The Hunter House Victorian Museum was built in 1894, as the family home for Mr. James Wilson Hunter, his wife, Lizzie Ayer Barnes Hunter, and, their three children, James Wilson, Jr., Harriett Cornelia and Eloise Dexter. As none of the three children married, they continued to live their adult lives in their family home. With no heirs, Eloise as the last surviving member of the family, created the Hunter Foundation. According to her will, she required the foundation to operate her “residence at 240 Freemason Street … with the furniture, decorations, paintings and curios … as a museum and example of American Victorian Architecture.” In 1988, the Hunter’s family home opened to the public as the Hunter House Victorian Museum.
Who was the last Hunter to live in Hunter House?
a) Eloise Dexter Hunter N 36 51.450 W 076 18.137
b) Dear Hunter N 36 52.173 W 076 17.874