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Herreshoff Marine Museum
- Location & Contact Information
- Address: One Burnside Street Bristol RI 02809-0450
- Telephone Number: +1-401-253-5000
- Official Website: [1]
- Overview
Herreshoff Marine Museum, located in Bristol, Rhode Island, USA, is a maritime museum dedicated to the history of the Herreshoff Manufacturing Company, yachting, and the Americas Cup. The Herreshoff Manufacturing Company (1878-1945) was most notable for producing sailing yachts, including eight Americas Cup defenders, and steam-powered vessels.The museum, situated near Narragansett Bay on the grounds where the manufacturing company once stood, has a collection of over sixty boats including Nathanael Greene Herreshoffs Clara, built in 1887, Harold Vanderbilts Trivia, and the 1992 IACC yacht, Defiant. The Nathanael Greene Herreshoff Model Room contains over 500 yacht and steam-yacht models and the Rebecca Chase Herreshoff Library holds a collection of books and manuscripts related to the company, the Herreshoff family, and yachting. The museum also hosts symposiums related to yacht design and operates a sailing school.[1]
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