Brocklebank-Nelson-Beecher House



The Brocklebank-Nelson-Beecher House (circa 1668) is a First Period Colonial house located at 108 East Main Street (Route 133) in Georgetown. The Georgetown Historical Society now operates the house as a museum.

Several artifacts help to make the Brocklebank Museum unique, these include a restored "walk-in" fireplace which is said to be one of the largest in New England. The “Haunted Meal Chest” sits against one wall of the same room. In another room, visitors can look down through a viewing panel to the cellar where a secret "slave hole" was built during the days of the Underground Railroad. This room is believed to have been constructed by the Reverend Charles Beecher who was a fervent abolitionist. Also on display is an original slave collar similar to those worn by captured run-away slaves.

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