Last updated: 1/14/2011
Deerfield, Massachusetts
Street Address
84B Old Main Street
Deerfield, MA 01342
Mailing Address
Historic Deerfield, Inc.
P.O.Box 321
Deerfield, MA 01342
phone: 413-774-5581
fax: 413-775-7220
web: www.historic-deerfield.org

Museum Type(s)

Staff

Marc Belanger
phone: 413-775-7127
Lillian Miskinis
phone: 413-775-7132
Description

Welcome to the Historic Deerfield: We hope you will be visiting our museum of history, art and architecture along a mile-long street laid out in 1671 and still lined with 18th- and 19th-century houses on their original sites. This quintessential New England village is surrounded by working farms and rolling cornfields along the Deerfield River. Here in western Massachusetts, Historic Deerfield’s museum houses range in date from the 1730s to the 1840s. Inside you will find one of the best public collections of art and antiques in America while you explore the lifestyle of early New England in a working village of endless beauty. And after touring, take time to relax at the 1884 Deerfield Inn. Pleae visit our website and use it to plan your trip to see us in Deerfield!

Mission

Historic Deerfield, Inc., is dedicated to the heritage and preservation of Deerfield, Massachusetts and the Connecticut River Valley. Its museums and programs provide today’s audiences with experiences that create an understanding and appreciation of New England’s historic villages and countryside.

History

Historic Deerfield was incorporated in 1952 to sustain the work of Mr. and Mrs. Henry Flynt of Greenwich, Connecticut. In 1936, the Flynts enrolled their son at Deerfield Academy, a nationally-known college preparatory school founded in 1797, located in the center of Deerfield, Massachusetts. With the encouragement of Deerfield Academy’s headmaster, Frank Boyden, they began to purchase and restore the old houses along The Street to carefully restore them. Today, 11 historic houses and the Flynt Center of Early New England Life display collections of more than 25,000 objects made or used in America between 1650 and 1850.

Services
Gift Shop
Special Event Rental
Group Tours
Exhibitions
Museum Events
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