Memorable visit to the Curtis sisters' summer home

Like stepping into a museum

By SUSAN SIMPSON

Ladies Golf Union Head of Golf Operations.
This may be of interest to Kirkwoodgolf readers - a slightly different slant on the Curtis Cup. The team visited the summer home of the Curtis sisters. Very interesting (although maybe a little spooky for our younger guests).

Pictured above:
Teg Matthews sitting in the bedroom rocking chair of the Curtis Sisters.

Mary McKenna sitting at their desk.

GB and I team playing table tennis on the Curtis sisters' table!

It was like stepping into a museum. The hats hanging in the house belonged to the sisters too!

The Stone House at Sharksmouth was built in 1863 by architect Henry Van Brunt for Greely Stevenson Curtis. Greely Curtis was a Civil War veteran and was married to Harriot Appleton, daughter of industrialist Nathan Appleton in 1863.
Harriot's half-sister was Frances Appleton who was married to Henry Wadsworth Longfellow; both were frequent guests at the Stone House. Harriot Appleton’s father was Nathan Appleton who with Francis Cabot Lowell helped introduce the power cotton loom in Lowell  and other cities around Massachusetts to help spark the industrial revolution.
Greely and Harriot had ten children, but two of their daughters, Harriot and Margaret Curtis, were great athletes and are the namesake of the Curtis Cup. Also of note, the main staircase in the house is supposedly from John Hancock's first home.

+All the images above were taken by Susan Simpson.