New research at Hadley’s historic home examines the lives of people who once lived or worked there
While Joshua dos Reis led a group of visitors through the historic Porter-Phelps-Huntington home on a recent tour, he paused in an anteroom, known as the “Long Room,” of Hadley’s 270-year-old home. Pointing to an ornate arch near a pair of tall windows, he said, “With this arch, the family actually said, ‘We’re rich. We …