Coffin House in Newburyport, Essex County, United States | Museum | Historic | Historic Site

Coffin House in Newburyport, Massachusetts provides a wonderful insight into domestic life in rural New England back in the day. Here you will find antique furnishings, art and artifacts, gardens, and collectibles from through the centuries. Coffin House was built in 1678, and accommodated over 6 generations of the Coffin family after which it is was given to Historic New England and preserved as a museum. Fascinating items include cupboards with displays of the family pewter and other kitchen objects, baskets, boxes, and earthenware displays, a mid-eighteenth century cradle, a seventeenth-century dining table, a looking glass, and so much more.