点评:We've been to a lot of house tours. This is easily one of the best. And it's free, funded mostly by grants!
Because the furnishings are all from the 1890-1920 period, and seem to be, the house gives the appearance of being one I could have lived in at the time. One of the few I've seen designed for the dining room to directly access every other room of the first floor. Of course, in 1890, the views of the river had to be spectacular.
The guide, Natalie, was excellent. Said she's been there 17 years and her expertise on some of the questions the two of us asked proved her knowledge. During the entire tour, she gave the two of us the impression of just having a conversation with us about what we were seeing. When we walked up, she came out to greet us and the easy conversation started on the porch and continued through to the end in the kitchen.
Someone else mentioned the Edison beeswax player and that alone was almost worth the donation I left. I've heard of those and to see and hear one live and to be able to record it, was an amazing plus to the house.
If you're looking for turn of the 20th century gardening, that's not their forte. The shade garden it what it is and the area behind the house is relatively uneventful. It's an urban-situated house. I didn't expect landscaping.
I have no idea how long we were there. Natalie gave us no indication that her time was short or even measured and, because of the nature of the tour, ours wasn't either.
There aren't a ton of things to do in Groton outside of the sub base. But this should be on everyone's list.
翻译:我们参加过很多房屋参观活动。这次无疑是最好的一次。而且是免费的,资金主要来自补助金!
因为家具都是 1890-1920 年间的东西,而且看起来确实如此,所以这所房子看起来就像我当时可以住进去的。这是我见过的为数不多的几所设计为餐厅可直接通往一楼其他每个房间的房子之一。当然,在 1890 年,河景一定很壮观。
导游 Natalie 很棒。她说她已经在那里待了 17 年,她对我们两人提出的一些问题的专业知识证明了她的知识。在整个游览过程中,她给我们两个人的印象就像是在和我们谈论我们所看到的东西。当我们走上前时,她出来迎接我们,轻松的谈话从门廊开始,一直持续到厨房结束。
有人提到了爱迪生蜂蜡播放器,仅凭这一点就几乎值得我留下的捐款。我听说过这些,亲眼看到和听到它们并能够记录下来,对这所房子来说是一个惊人的加分项。
如果你正在寻找 20 世纪初的园艺,那不是他们的强项。阴凉花园就是这样,房子后面的区域相对平静。这是一栋城市住宅。我没想到会有景观美化。
我不知道我们在那里待了多久。娜塔莉没有告诉我们她的时间很短,甚至没有衡量过,而且由于这次旅行的性质,我们的时间也没有。
除了基地之外,格罗顿没有太多事情可做。但这应该在每个人的名单上。