Creating a Beautiful Place: The Better Homes Movement in Somerville, 1922-1930
Lecture on original research by Dee Morris, acclaimed author and local historian.The 1920s national campaign to encourage ownership, beautification, and improvement of the private home was a hit in Somerville.
Public-spirited women aided by local businessmen embraced the idea. Better Homes Week featured a local remodeled house. Members of schools,
libraries and clubs joined in the movement enthusiastically. Somerville
had entered a new era: Home, Beautiful Home.
Admission: $8, free to Historic Somerville members. Reception to follow.
RSVP: info@historicsomerville.org See you there!
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