Lucy Bran

The Lucy Bran House – A Revolutionary War Witness House

1600s, Lucy Bran /

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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Rising from the ashes… Owners Save Historic Homes Despite Fires

1990s, Lucy Bran, Quinobequin House /

July 21, 2026   Ever since King Philip’s War reached Medfield in 1676, leaving numerous homesteads in flames, the town has repeatedly had to recover from devastating fires. Town Historian Richard DeSorgher chronicled some of Medfield’s most significant fires in a 2011 Hometown Weekly article (see Richard DeSorgher-Medfield fires 2011). Among them were the burning of

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