The Sargent House Museum
49 Middle Street
Gloucester, Massachusetts 01930
Learn the history of Judith Sargent Stevens Murray (1751-1820), a philosopher, writer and an early advocate of women’s equality. Visitors will also see a collection of original works by the great portrait painter John Singer Sargent (1856-1925) descendant of the Sargent family, who loved the house and its ties to Post-Revolutionary Gloucester.
For over 100 years, the Sargent House was the home of sea merchants, patriots and community leaders. A fine example of high-style Georgian domestic architecture, the house was built in 1782 for Judith Sargent Murray (1751-1820), a philosopher, writer and an early advocate of women’s equality.
Today, the Sargent House Museum seeks to engage the public in the life, times, writings, and home of Judith Sargent Murray, a pioneering advocate of women’s education and equality. Moreover, the Sargent House Museum seeks to empower women and men, young and old, to value women’s equality, education and role in the community for the benefit of the common good.
Events: https://www.sargenthouse.org/events
Website: https://www.sargenthouse.org
Image Credits: sargenthouse.org unless otherwise noted.