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Important
Dates of the MVCMA-Martha's Vineyard Camp Meeting
Association: 1835-The first camp meeting opened on
August 24. 1860-The first cottage was built.
1867-The picket fence surrounding the campgrounds
was built. 1869-The first wedding took place on the
campgrounds. -The first Illumination took place.
1871-The first child was born on the campgrounds.
1874-President Grant visited the campgrounds.
1878-The Trinity Methodist Church was built.
1880-The new town of Cottage City was incorporated.
1885-Grace Chapel was built. 1907-The name of the
town (Cottage City) was changed to Oak Bluffs.
1935-The MVCMA's Centennial. 1985-The MVCMA
celebrates its Sesquicentennial.
The
key is located above the second story window.
Size: 5 ¼ Wide X 5 ¼ High X 1 Deep
Makes
a memorable gift or a great addition to your own
Shelia's Collectibles© collection.
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White
Cottage
Description:
Item #MAR12
SERIES:
Martha’s Vineyard
Oak
Bluffs, Massachusetts
Price:
$25.00
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Butterfly Cottage,
Oak Bluffs, Massachusetts.
Martha’s Vineyard Island, Atlantic Ocean, Oak Bluffs, Edgartown,
Chappaquiddick Island are sites that are located on the map of Martha’s
Vineyard Island.
The key is located
in the bushes on the left side
Size: 4 ¼ Wide X 6 High X 1 Deep
Makes a memorable
gift or a great addition to your own Shelia's Collectibles© collection.
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Butterfly
Cottage
Description:
Item #MAR14
SERIES:
Martha’s Vineyard
Oak
Bluffs, Massachusetts
Price:
$25.00
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A
thrifty merchant named Thomas Mayhew purchased
Martha's Vineyard, Nantucket, and the Elizabeth
Islands from the Earl of Stirling sometime around
1641. Some questions surrounded the Earl's title to
the land and a better one was asserted by Sir
Fernando Gorges who was known as Lord Palatine of
the Province of Maine. Gorges immediately contacted
the cautious Mayhew who dug deep in his pocket once
again and paid another "some" for Martha's
Vineyard and Nantucket a second time. Mayhew settled
his family in Great Harbor, which is now known as
Edgartown. The spiritual needs of the community were
met by Mayhew's son, Thomas Mayhew, Jr., who is
considered to be a founder of the Congregational
Church of America.
The
key is located in the porch railing on the left
side.
Size: 7 Wide X 5 High X 1 Deep
Makes
a memorable gift or a great addition to your own
Shelia's Collectibles© collection.
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Tranquility
Description:
Item #MAR15
SERIES:
Martha’s Vineyard
Oak
Bluffs, Massachusetts
Price:
$25.00
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Most
cottages on Martha’s Vineyard were originally
owned by people of moderate means who tried to
outdo one another by applying decorative additions
to their small houses. Most of the bungalows cost
about $200 to build with household furnishings
being purchased from the local home supply.
Furniture for the upstairs was brought in through
the second floor double doors which usually
resembled those of a chapel. The houses’
filigree of "gingerbread", named after
elaborately frosted cookies made popular by London
sweet shops, were produced by local carpenters.
The
key is located on the door in the balcony
Size: 5 ¾ Wide X 5 High X 1 Deep
Makes
a memorable gift or a great addition to your own
Shelia's Collectibles© collection.
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Summer
Love
Description:
Item #MAR16
SERIES:
Martha’s Vineyard
Oak
Bluffs, Massachusetts
Price:
$25.00
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The
Bishop Gilbert Haven Cottage, located in Martha's
Vineyard, is historically known for it's famous
visit rom President Grant in 1874. Three years
before this visit, in 1871, the first child was
born on the campgrounds of Martha's Vineyard.
Edition Limit to 4000.
The
key is located in the fret work between the first
and second post on the right side.
Size: 6 1/2" Wide X 5 1/4" High X
1" Deep
Makes
a memorable gift or a great addition to your own
Shelia's Collectibles© collection.
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Vineyard
Cottage
Description:
Item #MAR17
SERIES:
Martha’s Vineyard
Oak Bluffs, Massachusetts
Price:
$25.00
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In
1835, a nature-loving Methodist minister selected
Martha's Vineyard as a meeting place for his
congregation. Churchgoers attending the Methodist
Camp Meeting Association first set up tents and
later built simple cottages. The first cottage
replaced a tent in 1860. These cottages were later
adorned with ornate carved decorations creating a
charming Victorian village. The Shrimp Cottage was
a tent for eight years before it was converted to
a house in 1878. Edition Limited to 4000.
The
key is located in the flowers on the rail.
Size: 8" Wide X 4 1/2" High X 1"
Deep
Makes
a memorable gift or a great addition to your own
Shelia's Collectibles© collection.
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Shrimp
Cottage
Description:
Item #MAR18
SERIES:
Martha’s Vineyard
Oak
Bluffs, Massachusetts
Price:
$25.00
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As the Civil War
came to a close, big plans were under way for Oak Bluffs. At the opening of the
summer season of 1866, sixty carpenters and painters had as much work as they
could handle. The air buzzed with the sounds of saws that turned out varieties
of delicate scrollwork and trim know as "gingerbread" or
"frosting." Thus began the embellishing of wooden cottages that became
known as The Gingerbread Cottages. Edition Limited to 4000.
Key is in the
flowers beside the porch.
Size: 3 1/2" Wide X 5 3/4" High X 1" Deep
Makes a memorable
gift or a great addition to your own Shelia's Collectibles© collection.
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Lavender
Old Lace
Description:
Item #MAR19
SERIES:
Martha’s Vineyard
Oak
Bluffs, Massachusetts
Price:
$25.00
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The
Tabernacle is at the heart of the Martha’s
Vineyard Camp Meeting Association in Oak Bluffs,
Massachusetts. Presidents Ulysses S. Grant and
William J. Clinton have attended services here. Now
on the National Register of Historic Places, this
wrought iron structure was completed in 1879 and
seats over 2,000. During "Grand
Illumination" the entire "campground"
is lit by the glow of beautiful and exotic oriental
lanterns, hung on the roofs and porches.
The
key is located on the second post on the right side.
Size: 8 1/2" Wide X 5 1/4" High X
1/2" Deep
Makes
a memorable gift or a great addition to your own
Shelia's Collectibles© collection.
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Tabernacle
Description:
Item #MAR20
SERIES:
Martha’s Vineyard
Oak
Bluffs, Massachusetts
Price:
$25.00
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