Fiscal Year 2014

A N N UA L R E P O RT

DEAR FRIEND,When I talk to people about all that’s

going on at Historic New England,

a word I often use is “momentum.” Record

levels of visitation and membership, new

partnerships and collaborations, and

expanded, innovative programming are all

examples of this momentum. The nation’s

oldest regional preservation organization

is healthier than ever in its 104th year.

Historic New England preserves the culture

of Americans, from the pre-revolutionary

to the contemporary eras, in ways that link us

to our heritage and help us understand who

we are. Led by President and CEO Carl R.

Nold, the organization’s staff—including

curators, preservationists, conservationists,

and educators—is doing groundbreaking

work and helping to set the standard for

historic preservation throughout New

England and the nation.

This year Historic New England continues

to work toward the goal of truly reaching

the entire region. We are bringing in more

voices from all six New England states to

serve on our board of trustees, Council,

committees, and our newly formed board

of overseers; partnering with museums and

local historical societies through our traveling

Previous page Children enjoy games at the American Music and Harvest Festival at Spencer-Peirce-Little Farm in

Newbury, Massachusetts.

exhibition program; increasing the diversity of the stories we tell through our Everyone’s

History initiative; and engaging more students every year with school and youth programs

at our historic properties and in the community.

New property acquisitions are increasing our ability to serve the public. Encompassing eighty

acres of land adjoining the Blue Hills Reservation, just a few miles outside of Boston in Milton,

Massachusetts, the Eustis Estate has remained in the same family since it was built in 1878.

Historic New England acquired the property in 2012 and is working on plans to welcome

visitors to this architectural gem. In South Berwick, Maine, the newly expanded Sarah Orne

Jewett House Museum and Visitor Center allows us to serve the Piscataqua Region of New

Hampshire and southern Maine with year-round exhibitions and programs for the first time.

I invite you to learn more about the innovation, engagement, and preservation that’s

happening at Historic New England. Help us preserve the past for future generations,

and be a part of the momentum.

Roger T. Servison

Chairman, Board of Trustees

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DEAR SUPPORTER,With seemingly limitless information at our fingertips today, firsthand experiences are more

valuable than ever. Where can we go to have experiences that are tangible, substantial, and

will stand the test of time? I believe that the hunger for the authentic experience is one reason

why Historic New England is attracting larger and more diverse audiences each year.

Historic New England’s buildings, landscapes, and collections show us how people lived

centuries ago, highlighting both the differences and the similarities between then and now.

At Casey Farm in Saunderstown, Rhode Island, Silas Casey’s account books from the late

eighteenth century not only describe what was required to run a working coastal farm,

they also provide clues to the lives of his employees, many of whom were free African

Americans. As we celebrate the centennial of the Cape Cod Canal in 2014, the Nina Heald

Webber Cape Cod Canal Collection presents an extraordinary panorama of how a bold

feat of civil engineering helped shape the identity of our region. In Wiscasset, Maine, long-

developing structural and masonry problems at Castle Tucker, built in 1807 and acquired

by Historic New England in 2003, are evidence of a family who built an ambitious house

in boom times and struggled to maintain it when fortunes changed.

In their specificity, these and a multitude of other stories illustrate our common humanity.

This is why we see children and young adults visiting Historic New England properties

and participating in programs in larger numbers than ever before. Think of Alec Gibbs,

a fifth grader from Beverly, Massachusetts, who made a special trip to the seventeenth-

century Gedney House in Salem for a school project. Alec immediately identified what

the house’s architectural details said about its earliest owner, Eleazer Gedney, and showed

so much enthusiasm for the experience that his mother described him as “hooked on

history.” Consider Phinix Knight-Jacks, a student at Boston’s Codman Academy Charter

Public School. Having fondly remembered a third-grade visit to Pierce House in the city’s

Dorchester neighborhood, she chose Historic New England for a two-week internship,

then became a junior museum teacher during the summer.

Supporting Historic New England means creating new opportunities for audiences to

discover authenticity and satisfy their curiosity about the human experience, now and for

generations to come. We hope you will join us in our mission of preserving and presenting

New England heritage.

Carl R. Nold

President and CEO

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H I S TO R I C N E W E N G L A N D ’ S T H I RT Y- S I X P RO P E RT I E S A R E T H E M O S T

V I S I B L E S Y M B O L S O F O U R H I S TO R I C P R E S E RVAT I O N WO R K , B U T

W E A L S O S H A R E O U R S I G N I F I C A N T C O L L E C T I O N O F M O R E T H A N

1 1 0 , 0 0 0 A RT I FAC T S — P I E C E S O F F U R N I T U R E , C L OT H I N G , T E X T I L E S ,

H O U S E H O L D O B J E C T S , D E C O R AT I V E A RT S , A N D M O R E — T H AT S PA N S

N E A R LY 5 0 0 Y E A R S .

Our Library and Archives is home to more than 1.2 million items, including manuscripts,

ephemera, prints and engravings, and more than 400,000 photographs. These objects

bring our properties to life, allow us to create unique traveling exhibitions, and enable

us to tell diverse stories about life in New England.

We showcased some of the most spectacular items from our objects collection and

archives in July at the Newport Antiques Show, where 2,500 visitors viewed the

loan exhibition Windows on the Past: Four Centuries of Historic New England.

OBJECTS AND ARCHIVES THAT BRING HISTORY TO LIFE

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Our conservation team has spent the past

year hard at work treating dozens of items

for the newly reinterpreted Quincy House

in Quincy, Massachusetts. Thanks to the

efforts of family historian Eliza Susan

Quincy in the 1880s, many of the items on

view in the home today are original to the

house and the family, expanding visitors’

perspective on this local family whose

influence was felt internationally.

Historic New England was one of eleven

organizations that partnered to present

Four Centuries of Massachusetts Furniture.

This unprecedented collaboration

included the Museum of Fine Arts,

Boston; the Peabody Essex Museum;

and the Winterthur Museum, Garden

& Library, and featured exhibitions,

lectures, demonstrations, and publications

to celebrate the Bay State’s legacy of

furniture-making. We preserve more than

800 pieces of Massachusetts furniture

dating from the seventeenth century on,

the finest examples of which are accessible

in a special online resource.

Our collections bring our

properties to life, allow us

to create unique traveling

exhibitions, and enable us to

tell diverse stories about life

in New England.

Left The newly re-installed parlor at Quincy House

in Quincy, Massachusetts. Above A nineteenth-century

floorcloth from our collection was re-created for the

hallway of Quincy House. Right Glassware in storage at

our Haverhill Facility in Haverhill, Massachusetts. 5

Work is currently underway

to catalogue, digitize, and share

the Irving and Casson–A. H.

Davenport Archive online—

thanks to an anonymous

foundation and individual donors.

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We continue to augment our reputation as a leading source of primary materials for the

study of interiors and New England craftsmanship. Among our most recent acquisitions

are materials that expand our collection of items related to the influential design firm

Irving and Casson–A. H. Davenport, including a vast archive that was deaccessioned

by the Strong Museum in Rochester, New York, and seventeen significant drawings

purchased in an online auction. Together, these new acquisitions increase our Irving and

Casson–A. H. Davenport holdings by almost 3,000 percent. Work is currently underway

to catalogue, digitize, and share this collection online—all of which has been made

possible by the generosity of an anonymous foundation and individual donors.

Above left One of more than 150 watercolors of furniture designs in the Irving and Casson–A. H. Davenport Archive.

Above Staff at work in our Haverhill Facility in Haverhill, Massachusetts. Far left Trifari enamel brooch made c. 1960

in Providence, Rhode Island. Left Conservators clean a gilded frame at Quincy House in Quincy, Massachusetts. 7

IN 2014 WE SPENT $2 .4 MILL ION

ON PRESERVATION MAINTENANCE

FUND PROJECTS , INCLUDING

PROACTIVE UPKEEP AND

EMERGENCY REPAIRS .

Roofs and chimneys dominated our

preservation work this year. Arnold House

in Lincoln, Rhode Island, had shingles

replaced and its chimneys repointed and

whitewashed. Merwin House in Stockbridge,

Massachusetts, also received new shingles

and chimney repair.

The most visible project was a major

restoration of the roof at Roseland

Cottage in Woodstock, Connecticut. The

pinnacles and pendants atop this iconic,

salmon-pink building were replaced, and

gutters and chimneys were repaired. Thanks

to Preservation Maintenance Fund donors,

we were also able to re-create a small but

significant detail—clipped shingles, as

originally pictured in an archival photograph

and small sketch by homeowner Henry

Bowen. More than 13,000 cedar shingles

were processed on site to create the

distinctive shape.

“Preserving Roseland Cottage is

not easy! The reality is, located in

the harsh New England climate, its

preservation requires a steady flow

of roof rebuilding and maintenance,

painting, and replacement of rotting

wood—unglamorous, expensive

activities. Without them, however, this

memorable example of pre–Gilded

Age country living would rapidly

deteriorate and ultimately disappear.”

Above Work continues to reinforce a retaining wall at Otis

House in Boston. Left Workers afix clipped shingles to a

section of new roof at Roseland Cottage in Woodstock,

Connecticut. Right The new roof at Roseland Cottage.

— F. Warren McFarlan, Historic New England trustee

and great-great-grandson of Henry Chandler Bowen,

who built Roseland Cottage for his family in 1846

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Not all of our preservation work is so instantly recognizable. Work to repair a nineteenth-

century retaining wall at Otis House in Boston may look to passersby like any of the

dozens of construction sites urban commuters see every day, but this critical, ongoing

structural work has maintained the safety and integrity of an important West End

landmark. Our energy efficiency and weatherization work at the 1793 Lyman Estate in

Waltham, Massachusetts, continues to reap dividends and accolades alike, while setting a

new standard for responsible preservation. In addition to a sixty-six percent reduction in

energy use year over year, the work was also honored with a Preservation Award from

the Massachusetts Historical Commission.

Historic New England remains committed to sharing what we learn from our work on

these essential preservation projects. Each year, we reach thousands through white papers,

blog posts, articles, and lectures that generate dialogue and help establish models within the

historic preservation community.

RAISING THE BAR ON HISTORIC PRESERVATION STANDARDS

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Some of the properties protected this year by our

Stewardship Easement Program, including both private

homes and ecclesiastical buildings.

Our Stewardship Easement

Program is growing dramatically,

having protected six new

properties during the 2014

fiscal year.

Our Stewardship Easement Program is

growing dramatically, having protected six

new properties during the 2014 fiscal year,

including All Saints Church in Dorchester,

Massachusetts, one of the country’s most

significant ecclesiastical buildings. The

1892 church is considered the first major

architectural commission for Ralph Adams

Cram, now recognized as the preeminent

architect of the Gothic Revival style.

Among its highlights are several remarkable

stained glass windows by artists including

Christopher Whall, Otto Heinigke, and

Charles Connick.

The program, which has grown to

protect more than ninety properties,

positions Historic New England as a

leader in preserving privately owned

historic homes. Turning a historic house

into a museum isn’t always the best way

to ensure its long-term sustainability, and

easements are an effective alternative.

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OUR SCHOOL PROGRAMS CONTINUE TO GROW EACH YEAR . IN 2014

W E W E L C O M E D M O R E T H A N 4 6 , 0 0 0 C H I L D R E N TO EDUC ATIONAL

AND ENGAGING PROGRAMS DES IGNED TO FOSTER A L I F E L O N G

C U R I O S I T Y A B O U T O U R S H A R E D H I S TO RY A N D C O N V E Y T H E

I M P O RTA N C E O F P R E S E RV I N G T H E S E M E A N I N G F U L P L AC E S .

We welcomed more than 46,000 school children to programs such as the newly developed

Family Ties: Stekionis House at Spencer-Peirce-Little Farm in Newbury, Massachusetts,

which explores the immigrant experience and life as a working family of tenant farmers

at this c. 1800 farmhouse.

These up-close experiences with history leave a lasting impression on students and

educators alike. We frequently hear from educators that Historic New England field

trips were the students’ favorite of the year and many return with their families.

INSPIRING TOMORROW’S PRESERVATION HEROES

Above Students learn about colonial life at Arnold House in Lincoln, Rhode Island. Opposite page, clockwise from top right Project CHICK at Casey Farm, Saunderstown, Rhode Island. American Music and Harvest Festival at Spencer-Peirce-Little Farm

in Newbury, Massachusetts. Colonial Times at Arnold House, Lincoln, Rhode Island. Students tour Otis House in Boston.12

Our continuing effort to include more voices

and perspectives resonates with educators

and students alike. “My students relished

the opportunity to view themselves as active

participants in history,” one fifth-grade

teacher said of the Unknown Hands program

at Otis House in Boston, which introduces

kids to the experiences of house servants

and apprentices in 1800 Boston.

Project CHICK is more popular than ever.

This year nearly 150 schools and libraries

in Rhode Island participated in the program,

where kids learn about animal lifecycles

as eggs from Casey Farm in Saunderstown

incubate and hatch in the classroom.

Students later visit the chicks after they

return to the farm.

These up-close experiences

with history leave a lasting

impression on students and

educators alike.

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Life in New England and beyond

is changing at an ever-increasing

pace and the pressure is great

to capture stories of life today

before they disappear.

O U R E V E RYO N E ’ S H I S TO RY

I N I T I AT I V E C O N T I N U E S TO B E

S U C C E S S F U L I N A L L OW I N G U S TO

R E AC H B E YO N D O U R P H YS I C A L

P RO P E RT I E S A N D PA RT N E R W I T H

C O M M U N I T Y O R G A N I Z AT I O N S

T H RO U G H O U T T H E R E G I O N .

Life in New England and beyond is changing

at an ever-increasing pace and the pressure

is great to capture stories of life today before

they disappear. Fortunately, it’s easier than

ever to conduct oral histories, edit video,

and collaborate remotely, helping us fulfill

our commitment to preserve local history

throughout New England.

Part two of the four-part documentary The

Haymarket Project debuted in November.

The project has spawned a walking tour of

Boston’s open-air market that is attracting

the interest of local tour group operators,

providing more opportunities to connect

with visitors from outside of New England.

In June staff from Historic New England

joined the City of Boston, local museums,

curators, and the New England Museum

Association in dismantling the community

memorial to the Boston Marathon bombing

victims. We donated the use of our carbon

dioxide fumigation bubble in Haverhill,

Massachusetts, to ensure that these items,

which had been exposed to the elements for

two months, would be safely preserved while

archivists decided how best to store them.

Above left Windows on the Past: Four Centuries of Historic New England at the Newport Antiques Show. Bottom left Haymarket, Blackstone Street, Boston, February 2013.

Above right Preserving the Boston Marathon bombing

memorial. Bottom right The Boston Marathon bombing

memorial at Copley Square, Boston.14

CAPTURING STORIES, SHARING RESOURCES, AND CONNECTING COMMUNITIES

Many of these items were later part

of the exhibition Dear Boston: Messages

from the Marathon Memorial at the

Boston Public Library.

A robust traveling exhibitions program

links Historic New England with museums,

historical societies, and other venues in

all six New England states. Historic New

England partners with these organizations

to present customized programming

and draw a wide range of audiences to

exhibitions such as The Preservation

Movement Then and Now, Lost Gardens

of New England, and White on White:

Churches of Rural New England.

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DATA AND DISCOVERY IN OUR ONLINE COLLECTIONS

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W E C O N T I N U E TO D I G I T I Z E

M O R E A R C H I VA L A N D O B J E C T

C O L L E C T I O N S A N D E X PA N D O U R

C O L L E C T I O N S AC C E S S DATA B A S E ,

A L L OW I N G U S TO C O N N E C T

W I T H O N L I N E V I S I TO R S A RO U N D

T H E WO R L D.

The Library and Archives’ renowned

Nathaniel L. Stebbins photographic collection

of almost 6,000 maritime and architectural

images is now online. The high-resolution

images, which form an important part of

our ongoing Collections Access Project,

have been viewed nearly 20,000 times.

Work is nearly complete on a project to

photograph and catalogue more than 6,000

historic wallpaper samples and related

records. The work is funded by a $142,559

matching grant from the Institute of Museum

and Library Services and will result in a

greatly expanded, more comprehensively

searchable database than ever before—not

only for the country’s largest collection of

wallpaper made and used in New England,

but for our entire collection.

The Library and Archives’

renowned Nathaniel L. Stebbins

photographic collection of almost

6,000 maritime and architectural

images is now online.

Left Staff work on cataloguing the Waterhouse Archive

of Historic Wallpapers. Above Photographs and

ephemera from the Nina Heald Webber Cape Cod Canal

Collection were the basis of our most recent publication

from the Images of America series, Cape Cod Canal. Right Nathaniel L. Stebbins, America, 1897. 1717

O U R F O C U S E D M E M B E R S H I P

G RO U P S A L L OW P E O P L E TO

E N G AG E W I T H H I S TO R I C N E W

ENGLAND IN A WAY THAT MATCHES

T H E I R I N T E R E S T S , A N D W E ’ R E

P L E A S E D TO S H A R E T H AT E V E RY

C AT E G O RY O F M E M B E R S H I P

C O N T I N U E S TO G ROW.

The Young Friends of Historic New

England for supporters ages 21–50 enjoy

opportunities to go behind the scenes,

at Historic New England properties and

socialize with other supporters of arts and

culture. This year they enjoyed summer

events at Beauport, the Sleeper-McCann

House, in Gloucester, Massachusetts, and

the always popular Tales and Ales event at

the c. 1670 Swett-Ilsley House, once Swett’s

Tavern, in Newbury, Massachusetts.

More than 180 Historic Homeowner

members benefitted from expert staff

advice on everything from selecting period-

appropriate paint colors to making their

homes more energy efficient without

compromising significant historic details.

The Ogden Codman Design Group

provides a unique opportunity for design

professionals and enthusiasts to network

and socialize in some of New England’s

most inspiring interiors. This year they

were treated to a unique collaboration

Left Carl R. Nold on the Appleton Circle private collection

visit with Alice Walton, founder of Crystal Bridges Museum

of American Art, Bentonville, Arkansas. Right Appleton

Circle tour a private garden in Wellesley, Massachusetts.18

“Historic New England’s mission

of preservation, not restoration

really speaks to us. I grew up going

to museums and historic houses,

going to libraries. I want to help

make sure those resources are

there for the future. We don’t have

kids, so our planned giving choices

are one way that we’re in a position

to do something good for future

generations. And we know how

expensive preservation work is,

even for our little house!”

— Annabella Gualdoni, Otis Society member

with her husband, Vito Cavallo

with Design New England, Welcome Home, Mr. Otis. Three noted design professionals

reimagined Historic New England’s 1796 Otis House for an imagined 2014 version of

“Mr. Otis.”

Among the many events that Appleton Circle members experienced this year was an

exclusive trip to Arkansas, where they toured private galleries and enjoyed behind-the-

scenes access at the Clinton Presidential Center and Library and toured Crystal Bridges

Museum of American Art with founder Alice Walton.

On June 15, Historic New England’s sold out Good Things Are Worth Preserving Gala

raised more than $350,000 to support historic preservation. Guests gathered at this

grand house party to enjoy a special opportunity to visit the Eustis Estate in Milton,

Massachusetts, before it opens to the public. The elegant outdoor event featured a

cocktail reception on the first floor and garden of the 1878 William Ralph Emerson–

designed mansion, a four-course dinner served outdoors on the sprawling lawn, and a

display of antique automobiles. Historic New England is grateful for the support of its

gala sponsors and guests.

CELEBRATING OUR SUCCESSES, LOOKING TOWARD THE FUTURE

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FINANCIALSOperating Financial Statementa April 1, 2013 – March 31, 2014

a This financial statement represents the general operating activities for Historic New England only. Other non-operating activity, including realized and unrealized gains on restricted assets, can be found within the audited financial statements.

b “Investment Income Used for Operations” represents endowment funds approved by the Board of Trustees to support annual operations. The annual draw is based on appropriating 5% of the preceding twenty-quarter fair market value of the investments as of December 31st.

c Net income from Operations above includes contributions for property acquisitions and long-term investment of $0.2 million in FY 2014 and $8.0 million in FY 2013.

d Excludes beneficial interest in perpetual trusts which equaled $10.1 million for FY 2014 and $9.6 million for FY 2013.

Net Income from Operationsc $ 1,400,000 $ 7,308,000

Endowment Assetsd $ 114,068,000 $ 105,534,000

Gain/(Loss) on Investments $ 8,950,000 $ 2,995,000

Collections & Exhibitions $ 1,515,000 1,376,000 10% 13%

Administration 1,402,000 1,556,000 -10% 12%

Preservation Maintenance 2,442,000 2,141,000 14% 22%

Museum Operations 2,718,000 2,678,000 1% 24%

Revenue Generating Projects 525,000 609,000 -14% 5%

Fundraising 612,000 546,000 12% 5%

Marketing 244,000 377,000 -35% 2%

Education & Public 1,520,000 1,462,000 4% 13% Programming

Stewardship Easement Program 360,000 375,000 -4% 3%

Total Expenses $ 11,338,000 $ 11,120,000 2%

FY14EXPENSES FY13% Increase (decrease)

% of total

Investment Return $ 5,832,000 $ 6,355,000 -8% 46% Designated for Operationsb

Revenue from Operations 2,118,000 2,097,000 1% 17%

Contributed Income 4,605,000 1,991,000 131% 36%

Contributed Income 183,000 7,985,000 -98% 1% for Property and Long-term Investments

Total Revenue $ 12,738,000 $ 18,428,000 -31%

FY14REVENUE FY13% Increase (decrease)

% of total

FINANCIALS

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1%

46%

36%

17%

Contributed Income

Revenue from Operations

Contributed Income for Property and Long-term Investments

Investment Return Designated for Operations

24% 22%

13%13%

3%

2%

5%

5%

12%

Preservation Maintenance

Museum Operations

Collections & Exhibitions

Education & Public Programming

Stewardship Easement Program

AdministrationMarketing

Fundraising

Revenue Generating Projects

REVENUE

EXPENSES

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$1,000,000 AND ABOVEAnonymous

$100,000–$999,999Ms. Lucretia H. Giese and Mr. Paul E. Giese

Fidelity Donor Advised Funds

Massachusetts Cultural Council

State of Connecticut Department of Economic and Community Development

$50,000–$99,999Mr. and Mrs. William C. S. Hicks

Institute of Museum and Library Services

Amelia Peabody Charitable Fund

Mr. and Mrs. Roger T. Servison

$25,000–$49,999Anonymous (2)

Mr. and Mrs. Theodore Alfond

Dr. and Mrs. Ernst R. Berndt

Mr. and Mrs. Edward P. Bousa

The Cathedral Church of St. John the Divine

The Ogden Codman Trust

Ms. Abigail Johnson and Mr. Christopher J. McKown

Ms. Barbara R. Jordan and Mr. Robert A. Pemberton

Dr. Janina A. Longtine

The Lowell Institute

Mr. and Mrs. David A. Martland

Massachusetts Historical Commission

Mr. and Mrs. John B. McDowell

Mr. and Mrs. F. Warren McFarlan

Mr. and Mrs. Randy Parker

Dr. Margaret Ruttenberg and Mr. John Ruttenberg

$10,000–$24,999Anonymous (2)

Ms. Laura Bedford

Mr. Arthur D. Clarke and Ms. Susan P. Sloan

Mr. Jon-Paul Couture

Mr. and Mrs. Martin D. Hale

Mr. Timothy T. Hilton

Mr. and Mrs. Joseph S. Junkin

Mr. and Mrs. John F. Keane Sr.

Mr. and Mrs. M. Holt Massey

Mr. and Mrs. Edward P. Owens

Mr. and Mrs. Robert I. Owens

The Harold Whitworth Pierce Charitable Trust

Mr. Samuel D. Perry

Prince Charitable Trusts

The Rhode Island Foundation

Mr. Robert Rosenberg

The Saquish Foundation

Mr. and Mrs. Nicholas Schorsch

Mr. Joseph Peter Spang III

Mr. and Mrs. Charles F. Stone III

Mr. Thomas A. Stone and Ms. Valerie M. Warrior

Vanguard Charitable Endowment Program

Mr. and Mrs. William Vareika

Ms. Nina Heald Webber

Winfield Foundation

$5,000–$9,999Anonymous

Mr. and Mrs. John D. Barnard

The Barnes Foundation

California Paints

Mr. and Mrs. David Chamberlain

DONORSApril 1, 2013 – March 31, 2014

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The Croll Foundation

Mr. and Mrs. James C. Curvey

Mr. and Mrs. Philip DeNormandie

Mrs. Paul R. Dinsmore

Early American Life

Mr. Stephen L. Fletcher

Mr. and Mrs. Graham Gund

Barbara and Amos Hostetter

Ms. Elizabeth L. Johnson

Mr. and Mrs. Gordon F. Kingsley

Mr. and Mrs. Peter S. Lynch

The Mildred H. McEvoy Foundation

Ms. Maureen I. Meister and Mr. David L. Feigenbaum

Newburyport Five Cents Savings Charitable Foundation

Newport Restoration Foundation

Mr. Carl R. Nold and Ms. Vicky Kruckeberg

Mr. and Mrs. Gerard O’Halloran

Mr. and Mrs. Anthony D. Pell

Ms. Julie A. Porter

Ms. Sylvia Q. Simmons

Sotheby’s

Mr. E. Clothier Tepper and Mr. Robert G. Collins

Mr. Richard H. Willis

Mr. and Mrs. Charles A. Ziering Jr.

$2,500–$4,999Anonymous

Mr. and Mrs. Frederick D. Ballou

Ms. Ann M. Beha and Mr. Robert A. Radloff

Mr. and Mrs. Alan Bembenek

Mr. Ronald P. Bourgeault

Mr. and Mrs. Lewis P. Cabot

Ms. Désirée Caldwell and Mr. William F. Armitage Jr.

Mr. and Mrs. Theodore E. Charles

Ms. Martha Fuller Clark and Dr. Geoffrey E. Clark

Ms. Karen Clarke

Mr. and Mrs. Bruce C. Dayton

Elizabeth and Nicholas Deane

The Michael and Elizabeth Dingman Foundation

Ms. Alan S. Emmet

Mr. and Mrs. Frederic A. Eustis II

Dr. Christopher D. M. Fletcher

Mr. and Mrs. C. Mackay Ganson Jr.

Ms. Martha D. Hamilton

Mr. George Handran

Mr. and Mrs. Robert C. Hanss

Mr. and Mrs. Donald E. Hare

Mrs. Cyrus I. Harvey

Ms. Dorothy M. Hayes and Mr. Eric P. Hayes

Mr. and Mrs. Tim Holiner

Hope Foundation

The Roy A. Hunt Foundation

Mr. and Mrs. C. Bruce Johnstone

Mr. and Mrs. Wade W. Judge

Mr. and Mrs. Geoffrey R. Kenyon

Ms. Anne F. Kilguss

Ms. Adrienne Kimball

Mr. and Mrs. Robin Lincoln

Mr. and Mrs. James M. Lober

The Massachusetts Society of the Cincinnati

James McNeely Architects

Mr. James D. McNeely and Ms. Barbara W. Moore

Mr. Thomas S. Michie

The Reverend Doctor Barbara H. Nielsen

Mrs. James Pearson

Mr. and Mrs. George Putnam

Mr. and Mrs. Mark V. Rickabaugh

Mrs. Louise C. Riemer

Julie and Henry Sharpe III

Mr. Jim Solomon

Mr. Andrew Spindler-Roesle and Mr. Hiram Butler

Mr. Thomas G. Stemberg and Ms. Katherine Chapman

Mr. Charles M. Sullivan and Ms. Susan E. Maycock

Mr. and Mrs. Michael K. Tooke

Mr. and Mrs. William P. Veillette

Mr. and Mrs. Alexander Webb III

Mr. Stephen H. White

Ms. Virginia S. White

Ms. Elaine Wilde

Clara B. Winthrop Charitable Trust

Mr. and Mrs. Richard Wolfe

Mr. Robert W. Wilkins Jr. and Ms. Suzanne Courcier

Mr. and Mrs. John A. Yozell

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$1,000–$2,499Anonymous (2)

Mr. and Mrs. Steven P. Akin

Mr. and Mrs. Richard C. Albright Jr.

American Folk Art Society

John and Jill Avery

Mr. and Mrs. George Ballantyne

Mr. Ralph C. Bloom

Ipswich Ale Brewery

Ms. Sierra H. Bright

Mr. Jay E. Cantor

Mrs. Charles B. Carpenter

Mr. Thomas C. Casey

Ms. Elizabeth M. Chapin

Mr. and Mrs. Richard W. Cheek

Mr. John D. Childs

Mr. and Mrs. Oliver Crichlow

Mrs. I. W. Colburn

Mr. John D. Corey and Mr. Miguel Rosales

Ms. Julia D. Cox

Ms. Jaimie Cuddire and Mr. Daniel Cuddire

Mr. Mark S. Day and Ms. Thu-Hang Tran

Mr. and Mrs. Robert L. DeGregorio

Mr. Richard A. Duffy and Mr. Jose M. Rodriguez

East Cambridge Savings Bank

Eaton Vance Management

Ms. Elaine Espinola

Mr. and Mrs. Peter G. Fallon

Ferguson Perforating & Wire Co.

Oscar and Toby Fitzgerald

Mrs. Pamela W. Fox

The Fullgraf Foundation

Mr. Thatcher Lane Gearhart

Mr. Spencer P. Glendon and Ms. Lisa Y. Tung

Mr. and Mrs. Bruns Grayson

Mr. and Mrs. Ward Hamilton

Mrs. Leslie W. Hammond

Mr. and Mrs. James Harmon

Mr. and Mrs. Charles H. Hood

Mr. and Mrs. James F. Hunnewell Jr.

Mr. and Mrs. Francis W. Hunnewell

Ms. Susan S. Kinsey

Mr. Matthew Kozazcki

Mr. and Mrs. A. R. Lamb III

Mr. and Mrs. Rich Lee

Mr. and Mrs. William R. Leitch

Dr. and Mrs. Thomas W. Lentz

Mr. and Mrs. Newton H. Levee

Mr. and Mrs. George Lewis

Dr. Frederic F. Little and Dr. Claudia L. Ordonez

Drs. John and Francoise Little

Mr. and Mrs. Richard K. Lubin

Mr. Philip Cryan Marshall

Mr. and Mrs. John McCartney

Mrs. Mary L. McKenny

Mr. Timothy Messler

Mr. and Mrs. William S. Mosakowski

Mr. and Mrs. G. George Nelson

Mrs. Mary S. Newman

Mr. and Mrs. Richard H. Oedel

Mrs. Carolyn Osteen and Dr. Robert Osteen

Ms. Elizabeth Seward Padjen, FAIA, and Mr. Thaddeus Gillespie

Mr. and Mrs. Mark Panarese

Mr. John Peixinho

Mr. Samuel Plimpton and Ms. Wendy Shattuck

Ms. Donna Pridmore

Mrs. Edward P. Richardson

Mr. and Mrs. William H. Rousseau

Dr. Jon Seidman and Dr. Kricket Seidman

Mr. and Mrs. J. Hale Smith

SRC Sales Inc.

Mr. and Mrs. Theodore E. Stebbins Jr.

Mr. John L. Thorndike

Tiedemann Foundation

Mr. and Mrs. Matthew Torrey

Miss Kimberlea Tracey

Mr. and Mrs. Gary M. Viera

Ms. Linda R. Weld

Mr. and Mrs. John H. Whiton

Mr. and Mrs. Greg L. Zacharias

$500–$999Anonymous (2)

Ames True Value Hardware and Supply

Ms. Pamela J. Anderson

Dr. and Mrs. Reinier Beeuwkes III

Berkshire Taconic Community Foundation

Mr. and Mrs. Frederick L. Bissinger Jr.

Mr. Jonathan M. Bockian, Esq.

Boston University Preservation Studies

Kim and Laurence Brengle

Dr. and Mrs. Thomas J. Coghlin

Ms. Lorna Condon

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Consigli Construction

Mrs. Anne S. Davidson

Mr. George Davitt and Ms. Lynda Ceremsak

Epsilon Associates Inc.

Mr. and Mrs. Robert Falk

The Felicia Fund Inc.

Mr. and Mrs. James L. Garvin

Mr. and Mrs. Peter L. Goedecke

Goody Clancy & Associates

Mr. Benjamin K. Haavik

Mr. and Mrs. S. Matthews V. Hamilton Jr.

Mr. and Mrs. John W. Harris

Mr. and Mrs. Bill Heater

Mr. Roland Hoch and Mrs. Sarah Garland-Hoch

Ms. Candace Jans

Mrs. K. H. Jones

Mr. Mark R. Kiefer

Dr. Theodore C. Landsmark

Mr. and Mrs. Stephen Little

Ms. Sara Meyer

Mr. and Mrs. Neal Miller

Dr. and Mrs. Keith N. Morgan

Mr. and Mrs. Henry Moss

Mr. Alan Murray

The National Trust for Scotland Foundation

Mr. Charles H. Page

Ms. Joanne Patton

Qualcomm Foundation

Mr. and Mrs. Norton H. Reamer

Dr. and Mrs. Russell J. Ricci

Mr. and Mrs. Clayton Rives

Mrs. Barbara Roby

Mr. Lucas Rogers

Dr. F. H. Sears and Dr. Sharon S. Bushnell

The Henry Sears Foundation Inc.

Mrs. Klaudia S. Shepard

Mr. John T. Shillingford Jr.

Ms. Julie A. Solz

Mr. Donald R. Sortwell

Ms. Lynne M. Spencer and Mr. Jeff Musman

Mrs. Virginia E. Sweatt

Taylor & Burns Inc.

Mr. and Mrs. William B. Tyler, Esq.

Vanasse Hangen Brustlin Inc.

Waltham West Suburban Chamber of Commerce

Watertown Savings Bank

Ms. Miriam Weinstein and Mr. Peter Feinstein

YOUNG FRIENDS PATRONSMr. John David Corey and Mr. Miguel Rosales

Mr. John M. Ellis

Mr. Spencer P. Glendon and Ms. Lisa Y. Tung

Mr. and Mrs. Ward Hamilton

Mr. and Mrs. James R. Hammond III

Miss Kimberlea Tracey

Mr. Theodore W. Vasiliou

MATCHING GIFT COMPANIES Anonymous

Amica Companies Foundation

Anchor Capital Advisors Inc.

Bank of America

CA Inc. Matching Gifts Program

Citizens Charitable Foundation

Corning Incorporated Foundation

FM Global Foundation

GE Foundation

Houghton Mifflin Company

IBM Corporation

MFS Investment Management

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Microsoft Matching Gifts Program

Millennium Matching Gifts

Pfizer Foundation Matching Gifts Program

Qualcomm Foundation

Texas Instruments Foundation

United Technologies

UnumProvident Corporation

Westfield Capital Management

GIFTS IN KIND Anonymous

Aroma Joe’s Coffee

Ms. Julie Arrison

California Paints

Clark Currier Inn

Colby Farm

Mr. Michael Cooney, Nixon-Peabody

Robert Dillon

Mr. Nelson Dionne

Dunkin’ Donuts

Early American Life

Mr. Nathan Gordon

Gordon’s Fine Wines & Liquors

Ms. Susan Grant

Robert Hale, Goodwin Proctor LLP

Mr. David Hall

Ipswich Ale Brewery

Jeffrey P. Johnson, WilmerHale

Ms. Heather Johnstone

Mrs. Krista L. Katsapetses-Yablin and Mr. Andrew Yablin

Ms. Vicky L. Kruckeberg

Mr. Adam Lowe

Marshall Rental Center Inc.

Martignetti Companies

David Martland, Nixon-Peabody

Mayer Tree Services Inc.

Paul McDonough, Goulston and Storrs

Mr. and Mrs. Richard B. Nieber

Mr. Carl R. Nold

Peterson Party Center

Pizzi Farm

Cheryl J. Quimby, Plant Creations

RFT Insurance of Lynnfield

Samuel Adams Brewery

South Berwick Police Department

Turkey Shore Distillery

Ms. Martha Webb

Windsor Conservation

GIFTS IN MEMORY OF

In memory of Jeffrey Jerald

Mr. Henry P. Taggard

Vermont Theatre Co.

In memory of Mr. Robert Kilgore

Ms. Carol Robinson

In memory of Betty Albyn Murray and Alexander Stewart Murray

Mr. Alan Murray

In memory of Carl Panall

Ms. Elaine Espinola

In memory of Lombard Pozzi

Anonymous

In memory of Carol Tyack

Mrs. Terese D’Urso

In memory of Charles M. Werly

The Saquish Foundation

GIFTS IN HONOR OF

In honor of Mr. and Mrs. Theodore Alfond

Mr. and Mrs. James Harmon

In honor of Laura E. Johnson

Mr. Larry Onie and Mrs. Debbie Onie

In honor of Mr. and Mrs. C. Bruce Johnstone

Mr. and Mrs. Steven P. Akin

In honor of the John Lougee Family of New Hampshire

Mrs. Matthew R. Simmons

In honor of Maureen I. Meister and David Feigenbaum

Anthony and Susan Morris

In honor of Mr. and Mrs. Bruce D. Moir

Mr. Timothy Messler

In honor of Gerald Nash

Ms. Rebecca Mitchell

In honor of Mr. John Peixinho

Ms. and Kate C. Gubelmann

In honor of David Shaub

Mr. Michael Shaub

In honor of Ms. Sarah J. Zimmerman

Mr. and Mrs. Robert Falk

DONORS TO COLLECTIONSMr. Ralph C. Bloom

Mr. James Ciaschini

Ms. Nancy Curtis

Mr. and Mrs. John Hitchcock

Mr. and Mrs. Douglas Horan

Julianne and David Mehegan

Mr. and Mrs. Richard Michelson

Norfolk Charitable Trust Archive

Mr. and Mrs. Robert I. Owens

David H. Wegman

DONORS TO THE LIBRARY AND ARCHIVESMichelle Amaral

Carolyn B. Antoine

Mrs. Nancy J. Barnard

Mr. Frank J. Barrett Jr.

Rebecca Bates-McArthur

Mrs. Christine Beard

Ms. Mary Ellen Blake

Ms. Katherine D. Bliss

Mr. Ralph C. Bloom

Alex O. Boulton

Ms. Linda Brayton

Ms. Lisa Brayton

Buffalo History Museum

Dr. Richard M. Candee

Mr. John M. Carpenter

Mr. and Mrs. W. Robert Carr

Ms. Sara B. Chase

Ms. Lorna Condon

Ms. Abigail Cramer

Ms. Nancy Curtis

DesBrisay Museum

Mr. Stuart A. Drake

Mr. Paul R. Dwiggins

Mrs. Marilyn Fenollosa

Mr. George Fiske Jr.

Trustees of the Fogg-Rollins Charitable Trust

Mrs. Sarah R. Hinkle

Mr. John Hitchcock

Ms. Jennifer Holmgren

Craig Horneck

Kallmann McKinnell & Wood

Mr. John G. W. Kelley

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Mr. Robert Kennedy

Ms. Diana Korzenik

Ms. Vicky Kruckeburg

Dr. John B. Little

Miss Selina F. Little

Ms. Susan Page Little

Edwin Martin

Mr. Donald W. Matheson

Mr. and Mrs. Henry N. McCarl

Julianne Mehegan

Ms. Maureen I. Meister and Mr. David L. Feigenbaum

Mark and Jenifer Menelly

Mr. Thomas S. Michie

Mr. Christopher Monkhouse

Mr. William Morgan

Mr. Louis J. Morin

Ms. Hanni Myers

Mr. Carl R. Nold

Richard C. and Jane C. Nylander

Prof. James F. O’Gorman

Mr. and Mrs. Robert I. Owens

Mr. Thomas Paine

Mr. William Pear

Ms. Jennifer Pustz

Ms. Milda B. Richardson

Mr. Daniel D. Reiff

Estate of Gabrielle Rousseau

Royal House and Slave Quarters

Mr. Anthony Mitchell Sammarco

Joanne Schoenegge

Mr. Robert Bayard Severy

Mr. and Mrs. Frederic A. Sharf

Silverman Trykowski Associates

Mr. Earle G. Shettleworth Jr.

Ms. Julie A. Solz

Mrs. Frederick A. Stahl

Mr. Kenneth C. Turino

Mr. and Mrs. Gerald W. R. Ward

Ms. Nina Heald Webber

Ms. Kristen Weiss

Mr. Leonard Wheeler

Richard Wills for Royal Barry Wills Associates

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Historic New England is

grateful for the continued

support of its donors

and sponsors.

Anonymous (4)

Ms. Diana Abrashkin

Mr. Peter W. Ambler and Ms. Lindsay M. Miller

Mr. and Mrs. Kenneth L. Ames

Mrs. Oliver F. Ames

Mr. Ralph C. Bloom

Mr. Leslie P. Brodacki

Ms. Natalea G. Brown

Mrs. Cynthia de Bruyn Kops III

Mr. Charles E. Buckley†

Mr. William de K. Burton

Mr. Thomas C. Casey

Mr. and Mrs. J. Scott Chaloud

Mr. and Mrs. Richard W. Cheek

Mr. Arthur D. Clarke and Ms. Susan P. Sloan

Ms. Margaret L. Clarke

Mrs. Susan W. Crum

Dr. Abbott Lowell Cummings

Mr. Stuart A. Drake

Mr. Nicholas C. Edsall

Dr. Donald Ehresmann

Ms. Alan S. Emmet

Mrs. Marjorie A. Falvey

Mr. Paul E. Giese and Ms. Lucretia Hoover Giese

Mr. Philip A. Hayden

Mr. Henry B. Hoover Jr.

Mrs. Susan Humphreys

Mr. Christopher Keppelman

Mrs. Mary S. Kingsbery

Ms. Sylvia B. Lunt†

Mr. John Matzke

Mr. Paul F. McDonough Jr. and Ms. Carla A. Blakley

Mr. Gerald P. Miller

Mr. Alan Murray

Mr. John A. Neale and Dr. Stephen L. Boswell

Mr. Carl R. Nold

Mr. and Mrs. Richard C. Nylander

Mr. Stephen P. Parson

Mr. and Mrs. Anthony D. Pell

Mr. Brian R. Pfeiffer

Ms. Deborah Reed

Mr. Robert B. Rettig

Ms. Marcia A. Rizzotto

Mr. David N. Rooney

Mr. and Mrs. Roger M. Schamay

The Honorable John W. Sears

Mr. and Mrs. Roger T. Servison

Mr. Earle G. Shettleworth Jr.

Mr. Alan P. Slack

Mr. Frederick A.† and Mrs. Jane M. Stahl

Mr. Dennis E. Stark and Mr. Robert F. Amarantes

Mr. J. Reed Stewart

Mr. and Mrs. Thomas A. Stone

Ms. Denise C. Sullivan

Mr. E. Clothier Tepper

Mr. George E. Triantaris

Miss Jane S. Tucker†

Mr. William G. Waters

Mr. Roger Willmott

Miss Enid Wilson†

†deceased

OTIS SOCIETY

The Otis Society honors donors who include Historic New England in their wills and estate

plans. Named for Harrison Gray Otis, the prominent lawyer and politician whose 1796

home has been a Historic New England museum since 1916, this important group reflects

the extraordinary impact of planned giving on the future of Historic New England.

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Theodore Alfond

Deborah L. Allinson

Nancy J. Barnard

Joan M. Berndt

Maureen Fennessy Bousa

Jon-Paul Couture

William C. S. Hicks

Joseph S. Junkin

Theodore C. Landsmark

David A. Martland

Sandra Massey

F. Warren McFarlan

Carl R. Nold

Randy J. Parker

Robert A. Pemberton

Margaret Ruttenberg

Roger T. Servison

Sylvia Q. Simmons

Theresa M. Stone

William Vareika

George Ballantyne

Frederick D. Ballou

Lynne Z. Bassett

Ann M. Beha

Joan M. Berndt

Charles E. Beveridge

Ralph C. Bloom

Ronald P. Bourgeault

Randolph D. Brock

Jeffrey R. Brown

W. Robert Carr

Harold J. Carroll

Michael R. Carter

Edward Lee Cave

Richard W. Cheek

Martha Fuller Clark

Karen Clarke

Barbara Cleary

William C. Clendaniel

Frances H. Colburn

Gregory L. Colling

Richard Cornell

Suzanne Courcier

Julia D. Cox

Trudy Coxe

Abbott Lowell Cummings

Elizabeth Hope Cushing

Elizabeth K. Deane

William H. Dunlap

Jared I. Edwards

Harron Ellenson

Robert P. Emlen

Marcy Gefter

Lucretia Hoover Giese

Debra W. Glabeau

Briann G. Greenfield

Kerri Greenidge

Martha D. Hamilton

Judy L. Hayward

Catha A. Hesse

Bruce A. Irving

Edward C. Johnson 3d

Elizabeth B. Johnson

Sara C. Junkin

Mark R. Kiefer

Anne F. Kilguss

Paula Laverty

Arleyn A. Levee

Anita C. Lincoln

John B. Little

Charles R. Longsworth

Janina A. Longtine

Peter S. Lynch

Peter E. Madsen

Philip Cryan Marshall

Johanna McBrien

Paul F. McDonough

James D. McNeely

Maureen I. Meister

Pauline C. Metcalf

Thomas S. Michie

Keith N. Morgan

William Morgan

Henry Moss

Cammie Henderson Murphy

Stephen E. Murphy

Marie C. Oedel

Richard H. Oedel

James F. O’Gorman

Mary C. O’Neil

Carolyn Osteen

Elizabeth H. Owens

Robert I. Owens

Elizabeth S. Padjen

Anthony D. Pell

Samuel D. Perry

Patrick Pinnell

Elizabeth Pochoda

Jeffry A. Pond

Julie A. Porter

Marion E. Pressley

Sally W. Rand

Gail Ravgiala

Kennedy P. Richardson

Timothy Rohan

Gretchen G. Schuler

Kristin L. Servison

Earle G. Shettleworth

Susan P. Sloan

Joseph Peter Spang

Andrew Spindler-Roesle

Dennis E. Stark

Susan E. Strickler

Charles M. Sullivan

E. Clothier Tepper

Jonathan Trace

Paige Insley Trace

William B. Tyler

Theodore W. Vasiliou

William P. Veillette

Gerald W. R. Ward

David Watters

Alexander Webb III

Roger S. Webb

Elisabeth Garrett Widmer

Kemble D. Widmer II

Susie Wilkening

Robert Wilkins

Richard H. Willis

Robert O. Wilson

Linda W. Wiseman

Gary Wolf

Walter W. Woodward

William McKenzie Woodward

Ellen M. Wyman

Charles A. Ziering

Margaret Ziering

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