The John Greenleaf Whittier Homestead, located at 305 Whittier Road in Haverhill, is the birthplace and home of American Quaker poet and abolitionist John Greenleaf Whittier. The property, built in 1688 by Thomas Whittier, pioneer and great-great-grandfather of John Greenleaf Whittier, now operates as a museum.
John Greenleaf Whittier was born in 1807 in the southwest parlor of the farm house, which today remains essentially unchanged. The homestead is the setting for his well-known narrative poem "Snow-Bound", published in 1866. Whittier also set many of his other poems in the Haverhill area, including "Fernside Brook", "The Barefoot Boy", and "The Sycamores".
Whittier lived in the home for 29 years, before moving to Amesbury.
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