| Hartwell Farm | |
|---|---|
 The restaurant in the 1960s | |
| Restaurant information | |
| Established | April 19, 1925 |
| Closed | 1968 |
| Previous owner(s) | Marion A. Fitch Jane Hamilton Poor |
| Street address | Virginia Road |
| City | Lincoln |
| County | Middlesex County |
| State | Massachusetts |
| Country | United States |
| Coordinates | 42°27′10″N 71°17′28″W / 42.4527°N 71.2910°W |
Hartwell Farm was a restaurant in Lincoln, Massachusetts, United States. Established in 1925 by Marion Abbie Fitch,[1] a Boston schoolteacher, and Jane Hamilton Poor, an architect,[2][3] it occupied the 1733-built Samuel Hartwell House, on Virginia Road in today's Minute Man National Historical Park, until 1968.[4] The building was destroyed by fire in 1973, and all that remains is its central chimney stack.[3]
The restaurant's name preserved that of the property owned by Samuel Hartwell (1742–1829).[3][5]
Recipes from the restaurant have been published in several books, including Adventures in Good Eating (1940s and 1950s), Mrs. Appleyard's Kitchen (1974),[6] The Great American Cookbook (2011) and Adventures in Good Cooking (2014).[7][8][9] It was described as serving "country fare."[10]
The dining table of the restaurant, which served luncheon and dinner, was placed in a "moon" arrangement so as not to have the guests sitting uncomfortably close to the fireplace.[11]
Poor died of edema in October 1961.[12]
In 1974, Fitch published Hartwell Farm – A Way of Life, a book which documented the running of the property, including the introduction of running water.[12]
Dining table
The dining room's "moon" table
Building remains
The remnants of the building
Chimney and hearth
References
- ↑ Documents of the School Committee of the City of Boston. 1923. p. 16.
- ↑ The Great American Cookbook, Clementine Paddleford (2011)
- 1 2 3 Lincoln – Lincoln Historical Society (2003) ISBN 9780738511467
- ↑ Polumbaum, Judy (2021). All Available Light: The Life and Legacy of Photographer Ted Polumbaum. p. 68. ISBN 9781476686608.
- ↑ Yankee (1956), volume 21, p. 63
- ↑ Kent, Louise Andrews (1974). Mrs. Appleyard's Kitchen. Keats Publishing. p. 262. ISBN 9780879830922.
- ↑ Paddleford, Clementine (2011-10-11). The Great American Cookbook: 500 Time-Testes Recipes: Favorite Food from Every State. Rizzoli Publications. ISBN 978-0-8478-3747-2.
- ↑ Hines, Duncan (2014-03-27). Adventures in Good Cooking. University Press of Kentucky. ISBN 978-0-8131-4470-2.
- ↑ Adventures in Good Eating. Adventures in Good Eating, Incorporated. 1943.
- ↑ Polumbaum, Judy (2021). All Available Light: The Life and Legacy of Photographer Ted Polumbaum. McFarland. p. 63. ISBN 9781476686608.
- ↑ Chamberlain, Narcissa G. (1953). Old Rooms for New Living: Being a Collection of Early American Interiors, Authentic in Design, Various in Period, and Suitable for Today's Living; this is a Treasury of Tradition for the Home Decorator. Hastings House. p. 54. ISBN 9780803853461.
- 1 2 Fitch, Marion (1974). Hartwell Farm - A Way of Life. George H. Jacques, Inc.