Laurie Kearney

Celebrating Medfield’s Witness Houses — The Harding-Fairbanks House

Sep 1, 2026   The Harding-Fairbanks House sits on Bridge Street, overlooking the Charles River marsh, and is about 270 years old. Old records note that the house has been called Quinobequin, an Algonquian word meaning “meandering” or “wandering,” clearly a reference to the Charles River. The house is a beautiful example of a center-entry Colonial, […]

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The Lucy Bran House – A Revolutionary War Witness House

July 21, 2026   In the summer of 1889, renowned artist Dennis Miller Bunker was summering in Medfield, painting pictures of the town’s bucolic landscapes. His painting *Roadside Cottage* memorializes the Lucy Bran House and is now part of the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston collection. This house has a long history, and Lucy Bran (1752–1837)

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