Wednesday, February 22, 2012
Sandwich Museums
Sandwich offers spectacular museums that depict the history and life of the town...
Heritage Museums & Gardens
Heritage Museums & Gardens consist of one hundred spectacular acres of labeled trees and shrubs, beautiful flowers and dazzling gardens. The Heritage offers miles of walking paths and three museums that feature American Art and a hand carved carousel.
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Wing Fort House
Built in 1641, the Wing Fort House is the oldest house in New England owned and operated continuously by the same family over three centuries. Now restored, it is furnished almost entirely with Wing family antiques showing the different periods of its unique history.
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Sandwich Glass Museum
The Sandwich Glass Museum intrepret the history of the town and its glass industry. Exhibits of glass and historical items tell the story of the town's greatest contribution to the American Industrial Revolution.
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Dexter Grist Mill
The Dexter Grist Mill is one of the most photographed sites on Cape Cod. The mill overlooks Shawmee Pond and is bordered by the Town Hall, herring run, picturesque colonial homes, and a cemetery dated back to the 1600s.
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Hoxie House
Take a trip back in time. The Hoxie House reflects life in the town of Sandwich in the 17th-century. This saltbox is named after a whaling captain who owned the house in the mid-1800s.The Hoxie House is a first-period house restored and furnished to reflect early colonial construction with many interesting features such as gunstock posts, pumpkin-pine Maine beams, and wide floorboards.
Thornton W. Burgess Museum
The Thornton W. Burgess Museum is located on the shores of beautiful Shawme Pond. Here the life, works, and spirit of Thornton Burgess, renowned children's author, naturalist, and Sandwich native are preserved in the 18th-centruy house once owned by his aunt, Arabella Burgess.
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Green Briar Nature Center
The Green Briar Nature Center offers live animal exhibits, nature trails, a library and a spectacular wildflower garden. Natural history programs are offered for children and adults year round. Green Briar is also the home of the historic Green Briar Jam Kitchen which has been making jams, jellies and preserves since 1903.
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Benjamin Nye Homestead & Museum
The 18th-century home of one of the first settlers of Sandwich. Enjoy the beautiful natural setting of the Benjamin Nye Homestead. The house was built by Benjamin Nye, one of the first 50 men to settle in Sandwich.
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What members are saying...
"I decided to go into business for myself after working for electrical contractors for about ten years. I joined the Sandwich Chamber of Commerce on the recommendation of my father, Jim Pierce. Since becoming a member, I have met upstanding local business people who gave me the opportunity to earn their trust by hiring me to meet their electrical needs, and also referred my company to friends, family and colleagues. My investment of time and money in the Sandwich Chamber of Commerce has been returned ten-fold in business and networking relationships."
- Bob Pierce, Robert W. Pierce Electrician, Inc.
Contact Us
Sandwich Chamber of Commerce
128 RTE 6A
Sandwich, MA 02563
United States
Telephone: 508-833-9755
E-mail: info@sandwichchamber.com
