The John Greenleaf Whittier Home is a historic house located at 86 Friend Street in Amesbury. It was the home of American poet and abolitionist John Greenleaf Whittier from 1836 until his death in 1892, and now operates as a museum.
Whittier moved to this house in 1836, where he lived with his mother, aunt, and sister Eliza. Whittier wrote most of his poetry and prose in this house, including his classic "Snow Bound" written in the Garden Room. During his 56 year residence, he enlarged the house several times, raising the original building at the left up and adding another story, then adding the section to the right. The house and its furnishings essentially unchanged from the poet's death, including living rooms, bedroom, and Whittier's writing study with all its furnishings.
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