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127: 1305: 82: 102: 152: 1317: 849: 305:. It preserves the 1860 Victorian rowhouse occupied by three generations of the Gibson family. The house was one of the first to be built in Back Bay, and has an unparalleled state of preservation that includes wallpaper, textiles, furnishings, and family artifacts and collections. Both the public and service areas of the house exhibit a high degree of preservation, and are viewable on tours. The property was designated a 1294: 352:. The Gibson House's landmark status is due to its claim that it is the only Victorian era row house in Boston's Back Bay to maintain the integral relationship between the exterior architectural shell and the original interior plan, with its accompanying decorative schemes. Its interior is a composite of family furnishings and pieces added to make it more complete. 159: 134: 109: 1377: 932: 1240: 1235: 1230: 863: 928: 908: 903: 898: 868: 918: 888: 790: 455: 923: 913: 893: 873: 1262: 883: 878: 1267: 1215: 1095: 1049: 982: 1145: 1120: 1080: 1008: 977: 956: 1225: 1161: 1130: 1085: 1070: 1065: 1220: 1125: 1115: 1018: 1135: 1110: 1100: 1075: 1028: 1013: 1003: 987: 961: 1171: 1166: 1140: 1105: 1090: 340:
Charles married Rosamond Warren in 1871 and brought her to live at number 137. Rosamond was from a very distinguished Boston family and after Catherine's death in 1888 redecorated the house with Japanese wallpapers.
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A study report of Gibson House Museum: 137 Beacon Street, Boston, Massachusetts / written by Catherine L. Seiberling; based in part on research by Stephen Jerome; Publisher: Boston: Gibson House, c1991, book 3, p.
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The widowed Catherine Hammond Gibson purchased the newly filled in land for $ 3,696 in 1859 in order to move away from
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style with an exterior of brownstone and red brick. She passed it on to her son Charles Hammond Gibson.
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The museum hosts public tours and programming including lectures and receptions.
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This article is about the museum in Boston, Massachusetts. For other uses, see
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features scenes of Clara in the museum's Music Room and on the
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Day Celebration fundraiser, featuring period cocktails.
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Gibson House (disambiguation)
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
U.S. National Historic Landmark
U.S. Historic district
Contributing property

Beacon Street
Gibson House Museum is located in Boston
Gibson House Museum is located in Massachusetts
Gibson House Museum is located in the United States
Boston, Massachusetts
42°21′17.4″N 71°4′26.9″W / 42.354833°N 71.074139°W / 42.354833; -71.074139
Back Bay Historic District
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historic house museum
Back Bay
Boston, Massachusetts
Boston Landmark
Boston Landmarks Commission
National Historic Landmark
Beacon Hill
Edward Clarke Cabot
Italian Renaissance
Charles Hammond Gibson Jr.
National Historic Landmark
Simple Machine Theatre
Grand Staircase and front hall
Charles Hammond Gibson Jr.
Prohibition

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