Hartwell Farm
| Hartwell Farm | |
|---|---|
 The restaurant in the 1960s | |
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| Restaurant information | |
| Established | 1925 |
| Closed | February 1968 |
| Previous owner(s) | Marion A. Fitch Jane Hamilton Poor |
| Street address | Virginia Road |
| City | Lincoln |
| County | Middlesex County |
| State | Massachusetts |
| Country | United States |
| Coordinates | 42°27′10″N 71°17′28″W / 42.4527°N 71.2910°W |
Hartwell Farm was a restaurant in Lincoln, Massachusetts, United States. Established in 1925 by Marion Abbie Fitch,[1] a Boston schoolteacher, and Jane Hamilton Poor, an architect,[2][3] it occupied the 1733-built Samuel Hartwell House, on Virginia Road in today's Minute Man National Historical Park.[4] The building was destroyed by fire in February 1968,[5] and all that remains is its central chimney stack.[3]
The restaurant's name preserved that of the property owned by Samuel Hartwell (1742–1829).[3][6]
Recipes from the restaurant have been published in several books, including Adventures in Good Eating (1940s and 1950s), Mrs. Appleyard's Kitchen (1974),[7] The Great American Cookbook (2011) and Adventures in Good Cooking (2014).[8][9][10] It was described as serving "country fare."[11]
The dining table of the restaurant, which served the same 25 luncheon and dinner options each day,[5] was placed in a "moon" arrangement so as not to have the guests sitting uncomfortably close to the fireplace.[12]
Poor died of edema in October 1961.[13] Thirteen years later, Fitch published Hartwell Farm – A Way of Life, a book which documented the running of the property, including the introduction of running water.[13]
Dining table
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The dining room's "moon" table
Building remains
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The remnants of the building -
Chimney and hearth
References
[edit]- ^ Documents of the School Committee of the City of Boston. 1923. p. 16.
- ^ The Great American Cookbook, Clementine Paddleford (2011)
- ^ a b c Lincoln – Lincoln Historical Society (2003) ISBN 9780738511467
- ^ Polumbaum, Judy (2021). All Available Light: The Life and Legacy of Photographer Ted Polumbaum. p. 68. ISBN 9781476686608.
- ^ a b "The Boston Globe from Boston, Massachusetts". Newspapers.com. 1968-02-19. Retrieved 2024-11-17.
- ^ Yankee (1956), volume 21, p. 63
- ^ Kent, Louise Andrews (1974). Mrs. Appleyard's Kitchen. Keats Publishing. p. 262. ISBN 9780879830922.
- ^ Paddleford, Clementine (2011-10-11). The Great American Cookbook: 500 Time-Testes Recipes: Favorite Food from Every State. Rizzoli Publications. ISBN 978-0-8478-3747-2.
- ^ Hines, Duncan (2014-03-27). Adventures in Good Cooking. University Press of Kentucky. ISBN 978-0-8131-4470-2.
- ^ Adventures in Good Eating. Adventures in Good Eating, Incorporated. 1943.
- ^ Polumbaum, Judy (2021). All Available Light: The Life and Legacy of Photographer Ted Polumbaum. McFarland. p. 63. ISBN 9781476686608.
- ^ Chamberlain, Narcissa G. (1953). Old Rooms for New Living: Being a Collection of Early American Interiors, Authentic in Design, Various in Period, and Suitable for Today's Living; this is a Treasury of Tradition for the Home Decorator. Hastings House. p. 54. ISBN 9780803853461.
- ^ a b Fitch, Marion (1974). Hartwell Farm - A Way of Life. George H. Jacques, Inc.