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Hartwell Farm
Hartwell Farm was a restaurant in Lincoln, Massachusetts, United States. Established in 1925 by Marion Abbie Fitch, a Boston schoolteacher, and Jane Hamilton Poor, an architect, it occupied the 1733-built Samuel Hartwell House, on Virginia Road in today's Minute Man National Historical Park. The building was destroyed by fire in February 1968, and all that remains is its central chimney stack.

The restaurant's name preserved that of the property owned by Samuel Hartwell (1742–1829).

Recipes from the restaurant have been published in several books, including Adventures in Good Eating (1940s and 1950s), Mrs. Appleyard's Kitchen (1974), The Great American Cookbook (2011) and Adventures in Good Cooking (2014). It was described as serving "country fare."

The dining table of the restaurant, which served the same 25 luncheon and dinner options each day, was placed in a "moon" arrangement so as not to have the guests sitting uncomfortably close to the fireplace.

Poor died of edema in October 1961. 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.

Dining table

  • The dining room's "moon" table
    The dining room's "moon" table

Building remains

  • The remnants of the building
    The remnants of the building
  • Chimney and hearth
    Chimney and hearth

References

  1. ^ Documents of the School Committee of the City of Boston. 1923. p. 16.
  2. ^ The Great American Cookbook, Clementine Paddleford (2011)
  3. ^ Lincoln – Lincoln Historical Society (2003) ISBN 9780738511467
  4. ^ Polumbaum, Judy (2021). All Available Light: The Life and Legacy of Photographer Ted Polumbaum. p. 68. ISBN 9781476686608.
  5. ^ "The Boston Globe from Boston, Massachusetts". Newspapers.com. 1968-02-19. Retrieved 2024-11-17.
  6. ^ Yankee (1956), volume 21, p. 63
  7. ^ Kent, Louise Andrews (1974). Mrs. Appleyard's Kitchen. Keats Publishing. p. 262. ISBN 9780879830922.
  8. ^ 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.
  9. ^ Hines, Duncan (2014-03-27). Adventures in Good Cooking. University Press of Kentucky. ISBN 978-0-8131-4470-2.
  10. ^ Adventures in Good Eating. Adventures in Good Eating, Incorporated. 1943.
  11. ^ Polumbaum, Judy (2021). All Available Light: The Life and Legacy of Photographer Ted Polumbaum. McFarland. p. 63. ISBN 9781476686608.
  12. ^ 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.
  13. ^ Fitch, Marion (1974). Hartwell Farm - A Way of Life. George H. Jacques, Inc.
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