Porches & Parlors

Step into the homes and lives of ordinary people who changed our country.

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See the homes and lives of ordinary people who changed America, from humble early dwellings like the 1760s Daggett Farmhouse and 1800 McGuffey Birthplace, to the 1860s Susquehanna Plantation and the 1930s Mattox House.

Highlights

Porches & Parlors

Check out some of the sights you'll enjoy first-hand when you journey through the Porches & Parlors district in Greenfield Village. 

Hermitage Slave Quarters

Enslaved African Americans built and lived in these cabins on the Hermitage Plantation near Savannah, Georgia.  

Daily Life

Each day work is required to keep the farms and homes running.  

Food

Preparation of a hearty meal was part of each day's work.  

Vegetables

A bounty from our gardens.  

Cooking Over a Fire

Many of the daily tasks of early American home life took place outside.  

Chickens

Chickens are kept at some of the residences.  

Garden

Children wander through one of the many gardens at Greenfield Village.