Tools for Parent's -
How to get the most out of your visit to the Joel Lane Museum House!

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Top Ten reasons to visit the Joel Lane House:
10.  Maybe the ghost of Joel Lane will come out when you are there!
  9.  Get a perfect representation of what life in the 1800's was like.
  8. Get inspired to redecorate with colonial period furnishings!
  7.  To see if you can find the secret compartments in Joel Lane's private desk.
  6.  Explore the many ways the Lane family made use of their primitive surroundings.
  5.  Find out why it is important to have an inviting setting for potential guests (like the guests Joel Lane had on the night before Raleigh was chosen the new capital.)
  4.  Appreciate your current kitchen, no matter how outdated it may be, after seeing what the Lane's dealt with.
  3.  Find out where the popular sayings "Sleep tight," and "Don't let the bed bugs bite" came from.
  2.  Find out what lamb's ear (as well as other plants and herbs) was used for in the 1800's.
  1.  It's a good way to find out - "Who is Joel Lane?"


Don't forget to.....
Tours are given by costumed hosts who are very knowledgeable of the history of the house and Joel Lane's life - so make sure you pick their brains about anything and everything you want to know!  The house itself, is a perfect representation of a house in the early 1800's, and shows the many ways that colonial settlers dealt with the limited resources they had.  A common theme running throughout the house is "form and function." 

Make sure to check out these areas in the house, and ask your kids what they think they may have been used for:
    -matching front and back doors 
    -high ceilings
    -the diagonally patterned floor covering in the hallway
    -the tables in the "hall" (entertainment/dining area)
    -tea caddy in the winter sitting room
    -the small size of the winter sitting room
    -the light fixture hanging in the stairwell
    -the rope bed and rope tightener in the children's room upstairs
    -the bed warmer in the children's room
    -the master bed's canopy
    -the low chair in the kitchen house
   


We've had the tour, now what!
Test how well you and your children remember your tour - take our Scavenger Hunt!
* Just in case you couldn't make the trek to Raleigh,
our Virtual Tour show is just as good!

Kitchen Desk Blanket
Who is Joel Lane?
Facts on Joel Lane and the 19th century...
Learn about Joel Lane, his family, and the times surrounding his life at our History Page.


Tidbits on where and when...
Where?  The Joel Lane House is located at: 728 West Hargett Street   Raleigh, NC
                  
From I-40 West: Exit at Wade Avenue and follow to St. Mary's Street.  Take a right on St. Mary's Street and follow to the end.  St. Mary's Street deadends at W. Hargett St.  The Joel Lane House will be on your right.
                  
From I-40 East: (U.S. 1, U.S. 64, to I-440) Follow the I-440 beltline to the Wade Avenue exit, and follow above directions from there.

How Much?
         Fees: Adults - $3.00
                   Students & Seniors - $1.00
                   Children under 6 - FREE
                   Scheduled Group Tours - $2.00/person
                   Scheduled School Tours - FREE

When?  
Hours of Operation are:*
                   Tuesday-Friday  10am-2pm
                   Saturday             1pm-4pm
*these hours good from March through December
**July 4 and the first weekend in December from 1pm to 4pm for Open House

Tours begin every half hour, and appointments are available.

 

Click here to go to our page covering all the information you need to know to visit the Joel Lane Museum House.


Please call 919-833-3431 for more information

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