The life of this pre-Georgian cape style house spans centuries. As with our past preservation and restoration work which included stabilization from the foundations up, we approached phase three guided by The […]
Selecting a Historic Period for Preservation and Restoration Read More »
The inhabitants of our 1762 house, still extant in 2017, would have added decorative details over the centuries. Originally constructed with wide pine panels serving as interior walls and whitewashed,
Eighteenth Century Caulking Methods This fragment of linen was discovered in the Large Parlor in between two of the original pine boards or panels, closest to the entryway from the
Phase 3 Restoration Phase III restoration of the 1762 Akin House has begun with a detailed examination of each room and the removal of centuries of layers (plaster, lath, 19th/20th
Peel Away the Layers to Reveal the Shadows of History Read More »
In 2015, DHPT was awarded Dartmouth Community Preservation Act (CPA) funds for Phase III restoration at our 1762 Akin House at 762 Dartmouth Street. We recently hired preservation contractor, Tom
Akin House Restoration Phase III has begun in earnest Read More »
Henry Barnard Worth (1858-1923), a local historian living in New Bedford, was active in the first quarter of the twentieth century. He was a member and officer of the Old
Henry Worth and the History of the Akins in old Dartmouth Read More »
In 1921, the Akin House becomes a part of film history as a location for Elmer Clifton’s Down to the Sea in Ships. These still photos provide a record of
“Down to the Sea in Ships” and the 1762 Elihu Akin House of the early 1920s Read More »
For a brief chronology of the Akins at pivotal moments in our history, read on.
A Brief History of the Dartmouth Akins and the Akin “Farmstead” Read More »
For those of you who are interested in local history and the origins of the 1762 Akin House on the corner of Dartmouth and Rockland Streets, this link is for
The Akin House Property in the Context of South Dartmouth Read More »
Historic Preservation Restrictions [HPR] are a legal means to provide the highest level of long-term protection to significant historic properties in the form of deed easements. This image of the
Sunday, June 7th was DHPT’s first specifically kids’ focused event! After arriving at 1pm and decorating “treasure chest” bags for the goodies they were about to find, kids had a
