“Architecture is frozen music.”
-Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
In Pioneer’s ongoing series of blogs here, here, here, and here on curricular resources for parents, families, and teachers during COVID-19, this one focuses on:
Introducing K-12 schoolchildren to great Massachusetts buildings & architecture.
“We shape our buildings; thereafter they shape us,” wrote Winston Churchill. Understanding enduring public and private architecture is a key way to learn about art, ideas, and how they harmonize with our democracy. Yet, Massachusetts buildings are often never discussed in K-12 education. We’re offering a variety of links about outstanding houses and architecture across the Bay State for parents, teachers, and schoolchildren to enjoy, visit, and better appreciate, including:
![Plimoth Plantation, Plymouth, MA](https://pioneerinstitute.org/wp-content/uploads/1-3-705x468.jpg)
Plimoth Plantation, Plymouth, MA
![House of the Seven Gables, Salem, MA](https://pioneerinstitute.org/wp-content/uploads/2-3-705x442.jpg)
House of the Seven Gables, Salem, MA
![Historic Deerfield Village, Deerfield, MA](https://pioneerinstitute.org/wp-content/uploads/3-4.jpg)
Historic Deerfield Village, Deerfield, MA
![Faneuil Hall, Boston, MA](https://pioneerinstitute.org/wp-content/uploads/4-3.jpg)
Faneuil Hall, Boston, MA
![King’s Chapel, Boston, MA](https://pioneerinstitute.org/wp-content/uploads/5-2.jpg)
King’s Chapel, Boston, MA
![Old North Church, the North End, Boston, MA](https://pioneerinstitute.org/wp-content/uploads/6-2.jpg)
Old North Church, the North End, Boston, MA
![Longfellow House–Washington’s Headquarters, Boston, MA](https://pioneerinstitute.org/wp-content/uploads/7-3-705x527.jpg)
Longfellow House–Washington’s Headquarters, Boston, MA
![Peirce-Nichols House, Salem, MA](https://pioneerinstitute.org/wp-content/uploads/8-3.jpg)
Peirce-Nichols House, Salem, MA
![Custom House, Salem, MA](https://pioneerinstitute.org/wp-content/uploads/9-3.jpg)
Custom House, Salem, MA
![Arrowhead, Herman Melville House, Pittsfield, MA](https://pioneerinstitute.org/wp-content/uploads/10-3.jpg)
Arrowhead, Herman Melville House, Pittsfield, MA
![John Avery Parker Mansion, New Bedford, MA (demolished-1902)](https://pioneerinstitute.org/wp-content/uploads/11-3.jpg)
John Avery Parker Mansion, New Bedford, MA (demolished-1902)
![Hockanum Schoolhouse, Hadley, MA](https://pioneerinstitute.org/wp-content/uploads/12-3.jpg)
Hockanum Schoolhouse, Hadley, MA
![Chesterwood, Stockbridge, MA](https://pioneerinstitute.org/wp-content/uploads/13-3.jpg)
Chesterwood, Stockbridge, MA
![Mechanics Hall, Worcester, MA](https://pioneerinstitute.org/wp-content/uploads/14-4.jpg)
Mechanics Hall, Worcester, MA
![Trinity Church, Copley Square, Boston](https://pioneerinstitute.org/wp-content/uploads/15-3-637x705.jpg)
Trinity Church, Copley Square, Boston
![Ware–Hardwick Covered Bridge, Ware & Hardwick, MA](https://pioneerinstitute.org/wp-content/uploads/16-1-705x529.jpg)
Ware–Hardwick Covered Bridge, Ware & Hardwick, MA
![Chatham Lighthouse, Chatham, MA](https://pioneerinstitute.org/wp-content/uploads/17-2-705x604.jpg)
Chatham Lighthouse, Chatham, MA
![Naumkeag, Stockbridge, MA](https://pioneerinstitute.org/wp-content/uploads/18-2-705x529.jpg)
Naumkeag, Stockbridge, MA
![Field Memorial Library, Conway, MA](https://pioneerinstitute.org/wp-content/uploads/19-1.jpg)
Field Memorial Library, Conway, MA
![The Mount Edith Wharton’s House, Lennox, MA](https://pioneerinstitute.org/wp-content/uploads/20-1.jpg)
The Mount Edith Wharton’s House, Lennox, MA
![Tobacco Sheds, Pioneer Valley, MA](https://pioneerinstitute.org/wp-content/uploads/21-1.jpg)
Tobacco Sheds, Pioneer Valley, MA
![James Michael Curley House, Boston, MA](https://pioneerinstitute.org/wp-content/uploads/22-1.jpg)
James Michael Curley House, Boston, MA
![Gropius House, Lincoln, MA](https://pioneerinstitute.org/wp-content/uploads/23-1.jpg)
Gropius House, Lincoln, MA
![John F. Kennedy Presidential Library and Museum, Boston, MA](https://pioneerinstitute.org/wp-content/uploads/24-1-705x313.jpg)
John F. Kennedy Presidential Library and Museum, Boston, MA
![Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame, Springfield, MA](https://pioneerinstitute.org/wp-content/uploads/25-1.jpg)
Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame, Springfield, MA
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