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Choate-Caldwell House, Formerly at the Corner of Elm and County Streets, Now at the Smithsonian

September 8, 2024August 20, 2025 Gordon Harris10 Comments

In 1963 this house was slated for destruction, but through the efforts of local preservationists was relocated to the Smithsonian where it resides as the Museum’s largest artifact on permanent display.

Posted in PlacesTagged Caldwell, Choate, moved, slavery, Smithsonian, women
Ipswich MA historic photos by William Varrel

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