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Giddings Family Home
Giddings, John, 1728-17851749/1752
The Henry Ford
Dearborn, MI, United States
John Giddings was a merchant who earned a good living in the West Indies trade. Giddings lived here with his wife and five children. He built this grand house in 1751 in Exeter, New Hampshire. Its plan was typical of upscale New England houses of its time, with a multi-purpose hall and parlor on the first floor and two bedrooms above.
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Details
- Title: Giddings Family Home
- Creator: Giddings, John, 1728-1785
- Date Created: 1749/1752
- Location: United States, New Hampshire, Exeter
- Subject Keywords: Giddings, John, 1728-1785, Pearson, Joseph, 1737-1823, Merchants, Politicians, Houses, Buildings (Structures)
- Type: Objects
- Contributor: The Henry Ford
- Original Source: http://collections.thehenryford.org/Collection.aspx?objectKey=150694
- Object Name: House
- Object ID: 29.3043.1
- Image ID: THF2012
- Credit: From the Collections of The Henry Ford.
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