Historic Deerfield - Sites

Sites

Eleven historic house museums are located in Historic Deerfield. Most are viewed on guided tours. A modern museum and a visitor center are part of the complex. The museum offers special exhibitions, family activities, workshops and seminars on historic subjects, and a gift shop. The Deerfield Inn is available for visitors.

• Ashley House - 1734 home of Deerfield's 18th-century minister, with furnishings of the Connecticut River elite and English ceramics.

• Allen House - 1734 home that was the 20th-century residence of Historic Deerfield's founders Henry and Helen Flynt. The Flynt family renovated the house in 1945. The home features their personal collection of American antiques. Open by arrangement.

• Stebbins House - 1799 home of Asa Stebbins. The brick house features Federal period decorations, including neoclassical furnishings dating from 1790 to 1830. One highlight are the French scenic wallpaper panels manufactured by Joseph Dufour et Cie that depict the voyages of Captain Cook. This house is open for self-guided tours.

• Barnard Tavern - 1795 tavern, currently closed for restoration and reinterpretation. It is scheduled to reopen in Fall 2013.

• Dwight House - This c.1754 house was built in Springfield, Massachusetts. It was moved to Deerfield in 1950 when it was threatened with demolition. The house re-opened in 2009 as a museum of historic trades.

• Frary House - c.1750 home that is interpreted to depict the 1890s home of Miss C. Alice Baker, who restored the house in 1892. Displays include New England antiques, Arts and Crafts needlework, ironware and basketry. The house features Miss Baker's role in fostering the Colonial Revival in Deerfield.

• Sheldon House - Built in 1754/5, the Sheldon House is interpreted to the period of 1780 to 1810. This house is open for self-guided tours.

• Wells-Thorn House - This 1747 house features rooms demonstrating different periods and lifestyles from 1725 to the 1850s.

• Williams House - c.1730 house Extensively renovated in 1817, the house features Federal-style furnishings and decorations.

• Flynt Center of Early New England Life - a modern museum with changing exhibits of history, heritage crafts, decorative arts and other topics.

• Hall Tavern Visitor Center - Originally built c. 1785 in Charlemont, Massachusetts, with a ballroom wing that was added around 1815, the building was moved to Deerfield and converted to a visitor center.