Artemas Ward House and Its Collections

The first commander-in-chief of the Patriot forces.
Decorated dish from Artemas Ward House. View Details.
Artemas Ward House

The General Artemas Ward House in Shrewsbury, Massachusetts, was the home of General Artemas Ward, first commander-in-chief of the Patriot forces.

The house was given to Harvard University in 1925 and Harvard currently operates the house as a historic house museum.

Accessing These Materials

The Artemas Ward House and Its Collections provides online access to over 6,000 images of the house, furnishings, manuscripts, photographs and related published sources.