A Trio of National Treasures Lets Us See How the Other Half Livedby ELLEN HIGGINSThe Sargent House was built for Judith Sargent Stevens, one of this country's first feminist writers, and her first husband, John Stevens. It is the only remaining high-style Georgian house left intact in Gloucester, and is one of the best examples of the houses some of Gloucester's early merchant class lived in."The fabric of the house is almost entirely original," says local resident and author Regina Cole, "and the furnishings include important antiques and art. It is a stunning example of Georgian architecture at its best." The furnishings were given to the m
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