Robbins House is on the Move
[The Drinking Gourd Project was featured on Concord Patch. Read the article on Concord Patch]
by Maureen C. Belt
As usual, there are lots of fun things in store for a great weekend in Concord. One of the more exciting activities planned is the relocation of the Robbins House.
Concord’s place in history is well known around [...]
Concord Currents: Move a house, paint the town, enjoy music this weekend
[The Drinking Gourd Project was featured on Concord Currents. Read the article on boston.com]By Betsy LevinsonSaturday, the Milldam will be a hive of activity starting with the move of the historic Caesar Robbins house from Bedford Street where it has stood for decades, to the Minute Man National Historical Park on Monument Street. The house’s [...]
Big move ahead for Concord’s historic Robbins House
[The Drinking Gourd Project was featured in The Boston Globe. Read the full article on boston.com]By Jennifer Fenn Lefferts, Globe CorrespondentThe historic Robbins House will make its way through Concord later this month to its new home on Monument Street.The Drinking Gourd Project, Inc. announced Wednesday that a two-year effort to save the house from [...]
Thursday Construction
The floor slab drainage is in, the excavation backfilled and the floor was being poured at 1:30.For anyone who hasn’t driven by, the house is raised off the foundation at 324 and ready to go!9 days and counting
Concord’s Historic Robbins House To Be Moved
he Robbins House (circa 1830), built and inhabited by the descendants of Revolutionary War veteran and former Concord slavery survivor Caesar Robbins, will be returned close to its original site across from The North Bridge and Old Manse on Saturday morning, May 21. Once installed, it will become The Robbins House Interpretive Center.The move begins [...]
Wednesday Construction
The house is off the foundation and ready to move! Steel in place