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Lippitt House Museum Garden Party

June 25, 2023

by Dick Shappy

2023 Lippit House Party Flapper GirlsThree of the "Flapper" girls posing in the 1918 Pierce Arrow.

In 1880, Henry Lippitt (1818-1891) supervised the construction of a Victorian style house at 199 Hope Street in Providence, Rhode Island. Four generations of Lippitts occupied the house until 1993 before opening it as a museum. On Sunday June 25, 2023, along with approximately fifty invited guests, we attended a garden party at the museum with our 1918 Pierce Arrow Type 48 Roadster.


1918 Pierce Arrow Type 48 RoadsterA large placard was placed next to the car describing the year, make, and model.

1918 Pierce Arrow Type 48 RoadsterDick Shappy sitting next to his 1918 Pierce Arrow Type 48 Roadster.

Some guests at the Lippit House Museum Garden PartySome of the fifty guests on the back lawn of the museum.