The Noyes House Museum is a historic house and museum Morristown, Vermont, overlooking the Lamoille River.

History

John Safford built the house in 1797. In 1810, he sold the property to his son Jedediah who expanded the house with a brick Federal style addition. He also built the English barn in the 1820s.

Noyes House Museum

Museum

The Noyes House Museum exhibits focus on 19th century life in Morristown. The museum's collection includes furniture, military objects, textiles, clothing, photographs, pottery, folk and fine art, and many of the tools and objects of Vermont farm life in the 19th century. Each year, the museum has new exhibits showcasing aspects of 19th century Victorian life in the area. Past exhibits have focused on Victorian Etiquette, Grimm's Fairy Tales, and Death in the Civil War.

Noyes House Museum

Among its large collection, the museum has an 18th-century Native American dugout canoe and an extensive collection of hairwork items.

Noyes House Museum

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Welcome

Federal architecture in Vermont

Buildings and structures in Lamoille County, Vermont

Historic house museums in Vermont

Museums in Lamoille County, Vermont

Houses completed in 1797