All posts tagged "Groton School"
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61.8K2New England PlacesSix Stunning Gothic Revival Buildings By Henry Vaughan
Henry Vaughan didn’t leave much in the way of paper records, but he did change the face of Puritan New England with...
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21.4K3Business and LaborPolly Peabody, The Bohemian Blueblood Who Invented the Bra
Inventing the bra was possibly the least interesting thing Polly Peabody did in her life. Born Mary Phelps Jacob, she was called...
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11.6K2Arts and LeisureIsabella Stewart Gardner, Early Gay Icon?
Isabella Stewart Gardner is known to most for Fenway Court, her palatial Boston museum from which $500 million in art was stolen...
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11.3K11bostonFrederick Law Olmsted Plans A Cemetery or a Hundred
Chances are good you’ve encountered the work of Frederick Law Olmsted more than once in your lifetime. You’ve probably set foot in...
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12.4K3Arts and LeisureEdie Sedgwick, Poor Little Rich Girl
In 1965, Edie Sedgwick appeared in one of Andy Warhol’s underground films in 1965. In it, she said, “I’ve never been anywhere...
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