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Vincent House: Baker Narrative

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Revised manuscript of Anne Baker's narrative about the Vincent House. Eventually became the basis for a chapter in her book Collecting Houses copyrighted in 2003. This manuscript is Copyright 1978, A.W. Baker Restorations, Inc. (note: no pages 11 and 12)

Vincent House: Artifact Inventory Sheets

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Vincent House Artifact Inventory Sheets from the Archaeological testing and salvage operations done at the Vinson Family House in Edgartown, Massachusetts in 1977.

Vincent House: A Proposal For Archaeological Testing And Salvage Operations At The Vinson Family House, Edgartown, Martha's Vineyard, Massachusetts

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Vinson House Archaeological Testing and Salvage Operations Proposal prepared for Anne Baker by Myron Stachiw. Dated July 8, 1977.

Vincent House: Newspaper Articles May - August 1977

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Photocopies of newspaper articles from May - August, 1977. No newspaper name given. Articles: Historic Preservation Society Will Restore Vincent House, One of the Vineyard's Oldest Houses, Dating Clues Are Sought, and Vinson House Move Planned for August: Work Begins

Vincent House: Stage Iii Schedule Of Work

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A step by step schedule of the work to be done in the Stage III restoration of Vincent House. Work to be performed is listed in order of priority. Dated June 17, 1978.

Vincent House: Massachusetts Historical Commission Form B

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Form B for Massachusetts Historical Commission application for Vincent House. August 14, 1977.

Vincent House: Letter From Baker To C. Stuart Avery, August 31, 1978

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Letter from Anne Baker to C. Stuart Avery of the Martha's Vineyard Historical Preservation Society concerning work to be done on the Exterior phase of Vincent House Restoration. Dated August 31, 1978

Vincent House: Letter From Baker To C. Stuart Avery, October 27,1978

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Letter from Anne Baker to C. Stuart Avery of Martha's Vineyard Historical Preservation Society concerning windows and door frame. Dated October 27, 1978.

Vincent House: Letter From Baker To Paul Anderson, Mvhps, October 15, 1979

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Letter from Baker to Paul Anderson of the Martha's Vineyard Historical Preservation Society concerning Baker's thoughts on the future use of the Vincent House as a museum. Dated October 15, 1979.

Vincent House: Baker Letter To C. Stuart Avery, May 10, 1979

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Letter from Baker to C. Stuart Avery concerning work completed to date and painting schedule and for the A and D Rooms. Dated May 10. 1979.

Vincent House: Paintwork Procedure

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Paintwork Procedure outlined for Room D, the Kitchen, and Room A, The Federal Room. Dated July 2, 1979.

Vincent House: Letter From Martha's Vineyard Historical Preservation Society To Baker, January 12, 1978

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Letter written by C. Stuart Avery to inform Baker of MVHPS Trustee vote for restoration items and costs. Dated January 12, 1978.

Vincent House: Baker Letter To Edward W. Vincent, Edgartown Conservation Commission, April 2, 1977

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Baker's letter to the Edgartown Conservation Commission describes the reasons for saving and preserving Vincent House and cost estimates for restoration and the re-location of the house

Vincent House: Baker Letter To Jerry Mackenty, June 7, 1977

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Anne Baker's letter to Jerry MacKenty appraising Vincent House and its historical materials and hardware. In this letter Baker mentions that the house was built in 1659 by Oliver Vincent on Old Meeting House Lane in Edgartown.

Vincent House: Baker Letters To Jerry Mackenty, June 15 And June 23, 1977

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In these letters, Baker describes the condition of the house before the restoration, hiring archeologist, Myron Stachiw, and house mover, Ed Briggs of Mattapoiset, and plans to start the drawings.

Vincent House: Baker Letter To C. Stuart Avery, Martha's Vineyard Historical Preservation Society, June 7,1977

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Baker's letter to Martha's Vineyard Historical Preservation Society discussing Phase 1 costs and plans for moving the house in August, 1977. Vincent House Expenses for Phase 1 and Phase 2 included.

Vincent House: Restoration - Procedures And Estimate

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Documentation of procedures to be done and cost estimate for each.

Vincent House: Letter To Selectman Concerning Vincent House Move

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Letter written by Anne Baker to the Edgartown Board of Selectmen to request permission to move over public rights, Vincent House, from Meeting House Way to a new site in Edgartown Village between Main Street and Pease's Point Way. Included is the Selectmen's response granting permission for move to occur on September 20 and 21, 1977 and a copy of the Building Moving Permit Bond.

Vincent House: Dukes County Intelligencer, August 1978. Special Edition On The Vincent House

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This August 1978 publication of the Duke's County Intelligencer focused on The Vincent House and provides an excellent explanation of the field archaeology investigation done at the original site in 1977, the architectural features of the Vincent House, and documentation about the Vinson/Vincent family. Articles included: "The Project" by C. Stuart Avery, "Architecture Restoration" by Anne W. Baker, "The Archaeology" by Myron Stachiw, and "The Family" by Mabel Keniston Baker.

Document link from the Martha's Vineyard Museum: https://mvmuseum.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/1978-C-Aug.pdf