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Cory House: Letter To Abbot Cummings, Regarding Door Frame
Cory House: Letter To Abbot Cummings, Regarding Door Frame
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Anne Baker's letter to Abbot Cummings inquiring about an elliptical pediment over the Cory House front door frame and over the windows.
Cory House: Site And Building Summary - Cory Farm Complex
Cory House: Site And Building Summary - Cory Farm Complex
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Anne W. Baker's Site and Building Summary of the Cory Farm Complex giving a brief history of the house, an architectural and structural report, and a site description of its exterior and interior including brief descriptions of each room, the attic, the stairs, the ell, the fenestration, the roof, and the foundation. Dated December 18, 2004.
Cory House: History
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History of the Cory Cornell land, house and farm. Criteria Statement for placement on the National Register of Historic Places. No date or author cited on this document, however an email dated December 14, 2004 from Peggi Medeiros of the Waterfront League contains the same content.
Cory Family Information
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Email from Harriet Vaughan to Anne Baker regarding family history of the Cory Family from 1635 to late 1700s. Dated October 24, 2004. Source given was New England Families #2.
Cory Family Society Newsletter, July 2002
Cory Family Society Newsletter, July 2002
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Cory Family Society Newsletter, vol. 17, no.2, July 2002. Article describing the 2002 Annual and Family Re-Union - Rhode Island (Back to the Cory Roots) August 15-18, 2002. Includes a 2nd Reprint of August 1993 Portsmouth, Rhode Island tour by Charlotte Muller.
Cory House: Thomas Cory First Will
Cory House: Thomas Cory First Will
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Last Will and Testament of Thomas Cory dated 12 January 1731/32. Son of William Cory and Mary Earle. This was Thomas Cory's first will. Note from Dick Keyler: "notes might be helpful in tracking the ownership of the Cornell Road land that William Cory acquired in the original division of the Westport portion of the the colonial town of Dartmouth." no source given. Thomas Cory's second will is dated 1734.
Cory House: Statement Of Criteria For Massachusetts Historical Commission Nomination
Cory House: Statement Of Criteria For Massachusetts Historical Commission Nomination
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The Statement of Criteria written to the Massachusetts Historical Commission in support of the Cory House Project nomination in the category of Rehabilitation and Restoration. No author or date appear on this document.
Cory House: Nomination For Mhc Award, Steve Tyson's Letter Of Support
Cory House: Nomination For Mhc Award, Steve Tyson's Letter Of Support
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A letter written by the Cory House contractor, Steve Tyson, in support of its nomination for the Massachusetts Historical Commission award. Tyson describes the restoration work and the dedication to its preservation by Cory House owners, Tim and Maryann Bryant.
Cory Farm Family History
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Chronological history of the Cory Family and the deeds to the Cory Farm. Covers dates 1669 - 2004.
Cory House: National Register Of Historic Places Eligibility
Cory House: National Register Of Historic Places Eligibility
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Letter from the Massachusetts Historical Commission to Peggi Medeiros of WHALE indicating that the Cory-Cornell Farmstead is eligible for listing in the National Register of Historic Places. Letter is dated January 27, 2005.
Cory House: Massachusetts Historical Commission Preservation Award, 2007
Cory House: Massachusetts Historical Commission Preservation Award, 2007
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Massachusetts Historical Commission Award for the restoration of the Cory House, Westport, MA. Nominated by Steve Tyson of the Architectural Preservation Group. Awarded to Mr. and Mrs. Timothy Bryant in 2007.