Herreshoff Marine Museum
- Address
- Bristol, Rhode Island
- Phone
- (401) 253-5000
- Website
- herreshoff.org
About Herreshoff Marine Museum
The Herreshoff Marine Museum is a maritime museum in Bristol, Rhode Island dedicated to the history of the Herreshoff Manufacturing Company, yachting, and America's Cup. The Herreshoff Manufacturing Company (1878–1945) was most notable for producing sailing yachts, including eight America's 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 Herreshoff's Clara, built in 1887, Harold Vanderbilt's 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 symposia related to yacht design and operates a sailing school.
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- Founded
- 1971
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03Richmond-Herreshoff HouseKenneth C. Zirkel · CC BY-SA 4.0
04Bristol, Rhode IslandKenneth C. Zirkel · CC BY-SA 4.0
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