Colonial Charm Unveiled: A Tour of 3 Historic Homes

[@brendaketzler4112]

I am so enjoying touring these beautiful 18th century homes and hearing their history.❤Thank you once again Anne.

[@AnneClay]

You’re welcome Brenda!

[@pammcneil-sh8rx]

Thank you Anne for another great video. I love visiting old homes and their history. 😊

[@AnneClay]

Good you enjoyed it Pam

[@maryenright5793]

Thank you for showing us these beautiful 18th century homes with all of their rich history. I really enjoyed it!

[@AnneClay]

You’re very welcome!

[@deborah3055]

Thank you Anne I absolutely love the third house the murals are gorgeous 💕

[@AnneClay]

You’re welcome Deborah. The mural of the homes was of the different houses that Wallace Nutting fixed up.

[@kathypeterson526]

Thank you Anne for sharing. I love history and I love homes! Happy Spring!💝

[@AnneClay]

You’re welcome Kathy! Happy Spring!

[@judymelchert3966]

The blue & white bedroom in the first house was gorgeous. The murals in the last one are incredible. Thanks for taking us there !

[@AnneClay]

Right!? That blue and white bedroom was stunning!

[@doggiemama7192]

I enjoyed this immensely. Thank you for what you do. No one does it better.

[@AnneClay]

Aw thanks so much! I appreciate your kind words!

[@garymartin5898]

All these homes were beyond amazing,but the last one was beautiful....thank you Anne❤❤Becca M

[@AnneClay]

You’re welcome Becca!

[@cindyk4294]

Thank you Anne for the wonderful tour and history lesson!🌷

[@AnneClay]

You’re welcome Cindy.

[@marthameadows9013]

Fascinating history. Love it.

[@AnneClay]

Yes very interesting Martha.

[@sallyramaker1292]

Dear Anne....Back in the day when I was a small girl living in South Mpls. MN. I went to a grade school called Bancroft. I'm now 78, Thanks for the memory.

[@AnneClay]

Interesting. You’re welcome Sally. Hope there are good memories there.

[@luanadillingham5748]

Wow, another great video. So interesting. Thank you.

[@AnneClay]

Thanks Luana!

[@dawnsawyer4275]

Thank for this video very interesting. That 3rd house is beautiful ❤

[@AnneClay]

It was. Even the rooms that had no furniture in were lovely/

[@barbaradzitko1826]

Anne, thanks again for taking us on a tour of these beautiful historic houses. Have never seen the sliding window shutter in all my travels. Tom must glean a lot of helpful information from these visits.

[@AnneClay]

He does! He looks up at every chimney and all the construction fascinates him. Those sliding shutters were pretty cool.

[@rozchristopherson648]

I took Early American History when I was in college. I never heard the story about Deane. I also never heard that the attics in those old colonial homes were sometimes used as quarters for enslaved people. Thank you, Anne, for this video. 🧡

[@AnneClay]

You’re welcome Roz. It’s just been in the past few years that the Early American museums in the north are talking about the enslaved people who lived there.

[@laurievoelker9005]

Thank you ❣️ Thrilled with the exploration of my home state. Moved to Florida in 85. I was born in Manchester CT and mostly raised and lived in East Hartford. Seeing the outside style of the homes warms my heart. ❤

[@AnneClay]

Aw. Homes do look Very different in CT than Florida don’t they? Although I have to say that I love palm trees!

[@laurievoelker9005]

@@AnneClay Lol, palms are nice until they're to tall to trim. And they do very well at self sowing. 🙃

[@AnneClay]

I spent 9 months living in Florida and I had the most beautiful palm trees right out of my apartment window. I loved the sound of them swaying in the wind and the gorgeous green color of their palms. Good memories!

[@charlesmiller8060]

Oh my, Oh my Oh my!!!!!

[@AnneClay]

Lol

[@debcard6225]

Beautiful houses Anne! 💕

[@jcnichols1854]

What a wonderful tour. We enjoyed it very much and would love to go one day.

[@AnneClay]

Glad you enjoyed it!

[@bluebird8224]

So interesting !!! Reminds me of Colonial Virginia. I like the painted woodwork trim. I remember the first time I ever saw that in someone's house. I loved it. Narrating the tour gives the program so much energy - I am noticing that more and more while watching decorating shows. The pace is good, and the music very good. The furnishings were so tasteful in these houses. Thanks.

[@AnneClay]

Glad you enjoyed it! There’s such interesting history in those homes. In fact tonight I started watching “Franklin” on Apple TV and the character they introduced was Bancroft and I said “oh my goodness.. he’s a British spy!” Love when connections like that are made.

[@LadySublimity]

Gorgeous!!! Thank you.

[@AnneClay]

You’re welcome!!

[@dellahayden5606]

I am very fortunate to have 4 Wallace Nutting pictures.. I have yet to see his home but maybe I will in the near future. Thank you Anne for this wonderful video 😊🌷

[@AnneClay]

You’re welcome Della!

[@paulalim1476]

Great video Anne! I especially liked the stair spindles in the Dean house and the faux painted woodwork in the Webb house. We are so lucky to still have these places to enjoy! Side note: my maternal grandmother’s name was Elizabeth Stevens (Stephens).

[@AnneClay]

Oh wow! Interesting! Yes the homes are so cool! I really wanted to share all the death learning I did from the talk but apparently I didn’t video as much as I thot I did.

[@gailhorrocks]

Excellent video and history

[@AnneClay]

I love this place!

[@claymccleery9451]

Thanks for the history. I own nine Nutting painted photographs, three of them period Webb interiors.

[@AnneClay]

Oh wow interesting!!

[@saritaandino1980]

Once again Anne thank you for sharing this with us i was born and raised in Connecticut and have been to wethersfield a few times but have never visited all these historic homes history has always fascinated me as a child and i must be an old soul because i love all of this historic information thank you once again i am one of the lucky ones to have met such an amazing person called Anne Clay!

[@AnneClay]

Aw thanks Sarita!! You may be an old soul but you have a fantastic young spirit! ❤️

[@saritaandino1980]

@@AnneClay ❤️❤️❤️❤️

[@Elisabeth-zi8ww]

Love the tour of these three beautiful home's and seeing the docent's dressed in period clothing always bring a warm feeling to a tour. Told my husband if we wait long enough Anne will be visiting all these wonderful places and we can just sit back and save on traveling to New England again...he just laughed, shook his head and said..not in this lifetime..you are already planning out the next trip.. because of Anne we are now visiting shops we had never been to and there are probably more to be added to the itinerary in Anne's future video's....he thanks you Anne..😂😅

[@AnneClay]

lol. That’s funny! I visited a few homes that didn’t let me film and I was so sad because I want to share all the homes with you all!

[@Elisabeth-zi8ww]

Yes, it is sad there are some museum's that won't allow filming..guess they see it as a loss of income, too many videos out on the internet of there site, may cause a decrease in visitors.

[@AnneClay]

I think it would be the opposite because if I see a video about someplace, it makes me want to go.

[@Elisabeth-zi8ww]

I thoroughly agree Anne, because without your videos we would never had know about this museum or Tessiers shop in CT, as that is one state that we have never visited..and Bumpkins near Sturbridge will be a must see too..But, we do want to go to Tessiers our next trip because it is right next door to Early New England Homes, as we have wanted to get information and look at the model home..has been on the list for yrs, but we never could justify the drive..Now a Colonial shop next door that sells Town and Country furniture and smalls..be still my heart...😊 And my husband sends you a BIG thank you!!😂

[@AnneClay]

Tell your husband it’s my pleasure. 😇 I’ve been in that home! I wanted to tour that home in my video too but had to get ahold of the owner of the company and kind of forgot about it. I would live in one of those homes! They have character but none of the challenges we find without older home.

[@paulalim1476]

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