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Tucker
House, was built in the mid-18th century as a merchant's house.
It was the home of Henry Tucker, President of the Governor's Council
from 1775 to 1807. Joseph Hayne Rainey, the first African American
elected member of the US house representatives, was once a barber
there.
Tucker House has been open as a museum since 1953.
One of the The Bermuda National Trust’s
Museums.
Henry
Tucker: President of the Governor’s Council from 1775 to 1807.
Joseph Hayne Rainey, the first African American elected member of
the U.S. House of Representatives.
Location
5
Water Street , St. George’s
Tel.:
(441) 297.0545
E-mail: palmetto@bnt.bm
Hours
Nov-March Wed-Sat, 10am-4pm
April-Oct Mon-Sat, 10am-4pm
Admission
Adults
$5, Children (6-18 years) $2
The
house belongs to the Bermuda National trust
for more info: click the link below
www.bnt.bm/Places_to_Visit/tucker_museum.htm
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About
the Tucker House Museum
Tucker
House was built in the mid-18th century, and of the three Trust
museums, is the most typical of early Bermudian house construction.
It was built as a merchant’s house and was home to Henry Tucker.
Joseph Hayne Rainey, the first Black elected member of the US House
of Representatives, who was once a barber here.
Tucker
House has been open as a museum since 1953, when it was acquired
by the National TrustĖs predecessor, the Bermuda Historical Monuments
Trust.
Collections
The house is furnished in the period of Henry Tucker’s tenure,
and contains many of the Tucker family artifacts, from furnishings
to portraits and silver.
The
charming kitchen conveys the sense of earlier, simpler days, and
also houses a display memorialising Joseph Hayne Rainey, the first
Black elected member of the US House of Representatives, who was
once a barber here. The cellars which once stored merchantĖs goods,
now house a permanent archaeology exhibit offering fascinating glimpses
into the daily lives of the building’s occupants over the centuries.
With
our thanks to The Bermuda National Trust for providing the information
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