Eleven Exhibits plus a Great Gift Shop. Docent Tours and more. Allow 2-3 hours if you can. Museum Exhibits are open May-Oct and by appointment. Special Event, Lectures, Rentals, Research, and Administration are year round. See website for details.
In 1923, a group of citizens founded the Chatham Historical Society to preserve the history of Chatham; one of Cape Cod's earliest fishing villages. In fact, Samuel Champlain made landfall in Chatham in 1606! There is a stone marker commemorating this event near Stage Harbor. The Society's headquarters is the Atwood House& Museum complex - featuring the historic home owned by Captain Joseph Atwood which was built in 1752. The institution also features a comprehensive archives & research facility, A China trade gallery, A Chatham fishing gallery, The Stallknecht Mural Barn, The Joseph C. Lincoln gallery, and much more.
The mission of the Chatham Historical Society is to inform and educate present and future generations about the history and culture of Chatham and vicinity by collecting and preserving records of earlier generations and by exhibiting and interpreting art, artifacts, archives and places of historical interest.
Museum gift shop includes books, home goods, jewelry, scarves, accessories, children's toys and more.
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Beautiful property. Well kept garden. Quick to go through. Kind staff. Lovely paintin...
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Went to a wedding here. It was beautiful. The history was very interesting too.
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Always a fun time. It's so hard to have my kids there as the park gets filled with te...to add Atwood House & Museum map to your website;
