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Item Number:1333-22
Document Title:George E. Keith Park/ Brockton, MA./ Sketch Study for Entrance Posts [recto]
Project:01333; Keith, Myron; Geo. E. Keith Pk, now -- -- --; Brockton; Massachusetts; 01 Parks, Parkways & Recreation Areas; 77 PLANS (1930-1932)
Artist/Creator:OBLA / OLMSTED BROTHERS --Engley,
Location:Olmsted National Historic Site, Brookline, MA
Category:PLAN
Purpose:ST (Study)
Physical Characteristics:14 3/4" x 18 3/4" graphite trace
Dates:12-JUN-1951 [recto]
Notes:Perspective [P/I]
Please credit: Courtesy of the United States Department of the Interior, National Park Service, Frederick Law Olmsted National Historic Site.
History
Restoration House was originally two medieval buildings (1454 and 1502–22) with a space between.
They were joined together in 1640-1660 (tree ring data from roof) by inserting a third building between the two, to create a larger house.
The first owner of the completed house was Henry Clerke, a lawyer and Rochester MP. Clerke caused further works in 1670, the refacing of the entrance facade, the Great Staircase and other internal works.
The house was then bought by William Bockenham. It was owned by Stephen T. Aveling in the late 19th century, and he wrote a history of the house which was published in Vol. 15 of "Archaeologia Cantiana".
The house was purchased for £270,000[7] by the English entertainer Rod Hull, in 1986, to save it from being turned into a car park; and he then spent another £500,000 restoring it.
It was taken by the Receiver in 1994 to cover an unpaid tax bill.
The current owners over the past decade have uncovered decoration schemes from the mid 17th century, which reveal the fashionable taste of the period, much influenced by the fashions on the continent.
Charles Dickens
According to the biographer John Forster, the novelist Charles Dickens, who lived nearby, used Restoration House as a model for Miss Havisham's Satis House in Great Expectations; the name "Satis House" belongs to the house where Rochester MP, Sir Richard Watts, entertained Queen Elizabeth I - it is now the administrative office of King's School, Rochester.
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