England region. The city proper had...
, Massachusetts
Massachusetts
The Commonwealth of Massachusetts is a state in the New England region of the northeastern United States of America. It is bordered by Rhode Island and Connecticut to the south, New York to the west, and Vermont and New Hampshire to the north; at its east lies the Atlantic Ocean. As of the 2010...
. It was designed by the architect, Charles Bulfinch
Charles Bulfinch
Charles Bulfinch was an early American architect, and has been regarded by many as the first native-born American to practice architecture as a profession....
, and built by Jonathan Mason
Jonathan Mason (politician)
Jonathan Mason was a Federalist United States Senator and Representative from Massachusetts during the early years of the United States....
, the politician, in 1804. The building was renovated in 1830. The museum is named for Rose Standish Nichols
Rose Standish Nichols
Rose Standish Nichols was an American landscape architect from Boston, Massachusetts. Perhaps the first professional landscape architect in the U.S., Nichols worked for some 70 clients in the United States and abroad. Collaborators included David Adler, Mac Griswold, Howard Van Doren Shaw, and...
(1872–1960), the renowned landscape gardener, suffragist, pacifist, and member of the Cornish Art Colony
Cornish Art Colony
The Cornish Art Colony was a popular art colony centered in Cornish, New Hampshire from about 1895 through the years of World War I. Attracted by the natural beauty of the area, about 100 artists, sculptors, writers, designers, and politicians lived there either full time or during the summer...
, who lived in the house between 1885 and 1960. She left the house to be used as a museum after her death. The museum preserves the lifestyle of the American upper class
American upper class
See: millionaire for more details-Millionaires:See also: MillionairesHouseholds with net worths of $1 million or more may be identified as members of the upper-most socio-economic demographic, depending on the class model used...
during Nichols' lifetime, with turn-of-the-century period rooms.