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Sunday Afternoon Concert – Strings Theory Trio

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Please join us in the elegant and cozy parlor of the Loring Greenough House for our Afternoon Concert Series. March 10th, 2019 – Strings Theory Trio Combining idiomatic flexibility, a deep wellspring of creativity, and world-class virtuosity, violinist Mimi Rabson is one of the Boston area’s most valuable musical resources — and her new recording…
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Sunday House Tours Resume!

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Please join us for a new season of HOUSE TOURS! Our engaging and knowledgable docents will be offering tours from 1 to 3 pm each Sunday April 1st through November 18th. (Occasionally adjusted for major holidays or severe weather.) No reservation needed but you can contact a docent at the following email address with any special inquiries: docent@loring-greenough.org Suggested donation $5…
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Exploring the LGH Kitchen – The Servants Bells

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We continue our spotlighting of notable historic details in one of the most popular rooms in the house – The Kitchen! Article by LGH board member Andrew Hatcher (Click any photos to see them larger.) Almost the earliest communication technology in the American home was the mechanical servant bell. In the Loring Greenough House, seven…
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Exploring the LGH Kitchen – The Shutters

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Over the next few months we will be spotlighting notable historic details in one of the most popular rooms in the house – The Kitchen! Article by House Committee member Jonathan Brush (Click any photos to see them larger.) In pre Revolutionary Boston, windows were a very important source of light and ventilation, and glass…
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Holiday Open House 2017

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Join us for our annual Holiday Open House! Come explore the house, visit with neighbors and enjoy… Seasonal refreshments! Kids’ activities! Holiday carols from Random Chants! Festive decorations! A pop-up art sale! Outdoors, we will have our annual holiday wreath and Christmas tree sales! The Mayor’s Tree Lighting Trolley Tour is stopping at the Monument across…
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Kitchen Cocktail Party

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As you know, the Jamaica Plain Tuesday Club – stewards of the Loring Greenough House – are raising funds for a very important project – the restoration of the Heart of the House, our historic kitchen. Our proposal for the restoration recently received approval from the Boston Landmarks Commission! You are invited to celebrate this…
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Exploring the LGH Kitchen – Our Coal-Burning Stove

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Over the next few months we will be spotlighting notable historic details in one of the most popular rooms in the house – The Kitchen! Article by House Committee member Jonathan Brush with greatly-appreciated assistance from the Research Department of the Boston Public Library. (Click any photos to see them larger.) The magnificent coal stove…
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