Historic Deerfield
Introduction
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Images
An overhead shot of Historic Deerfield.
The Barnard Tavern.
Visitors enjoy a horse-drawn wagon ride through the village.
The Deerfield Inn.
Backstory and Context
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Created by Henry and Helen Flynt, Historic Deerfield interprets 300 years of the past and conveys the long tale of the diverse history of the town that includes the English, French, and enslaved and free African-Americans. Its buildings include the Deerfield Inn, a working inn built in 1884 with 24 guest rooms and Champney’s Restaurant and Tavern. The village also includes the Channing Blake Footpath that wanders through he local farmland and takes visitors past a working farm and along the Deerfield River.
Homes and buildings of note include the Ashley House, built in 1734 and home to Deerfield’s second minister; the Wright house, c.1824, which is now a historical furniture gallery; and the Silver and Metalware Collection, housed in a c.1814 building that now displays antique silver and pewter.
Other buildings to visit would be the Allen House, built in 1734 and the home of Henry and Helen Flynt which now displays their collection of American decorative art; the Apprentice’s Workshop at Dwight House, built in the 1750s and now a hands-on activity center; and the Wells-Thorn House, built in 1747 which is now furnished to reflect the changes that occurred in the village from 1725-1850.