I finally got to visit the Whipple House.The Whipples are the line that takes me through Lexington by way of the Lanes and Pages. They are my Revolutionary War ancestors.

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This is the home of my Great, Great, Great, Great, Great, Great, Great, Great, Great, Great, Great Grandparents Elder John and Susannah Whipple. It is a historic colonial house at 53 South Main Street in Ipswich, Massachusetts. Built in the seventeenth century, the house has been open to the public as a museum since 1899, and was the subject of some of the earliest attempts at the preservation of colonial houses. It was designated a National Historic Landmark in 1960, one of the earliest properties to receive that honor.To have my grandparents home still standing and cared for as a museum is so rare indeed.

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I was, of course drawn to the garden that has been added to represent a kitchen garden appropriate to the time.

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The back view has been updated for an apartment for the caretaker. I’m sure the skylight isn’t original as well as the plumbing.:)

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Here is the view from the street. The windows are gorgeous. You can see the addition that was added to the original structure

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I have a bed just like this, including the fishnet canopy. It made me feel connected to my past. That and I still sleep on my Great Grandmother’s feather pillow.

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Here is the living room, fireplace and doors all intact.

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These are not toys but replicas of the stages of the home’s growth.

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Here is the front of the house, shot through the kitchen garden.

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I was thrilled to walk through the home of my ancestral grandparents. If you also descend from The Whipples, check out the house here and I hope you visit. The Whipple Home

The link to the museum information…http://www.ipswichmuseum.org/exhibitions-collections/whipple-house

The Whipple Website….http://whipple.org/

The History of Ipswich mentions the Whipple home and has wonderful photographs and information.

My Lineage

Myself> Ruth Balentine b. 1939> Sara Kohler  b.> Inez Vinton Allen b.1889> Mary Caroline Page b.1861> John Page Jr. b.1834>John Page Sr b. 1810> Capt Benjamin Page b. 1781> Nathaniel Page b. 1742> John  Page b. 1704 > Susannah Lane b. 1683 > Susannah Whipple b. 1662 >  John Whipple (the Immigrant) b. 1625 > John Whipple (the elder) b. 1596 > Matthew Whipple b. 1560> Thomas Whipple b. 1510  > Thomas Whipple b. 1475.

 

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