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Bown House - Built in 1879 |
Last
Saturday was our first Family Field Trip of 2013. Although the girls attend public school and
go on field trips from time to time I feel it is best to add to that experience
as a family. Whenever possible I attend
school field trips as a chaperone. My
children love it when I get to go along.
They also really love it when we can have a similar experience in the
form of a Family Field Trip.
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Views of the parlor |
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...and a darling daughter. |
On the
first Saturday of each month, unless it is a holiday, The Bown House is opened
for guided tours from 1 to4 pm. Junior high
aged children and adults volunteer to dress up in period costume and read from
a script the various highlights of this historic Boise home.
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Of course I liked the kitchen best of all |
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Pretty china plates |
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Check out this sink and the pretty embroidered towels. |
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"Modern" washing machine |
A small
home by today’s standards this home was considered quite lavish in its
day. It housed four small bedrooms
upstairs, a parlor, dining room kitchen, pantry, bathroom and another bedroom
downstairs. Beautiful, simple architecture
for a standard middle class family home.
This
home was built in 1879, adjacent from the Oregon Trail, for Joseph and
Temperance Bown becoming part of their 240 acre ranch. Joseph was a rancher and Temperance a school
teacher. The Bown’s raised their seven
children in this lovely sandstone home.
I just love the opportunity to take a step back in time and visit these lovely old homes.
Looks like it was lots of fun! Family field trips are a good idea!
ReplyDeleteWhat a neat place.
ReplyDeleteK
Neat experience too.
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