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Former name | Holyoke Museum of Fine Arts and Natural History |
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| Established | 1901 (original museum)[1] 1959 (current site) |
| Location | Holyoke, Massachusetts |
| Coordinates | 42°12′17″N 72°37′4″W / 42.20472°N 72.61778°W |
| Type | Historic house museum |
| Director | Megan Seiler |
| Owner | City of Holyoke |
| Public transit access | Bus: PVTA B23, R24 (all  ) |
| Website | wistariahurst.org |
Wistariahurst | |
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| Location | 238 Cabot St., Holyoke, Massachusetts |
| Area | 2.5 acres (1.0 ha) |
| Built | 1868 1874[a] |
| Architect | William Fenno Pratt[3]: 144 Clarence Sumner Luce Wilson Eyre[4][b] |
| Architectural style | Second Empire |
| NRHP reference No. | 73000295[2] |
| Added to NRHP | April 23, 1973 |
Wistariahurst is a historic house museum and the former estate of the Skinner family, located at 238 Cabot Street in Holyoke, Massachusetts. It was built in 1868 for William Skinner, the owner of a successful silk spinning and textile business, and is named for the abundant wisteria vines which cascade across its eastern facade.[5] Originally constructed in Williamsburg in 1868, the mansion designed by Northampton architect William Ferro Pratt was moved to Holyoke in 1874, following the devastating flood which swept away the original Skinner mills. Following the death of Belle Skinner, its music room was operated as a private museum from 1930 to 1959, housing the Belle Skinner Collection of Old Musical Instruments, before their donation by the family to Yale University. Since 1959 it has been operated as the Wistariahurst Museum, and is open to the public.[6] The property was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1973.[2]
- ^ "Skinner Mansion Seen as New Museum Home". Springfield Union. Springfield, Mass. February 7, 1959. p. 20.
- ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. April 15, 2008.
- ^ Kilborne, Sarah S. (2012). American Phoenix: The Remarkable Story of William Skinner, A Man Who Turned Disaster Into Destiny. New York: Free Press; Simon & Schuster.
- ^ HLY.135, Massachusetts Cultural Resource Information System (MACRIS)
- ^ Anderson, Phyllis (July 27, 1969). "Wistariahurst: Adventures of a Mansion". Springfield Union. Springfield, Mass. p. 7.
- ^ "Wistariahurst Museum". Wistariahurst Museum. Retrieved 2013-12-10.
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