Historic House Tour at PEM

After all of these years, I finally had the opportunity to go on the tour of the interiors of three of the historic homes owned by the PEM (Peabody Essex Museum) and located only a stone's throw away from the historic Hawthorne Hotel.

The three homes currently available to tour (by ticket, as specified times) are:  John Ward House, 1683; Crowninshield-Bentley House, 1727, and the Gardner-Pingree House, 1805.

Here are some photos, mainly of the interiors, for those of you who might not be able to obtain one of the limited tour tickets:

 Crowninshield-Bentley House Dining Area

 John Ward House Interior

  John Ward House Interior

  John Ward House Interior, Kitchen above and below

  John Ward House Interior

  John Ward House Interior with our very knowledgeable tour guide.

 Crowninshield-Bentley House Exterior
(More information:  http://www.pem.org/press/press_release/157-pem_announces_re-opening_of_crowninshield-bentley_house)

 Crowninshield-Bentley House Kitchen, above and below

Crowninshield-Bentley House Parlor

Another link to more information on these historic homes:

http://pem.org/visit/historic_houses

I will post more photos in the coming days.

I do highly recommend that you attend one of these tours in person.  Certainly no camera can catch all of the nuances of three historic homes such as these in a little more than an hour.

I hope to see you here (and don't forget that the Hawthorne Hotel does offer a nice package with PEM!

Juli