Strong drink

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It is said that the Pilgrims loaded more beer than water onto the Mayflower for their trip to the New World, and they began brewing immediately upon arrival. Our Ipswich forefathers consumed malt beer and other alcoholic drink, but the production and sale was carefully guarded. A colony statute in 1637 read: “Every town shall present a man to be allowed to sell wine and strong water made in the country, and no other strong water is to be sold.”

Samuel Appleton operated a malt-kiln near his home, which stood very near the railroad track on Topsfield Rd. The Town Record under date of December, 1641, reads: “Mr. Appleton promised to have a malt house ready by April next, and to malt such corn as shall be brought from the people of the Town at such rates as shall be thought equal from time to time, and no man (except for himself) is to have any made elsewhere for the space of five years next ensuing.” In 1648, Appleton was permitted to cut 12 loads of ash in the Commons for the malt fires. In 1665, his neighbor John Whipple was also engaged in the malt business, licensed to sell “not less than a quart at a time and none to be drunk in his house.”

Capt. John Smith purchased the Andrew Burley house in 1760 and operated it as Smith’s Tavern.

Beer and plain food were served at the ordinaries, which were closely monitored less they engage in illegal sales to the town’s young men, and they were permitted to open only during the day. The earliest recorded license was granted to Robert Roberts by the Court of Assistants in 1635. In 1639, Richard Lumpkin opened the second ordinary in town, to which the congregation would rush for warm food and warmer cheer after a long sermon in the cold meeting-house. In 1643, the widow Lumpkin was reimbursed “for the provisions she had furnished the soldiers.” Robert Payne, Mr. Bartholomew, and Jeremy Belcher received licenses in 1652. Daniel Ringe was licensed to keep an ordinary in 1661 but “not to draw beer above a penny a quart, and to provide meat for men and cattle.”

Licenses were granted to the town’s most important leaders and men of good character, including John Wainwright, Francis Wainwright, Jr., Capt. Daniel Wilcomb, Abraham Perkins, Michael Farley, Andrew Peters, Mr. Symonds and Jonathan Wade. They were bound “not to sell by retail to any but men of family, and of good repute, nor sell any after sunset; and that they shall be ready to give account of what liquors they sell by retail, the quantity, time and to whom.”

The White Horse Inn, High St., Ipswich

When Corporal John Andrews, the innkeeper at the White Horse Inn on High Street was found guilty of disturbing the public peace for sundry offences, Deacon Pengry was instructed by the court to begin keeping an ordinary to replace the service provided by Andrews.

Cases of drunkenness frequently came before the Court. In 1689, the Ipswich Town record shows the following: “The Town doth refuse to receive Humphrey Griffin as an inhabitant, to provide for him as inhabitants formerly received, the town being full.” They had their reasons, for Humphrey Griffin would be indicted by the Grand Jury for ‘being drunk, as it appeared “by his evil words, falling off his horse twice (or oftener) and his breath scenting much of strong liquor.”

For overindulgence and “ribaldry speech,”the woodworker Shoreborne Wilson was sentenced to half an hour in the stocks. Mark Quilter appeared before the courts frequently, with the consumption of liquor as the probable underlying cause. Jonas Gregory, Symon Woods and Peter Leycross, the servant of Rev. Hubbard, were found guilty of stealing gallons of wine from the minister’s cellar, and were sentenced to be whipped or pay a fine.

treadwell_nathaniel_inn_christian_wainwright

The misnamed “Christian Wainwright” house on North Main Street was the first Treadwell’s Inn, and may have served as Spark’s Tavern before that.

One of the most popular ordinaries was operated by John Sparks, “Biskett Baker” on North Main St. He received his license in September, 1671 to sell “beere at a penny a quart, provided he entertain no Town inhabitants in the night, nor suffer to bring wine or liquor to be drunk in his house.” Francis Crompton’s hostelry near the South Green was another popular destination. The old inn was torn down by the Historical Society, soon to become the new location of the Whipple House.

The Matthew Perkins house on East St.

In 1719 the Selectmen approved an application by Matthew Perkins for a license as an innholder in this house, “at the sign of the blue anchor.” By 1723 Capt. Matthew Perkins was known as “Taverner Perkins.”

On May 27, 1696, the ministers of the town proposed that the number of houses for the retail sale of strong drink be limited by law and expressed the wish that “ye Young Men & Maids, ye Children & servants, might be totally inhibited from tipling in ye towne public houses by law…and are trayned up in a Way that they will not forsake when they are old!” A Committee was appointed to find offenders.

By the 18th Century, rum was the beverage of choice. All we know of Benjamin Wheeler who lived at 67 Turkey Shore Road is that in 1750 he was fined for selling rum without a license. When Rev. David Kimball was hired as pastor in 1806 for the First Church, his payment included “Best West India Rum” calculated at $ .84 per gallon.

John Heard (1744-1834) became rich importing molasses and rum from the West Indies as a privateer, and established a distillery on Turkey Shore. His elegant Federal-era home is now the Ipswich Museum.

Abner Day bought the Burnham-Patch house in 1814 and kept a well-known tavern.

Despite their protests to the contrary, the ministers and doctors, his mother, and nearly all the town’s citizens had a line of credit with Dummer Jewett, Esq. whose establishment was on or near Market St. Jewett was the son of the Rev. Jedediah Jewett of Rowley. He graduated from Harvard College in 1752 and was a noted lawyer, Representative in 1776, and of very estimable character. In October, 1788, Dummer Jewett “died in consequence of injury received by leaping thirty feet from a garret window, while deranged,”leaving a wife and children. His books revealed the purchase of 14 barrels of rum in 1761, 19 barrels in 1762 and at least 50 barrels in 1763, of which a large portion was sold in bulk to the various innkeepers, and a significant quantity sold over the counter. The account of one citizen for rum alone was £52 for 35 gallons in eight months.

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The early homes of the Shatswells

August 31, 2016, 5:37 pm

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The oldest section of the Tuttle – Lord – Shatswell house at 88 High Street in Ipswich is said to have been built before 1690 as the home of John Shatswell, who came to join the Ipswich settlement in 1633 with his wife and four children. He was granted this piece of land and built his original small dwelling near the existing one, and is believed to be the Shatswell Planters Cottage that was moved to Jeffreys Neck Road in the 1940’s. (Planters is a term used for the earliest settlers of New England)

Shatswell was appointed a surveyor of the land upon which other homes were built, and is the earliest person in Ipswich to whom the title of Deacon was given. This House is one of the oldest residences in town and remained for many years in the family by inheritance from the time of the original grant. It was the home of Col. Nathaniel Shatswell, famous for his command of Union troops during the Battle of Harris Farm during the Civil War.

Tuttle – Shatswell house, 90 High Street, built 1690 / 1720

Thomas Franklin Waters wrote about this house in the first volume of Ipswich in the Massachusetts Bay Colony:

Early land grant map, from Ipswich in the Massachusetts Bay Colony by Thomas Franklin Waters.

“John Shatswell was one of the earliest grantees, and under date, April 20, 1635, he is mentioned as owning six acres of ground, where his house is built, between Mr. Wade’s house lot east and Mr. Firman’s on the west, Goodman Webster’s lot, northeast. I cannot identify this with the present Shatswell location. This early grant was on the north side of the highway wherever it was, and if another house lot bounded it on the northeast it could not be located on High St. as the lots on the other side of the highway are on the hill side.

On the 21 May, 1685, John Day bought one and a half acres and the line was laid, “from said Daye’s fence corner by his brick house,” near Mr. Tuttle’s and Richard Shatswell’s. The Day lot, which still shows the refuse bricks of an ancient brickyard, is probably included in the western part of Mr. John Cogswell’s pasture on the Linebrook Road. It touched on the land of Shatswell and Tuttle.”

Early photo of the John Shatswell house. It was at one time owned by three families, who made common use of a single kitchen.

“Shatswell may have been in possession many years at this time. The estate was divided between the sons John and Richard in 1695, and it was bounded by Brewer’s land east and Mrs. Tuttle’s west. Its later history is given under that of the adjoining lot. The lot, called Mrs. Tuttle’s, adjoining Shatswell on the west was sold by “Stephen Minot of Boston, Stephen Minot, Jr., son of Stephen by Sarah, his wife late deceased, eldest daughter of Francis Wainwright deceased, and Samuel Waldo of Boston and Lucy his wife, youngest daughter of Francis Wainwright,” being “the house and land 2 acres, inherited from Simon Tuttle,” to Francis’ Goodhue, Dec. 6, 1732.”

“Goodhue sold it to Joseph Fowler, Feb. 19, 1745 and the heirs of Fowler sold an acre and a half, probably the whole of the same lot, to Nathaniel and Moses Shatswell, March 25, 1807. It is still owned by the Shatswell heirs. The east end of the house was sold to Capt. John Lord, in 1824. The family tradition is that the original house was burned. When Capt. John, great grandfather of the John and Nathaniel of today, was to be married, the western end was built, and the three families, who then occupied it, made common use of the single long and narrow kitchen, with its one capacious fireplace. In later years, the three houses to the west have been built on the Shatswell land.”

Closeup from the 1910 Ipswich village map shows the Shatswell house at 88-90 High St., with two auxiliary structures behind it and one just to its southeast in the larger lot. That structure was apparently the early Shatswell Planters Cottage, which was moved to Jeffreys Neck Road in 1946.

The following is from Alice Keeton in her book “Ipswich Yesterday” .

An old sketch of the Shatswell house

“(This house) is one of our particular favorites, the old 1658 Shatswell House — and what a fascinating hodge-podge of 17th, 18th and 19th century joining and construction this old place has gone through and endured. The northerly end of the house is considered to be of very early 17th century construction and the old place has been enlarged, raised and pounded into “a very unusual structure growing out of complicated growth” — which is an understatement if we ever heard one.”

“The mid-18th century paneling of “the excellent walls of the right hand and middle chambers” is considered “noteworthy” and all in all the old house is a treasure trove of architectural goodies. Hannah Dustin of Haverhill, that fearless heroine of the Indian Wars was born here while her mother was visiting her relatives, the Shatswells. Later she would become famous as that prisoner of the Indians who somehow or other managed to overcome a half dozen or so of her savage captors, scalp them all, and return to Haverhill to collect a considerable bounty. The mighty Daniel Webster was a descendent of the Shatswells and we’ve all heard of the feisty Madame Shatswell who threatened to blast that nosy Committee of Correspondence to kingdom come for harassing her family and questioning their loyalty during the Revolutionary War. Surely a house of history.”

John Shatswell’s son Richard married his next door neighbor Simon Tuttle’s daughter Rebeckah. Mark Quilter and his wife Francis lived nearby in a small single-room house. Quilter made his living as a cow-keeper in the common land on the north side of town and seemed to be the object of public insults, which caused Quilter to be overly protective of his authority at home. One March morning in 1664 Rebeckah Tuttle arrived to “sit and work” with Goody Quilter and “to bear her company,” leaving us with an amusing story that has been handed down for generations.

Photos from inside the northwest section of the house during renovation:

Gunstock post in the rear lean-to section on the north side

Attic framing shows where the roof was raised when the lean-to was added

Attic framing shows how the roof was raised when the lean-to was added. The original and “new” rooflines are both visible.

Ceiling in the front room, north side

Original paneling in the front room, north side

Original paneling in the front room, northwest side

Remnants of a stick and mud chimney?

In 2016 the owners of the oldest northwest oldest part of the house gutted the downstairs bathroom and exposed the timber floor frame, which sits just above the soil level, unlike the front of the house. In the inside corner adjoining the main house they discovered what appeared to be a foundation composed of mud, clay, small stones and short sticks that had been cut to a uniform thickness and length.

Possible remnants of a much and stick chimney were exposed under the flooring of the Shatswell house.

The above photo may show the remnants of a chimney from the early Shatswell cottage. Primitive chimneys constructed in the first few years of Ipswich settlement were often of the “mud and stick” variety, also known as “Mudcat chimneys.” Clay was thickly applied to a rude frame filled with a mud and stick compound. Clay chimneys were impervious to water but highly susceptible to fire, and were thus replaced as soon as practicable by brick or stone. Very few mud and stick chimneys survive today. The re-creation of the chimney at the Alexander Knight house opposite the Ipswich Museum was constructed in this way.

Beside the remnants of the mud and stick, the owners uncovered a heap of animal bones, for which we have no easy explanation.

Even more curious was that the excavated area in the lower left corner of the photo above contained at heap of animal bones, for which we have no easy explanation. DNA testing may help sort out this mystery.

The original Shatswell planters cottage was moved from High Street to the Wendell Estate on Jeffreys Neck Road from the Shatswell property in the early 1940’s along with the Lord-Collins house from South Main St. Dated before 1646, the Shatswell Planters Cottage is believed to be the oldest structure in Ipswich. Recent excavations at the Shatswell house at 90 High St. may have revealed the remnants of a stick and mud chimney from the early building.

The Shatswell Planters Cottage is shown in this closeup from the 1893 Birdseye Map of Ipswich.

In his will, dated 11 February 1646 and proved 30 March 1647, “John Satchwell of Ipswich though weak in body” bequeathed to “my son Richard” all my houses and land, except part of the twenty-five acre lot from the upper end of the plowed land to the sea, and sixteen acres of pasture beyond Muddy River towards Rowley, which parcels of land I give to “Johan my wife.”

Col. Nathaniel Shatswell and the Battle of Harris Farm

Nathaniel Shatswell

Nathaniel Shatswell was born on Nov. 26, 1834 and grew up in the historic Shatswell home on High St. During the Civil War, he was instrumental in forming the Ipswich companies, and rose to the rank of colonel. In the spring of 1861, Company A and L of the First Massachusetts Heavy Artillery Regiment were assembled with Ipswich soldiers, and were assigned to protect the forts around Washington, D.C. When the Confederates attacked at Harris Farm during the part of the Battle of Spotsylvania Courthouse, the First Regiment went into battle. Rebel bullets began to fly, and before long many Union soldiers were dead or injured.

Colonel Shatswell was glazed by a bullet to his head early in the battle, but returned to take command. With blood saturating his coat, Shatswell inspired his fellow soldiers. Although 398 men from the First Regiment were killed early in the battle, Shatswell’s troops drove the Confederates into the cover of the woods. Every time they emerged, the first battalion charged and drove them back, eventually ending with a Northern victory. The Harris Farm battle claimed 1,598 Confederate and Union lives.

After the war, Col. Shatwell worked for a while as the assistant superintendent of the Ipswich House of Correction, but in 1890 Shatwell became the curator of the museum of the Department of Agriculture in Washington D.C. Nathaniel Shatwell died on December 14, 1905, and is buried in the Old North Burial Ground, alongside his wife, Mary White.

General Shatswell owned this cottage on Little Neck. In 1875, General Sutton hosted 67 Ipswich men, all over the age of 70, to an outing at General Shatswell's cottage. Alice Keenan wrote extensively about the event in her book, Ipswich Yesterday.

Nathaniel Shatswell owned this cottage that was dubbed “The Grand Army House” on Little Neck. In 1875, General William Sutton hosted 67 Ipswich men, all over the age of 70, to an outing at General Shatswell’s cottage. Alice Keenan wrote extensively about the event in her book, Ipswich Yesterday. A young reporter wrote about the event, “These old men who had seen generations born and die, who lived to talk with the men who had formed our nation, were not idle.” After a hearty dinner and a climb to the top of the hill, they gathered in groups and discussed the deplorable degeneracy of the times.

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Ipswich Chowderfest, Saturday October 15, 2016

October 12, 2016, 4:07 pm

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	2016 Ipswich Chowderfest vendors

LOCATION	COMPANY	NAME

A	Ipswich Brewery Table
B	Apple Crisp
C	Laer Realty Table
D	Ipswich Lions Table
E	EBSCO or Institution for Savings
1	Designed & Crafted by Karol Peralta	Karol Peralta
2	Scentsy	Debbie Shennet
3	Recycling	DaveBenedix
4A	Emergency Mgmt	Ralph Milroy
4B	US Coast Guard Auxiliary Flotilla 37	Glen Gayton
5	Handcrafted prints from drawings	Claudette Baker
6	Science books for kids	Bill Sargent
7	Fine art photography	Janis Anderson
8	Gifts, hats from around the world	Janis Rooney
9	Sewing Sister-in-Laws	Cynthia Reading
10	Spa Tech Institute	Gia Stillman
11	Sustainability – High School Class	Lori Lafrance
12	Knitting/Jewelry	Cathy Angelson
13	Personal protection items	Nicole Marcin
14	Ipswich Humane Group	Nora Clark
15	The Open Door	Sarah Grow
16	Simple Shelf	Judith Remmes
17	Silkscreened pocketbooks/clothes	Josephus Richards
18	Wood Treasures	Ron Blas
19	Liquor bottle lamps	Maureen Mata
20	Mary Kay	Pamela Day
21	Handmade jewelry	Ellie Botta
22	Marguetry (inlaid woodworking)	Don McDonald
23	NAMI – Cape Ann Inc.	George Howe
24	Sterling silver jewelry	Jennifer Desmarais
25	Kids Crafts	Ascension Church
26	Jewelry	Jean Owens
27		Danielle Dragon
28	Natural Paw Doggy Day Care	Ed Krukonis
29	Shabby Chic Furniture	Tanya Marshall
Lawn	Mark Warner Martial Arts	Mark Warner
Lawn	North Shore Old Car Club	Maureen Cousins

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Coffee with the chief, Saturday October 22

October 17, 2016, 6:32 am

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ZUMI’S at 40 Market Street in Ipswich hosts Coffee with the Ipswich Chief of Police, Paul Nikas. Chief will be available to anyone in the community who has questions or concerns. This is your chance to let him know what’s on your mind.

The informal get-together will be held on Saturday October 22nd from 11:30AM- 1:30PM at ZUMI’S. Chief Nikas is eager to answer any questions you may have or discuss specific concerns impacting your quality of life in our Community. ‘Coffee with Chief’ is on a mission to improve trust and build relationships – one cup of coffee at a time.

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The old houses of Danvers, Massachusetts

October 18, 2016, 5:11 am

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Danvers, MA was settled in 1636 as Salem Village, and was the home of many of the accusers and the accused during the Salem witch trials. The Rebecca Nurse Homestead in Danvers is a historical landmark.

According to legend, the King rejected the town’s petition for its own charter, with the words, “The King Unwilling.” In 1757, the town was incorporated, named for settler Danvers Osborn, and the King’s rebuff was included on the town’s seal.

This list of 190 First Period, Georgian, Federal and assorted Greek Revival, Italianate and Victorian houses in Danvers, MA comes from the Massachusetts Historical Commission site (MACRIS). (Photos were taken in the late 20th Century, and are displayed alphabetically in order of street name. House numbers may have changed. Click on any image to view a larger photo.


DAN.160, Lawrence, Eliza – Coulthurst – Lord, 13 Ash St, 1870
DAN.161, Danforth, Joseph – Stetson, Alonzo J., 17 Ash St, 1860
DAN.162, Couch, Lester S., 20 Ash St, 1899
DAN.163, Parker, Gilman, 102 Ash St, 1838
DAN.267, Andrews, Judge Israel, 106 Ash St, 1843
DAN.164, Porter, John, 1 Bell St, 1745
DAN.270, Sanborn, Lewis W., 20 Berry St, 1897
DAN.117, Damon, William T., 25 Burley Ave, 1871
DAN.118, Hull – Fuller, 26 Burley Ave, 1872
DAN.389, Burley Farm house, 44 Burley Ave, 1793
DAN.377, Staples, Hiram C. – Standley, Charles S., 67 Liberty St, 1881
DAN.332, Webb, William, 69 Liberty St, 1854
DAN.378, Cary, William E., 70 Liberty St, 1868
DAN.379, Cary, William E., 70 1/2 Liberty St, 1868
DAN.380, Day, Stephen S., 72 Liberty St, 1868
DAN.333, Porter, Samuel, 73 Liberty St, 1855
DAN.381, Bouras, Charles J., 75 Liberty St, 1937
DAN.396, Withey, John, 78 Liberty St, 1856
DAN.382, Day, George H., 81 Liberty St, 1830
DAN.397, Gray, Josiah, 82 Liberty St, 1856
DAN.383, Day, George H., 83 Liberty St, 1887
DAN.384, Day, George H., 85 Liberty St, 1867
DAN.398, Gray, Josiah, 86 Liberty St, 1857
DAN.399, Carr, Edward, 89 Liberty St, 1898
DAN.400, Dickey, William G., 94 Liberty St, 1874
DAN.334, Bowen, Francis, 111 Liberty St, 1860
DAN.401, Chaplin, Jeremiah, 130 Liberty St, 1800
DAN.402, Kent, Benjamin – Fowler, Henry, 132 Liberty St, 1800
DAN.122, Tedford, Samuel, 57 Lindall St, 1871
DAN.123, Learoyd, John S., 59 Lindall St, 1872
DAN.124, Townsend – Rice, 61 Lindall St, 1871
DAN.81, Sheldon, Warren – Ropes, Joseph, 19 Locust St, 1836
DAN.82, Andrews, Winthrop, 21 Locust St, 1844
DAN.144, Wiggins, Sarah – Patch, Benjamin F., 23 Locust St, 1850,
DAN.145, Batchelder, Henry T., 25 Locust St, 1899
DAN.83, Joy, Samuel – Chase, Preston, 29 Locust St, 1855
DAN.84, Pingree, Mary C. – Hyde, Henry G., 31 Locust St, 1871
DAN.85, Butler, John Calvin, 32 Locust St, 1845
DAN.86, Flint, William, 34 Locust St, 1868
DAN.87, Putnam, Calvin, 35 Locust St, 1862
DAN.88, Putnam – Emerson, 38 Locust St, 1845
DAN.89, Gunn, George A., 42 Locust St, 1897
DAN.90, Flint, Samuel – Allen, Albert, 44 Locust St, 1845
DAN.91, Kennedy, James, 45 Locust St, 1848
DAN.92, Putnam, Nathan – Ross, Leland J., 46 Locust St, 1874
DAN.93, Putnam – Shillaber – Dudley, 47 Locust St, 1844
DAN.94, Hayman – Felt – Adams, 49 Locust St, 1843
DAN.95, Pope, Ira Preston Factory, 50 Locust St, 1859
DAN.96, Barr, John – Elliott, Charles, 51 Locust St, 1844
DAN.97, Danvers District #8 School, 53 Locust St, 1856
DAN.98, Putnam – Sleeper – Legro, 60 Locust St, 1765
DAN.132, Woodbury – Phelps, 77 Locust St, 1775
DAN.99, Boardman, Nathaniel – Moodey, Sargent, 81 Locust St, 1854,
DAN.101, Woodbury, Oliver, 82 Locust St, 1824
DAN.102, Field, Charles H., 88 Locust St, 1869
DAN.131, Field, Charles H., 94 Locust St, 1869
DAN.128, Brown – Munsey, 98 Locust St, 1819
DAN.103, Boardman, Israel Putnam, 105 Locust St, 1843
DAN.105, Hooper, Elisha, 116 Locust St, 1866
DAN.157, Porter, Zerubbabel, 127 Locust St, 1826
DAN.138, Porter, Fanny – Phelps, Maurice, 130 Locust St, 1859
DAN.106, Putnam, Aaron – Trask, Thomas, 142 Locust St, 1855
DAN.107, Nourse, Sarah Frances Jones, 148 Locust St, 1856
DAN.108, Putnam, Jonathan Jr., 156 Locust St, 1715
DAN.109, Rea – Pedrick, 159 Locust St, 1756
DAN.129, Putnam, Aaron, 160 Locust St, 1844
DAN.148, Newbegin, Cyrus J., 177 Locust St, 1953
DAN.110, Gould, Daniel, 178 Locust St, 1857
DAN.111, Fowle Double, 180 Locust St, 1842
DAN.112, Putnam – Boardman, 196 Locust St, 1690
DAN.139, Boardman, Nathaniel, 203 Locust St, 1825
DAN.141, Boardman, Leslie P., 209 Locust St, 1907
DAN.140, Putnam, Samuel – Perley, Elliot, 217 Locust St, 1831
DAN.113, Putnam, Samuel, 220 Locust St, 1813
DAN.114, Putnamville School, 224 Locust St, 1852
DAN.115, Putnam – White, 240 Locust St, 1839
DAN.150, Sears, John A., 269 Locust St, 1855
DAN.142, Sears, John – Jenkins, Lawrence W., 273 Locust St, 1843,
DAN.116, Porter – Bradstreet, 487 Locust St, 1664
DAN.264, Security National Bank, 1 Maple St, 1854
DAN.265, Bates, Roswell Denveria, 1 Maple St, 1873
DAN.228, Ropes Block, 24 Maple St, 1848
DAN.229, Noyes – Kirby Block, 32 Maple St, 1845
DAN.263, Caskin Block, 41 Maple St, 1898
DAN.231, Maple Street School, 80 Maple St, 1899
DAN.232, Learoyd, George – Perley, Frederic, 83 Maple St, 1844
DAN.406, Central Fire Station, 135 Maple St, 1850
DAN.234, Preston, Daniel Johnson, 146 Maple St, 1860
DAN.235, Mack, James – Leavitt, Jeremiah, 159 Maple St, 1851
DAN.236, Harris, Samuel, 170 Maple St, 1840
DAN.237, Perry, Henry, 171 Maple St, 1860
DAN.238, Perry, Benjamin Wellington – Kirby, John, 172 Maple St, 1844
DAN.239, Marston, Jacob B., 176 Maple St, 1861
DAN.240, Putnam, Henry Flint – Hoyt, Thomas, 177 Maple St, 1863
DAN.241, Perry, Edwin Augustus, 206 Maple St, 1850
DAN.242, Pettengill, Daniel, 211 Maple St, 1861
DAN.243, Berry, John, 242 Maple St, 1858
DAN.244, Straw, Samuel E., 245 Maple St, 1856
DAN.246, Cahill, Daniel, 286 Maple St, 1858
DAN.266, Rea, Uzziel – Dodge, Francis, 289 Maple St, 1715
DAN.247, Straw, Horace C. – Brown Caleb S. Double, 305 Maple St, 1844
DAN.248, McKeag, Timothy, 324 Maple St, 1854
DAN.249, Shepard, Charles Augustus, 334 Maple St, 1859
DAN.63, Putnam – Learoyd, 367 Maple St, 1841
DAN.64, Verry, Daniel, 370 Maple St, 1835
DAN.65, Bradstreet, Albert, 416 Maple St, 1847
DAN.66, Putnam, Ahira, 417 Maple St, 1839
DAN.67, Putnam – Philbrick, 428 Maple St, 1834
DAN.808, Putnam Cemetery, 485R Maple St, 1775
DAN.69, Colcord, Eben, 509 Maple St, 1839
DAN.319, Russell, Benjamin, 57 Needham Rd, 1830
DAN.50, Dwinell, Joseph, 7 Nichols St, 1770
DAN.71, Guilford, 23 Nichols St, 1750
DAN.72, Fisher – Hill, 43 Nichols St, 1838
DAN.198, Page, Jeremiah, 11 Page St, 1754
DAN.199, Putnam – Endicott – Osgood, 2 Park St, 1774
DAN.200, Eaton, Everett – Smart, John L., 6 Park St, 1877
DAN.201, Pillsbury, Elias, 18 Park St, 1843
DAN.203, Marston, Jacob, 32 Park St, 1898
DAN.202, Putnam, Simeon Jr., 7 Peabody Ave, 1857
DAN.204, Silvester, Joshua, 11 Peabody Ave, 1857
DAN.305, Woodbury, Hezekiah, 50 Pine St, 1832
DAN.306, Cheever, Israel, 57 Pine St, 1828
DAN.307, Overlook, 67 Pine St, 1842
DAN.308, Nurse, Samuel Putnam, 85 Pine St, 1833
DAN.314, Tapleyville Methodist Church Parsonage, 123 Pine St, 1898,
DAN.40, Nurse, Rebecca, 149 Pine St, 1678
DAN.812, Nurse, Rebecca Burying Ground, 149R Pine St, 1692
DAN.205, Pope, Ira Preston, 14 Poplar St, 1847
DAN.206, Putnam, George Adams, 20 Poplar St, 1846
DAN.207, Putnam, Calvin – Juul, Augusta L., 22 Poplar St, 1857
DAN.208, Fiske, George W. – King John, 23 Poplar St, 1882
DAN.209, Gould, Charles Henry, 28 Poplar St, 1856
DAN.262, Marden, Betsy – Pettingell, Marcus C., 41 Poplar St, 1860,
DAN.210, Fiske, George – Perry, James, 43 Poplar St, 1868
DAN.151, Sleeper, Hannah – Putnam, Edwin F., 32 Popular St, 1853,
DAN.152, Putnam, Nathaniel T. – Trask, Thomas S., 35 Popular St, 1876
DAN.153, Sawyer, James M. – Ridley, Lyman, 42 Popular St, 1847
DAN.251, Berry, David – Flint, Samuel V., 47 Popular St, 1846
DAN.154, Bomer, William – Usher, David R., 48 Popular St, 1844
DAN.155, Berry, David – Wright, Franklin, 49 Popular St, 1840
DAN.250, Woodbury, Tristram, 51 Popular St, 1851
DAN.156, Perley, Dean A., 54 Popular St, 1863
DAN.60, Legro, Edmund, 9 Prince St, 1855
DAN.268, Lander Barracks, 24 Purchase St, 1862
DAN.211, Advent Chapel, 2 Putnam Ct, 1877
DAN.213, Baker, Daniel Brooks, 4 Putnam Ct, 1850
DAN.212, Batchelder, Ezra, 6 Putnam Ct, 1836
DAN.184, Putnam, Adrian, 3 Putnam St, 1839
DAN.360, Eveleth, Francis, 5 River St, 1874
DAN.361, Felton, Lewis Edward, 6 River St, 1875
DAN.362, Eveleth, Francis, 9 River St, 1876
DAN.320, Ross, Josiah, 10 River St, 1855
DAN.338, Lander Barracks, 14 River St, 1862
DAN.321, Elliott, Moody, 15 River St, 1855
DAN.385, Sullivan, James, 16 River St, 1873
DAN.363, Sawyer, Rachael M. – Perkins, M. K., 17 River St, 1850
DAN.364, Dwinnell, Joseph Jr. – Bates, Albert A., 19 River St, 1846,
DAN.386, Sullivan, John, 20 River St, 1870
DAN.365, Blake, Henry J., 24 River St, 1845
DAN.73, Nichols, George Jr., 21 Spring St, 1853
DAN.75, Phillips – Lawrence, 36 Spring St, 1800
DAN.74, Phillips, Stephen Barn, 40 Spring St, 1827
DAN.76, Spring, Jacob E., 50 Spring St, 1881
DAN.257, Ropes, Henry T. – Putnam, John – Perry, W., 2 Sylvan St, 1842
DAN.216, Hammond, William Sumner, 10 Sylvan St, 1854
DAN.217, Langley, John Russell, 11 Sylvan St, 1855
DAN.218, Lord, Edward – Peabody, George, 12 Sylvan St, 1875
DAN.221, Batchelder, John Quincy Adams, 20 Sylvan St, 1870
DAN.223, Cass, John Waldleigh, 121 Sylvan St, 1846
DAN.224, Tapley, Nathan, 127 Sylvan St, 1852
DAN.225, Brigham, Munroe T., 145 Sylvan St, 1857
DAN.226, Tapley, Nathan – Walcott, William, 160 Sylvan St, 1831
DAN.227, Tapley, Asa, 164 Sylvan St, 1831
DAN.309, Wright, Frederick, 6 Wadsworth St, 1857
DAN.310, Hains, Thomas, 8 Wadsworth St, 1854
DAN.315, Lovejoy, Walter S., 9 Wadsworth St, 1874
DAN.311, Wilson, James, 10 Wadsworth St, 1859
DAN.61, Fawcett, Dexter H., 8 Walnut St, 1855
DAN.312, Scampton, Joseph, 21 Washington St, 1860
DAN.313, Palmer, Benjamin H. – Tapley, Charles, 30 Washington St, 1851
DAN.917, Water Street Bridge Over the Crane River, Water St, 1980,
DAN.322, Danversport Baptist Church, 3 Water St, 1848
DAN.366, Waldron, Edward T., 5 Water St, 1847
DAN.367, Ross, Josiah, 6 Water St, 1878
DAN.368, Hunt, Ebenezer, 7 Water St, 1846
DAN.323, Danversport School, 10 Water St, 1895
DAN.143, Putnam, Steven – Trask, 3 Wenham St, 1806
DAN.133, Weston – Sheldon, 8 Weston St, 1872
DAN.125, Hill, John – Chase, 8 Winthrop St, 1882
DAN.126, Pope, Jasper F., 11 Winthrop St, 1859

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Historic houses of Essex, Massachusetts

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essex_seal The inhabitants of the part of Ipswich known as Chebacco (now Essex) established their own parish in 1679, but were still residents of the town of Ipswich. Among its early residents were many of the most important and influential people in Ipswich history.

On April 6, 1818, two hundred and six men of Chebacco petitioned the Legislature for incorporation, and the town of Essex as they named it, came into existence on Feb. 5, 1819.

Historic houses in Essex, MA

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The following images of First Period, Georgian, and Federal houses and other historic structures in Essex, MA are provided by the Massachusetts Historical Commission site (MACRIS). Photos were taken in the late 20th Century, are displayed alphabetically in order of street name, and house numbers may have changed. Click on any image to view a larger photo.

Russell, Richard House, 1705
Apple St
ESS.23

Perkins, Isaac House, 1765
Apple St
ESS.25

Story, Jacob House, 1831
1 Apple St
ESS.22

Story House, 1830
18 Apple St
ESS.24

Brown, Joseph – Cleveland, John House, 1713
23 Belcher St
ESS.42

Giddings, George House, 1690
66 Choate St
ESS.1

Giddings, George Barn, 1700
66 Choate St
ESS.2

Butler, Simon House, 1690
Conomo Dr
ESS.72

22 Eastern Ave, 1745
ESS.186

5 Grove St, 1768
ESS.205

Andrew, John House, 1768
68 Grove St
ESS.71

Cross – Proctor House, 1760
Harlow St.
ESS.80

Choate, Francis House, 1730
Hog Island
ESS.79

Powder House, 1816
John Wise Ave
ESS.901

Giddings, Lt. Samuel House, 1678
143 John Wise Ave
ESS.21

Titcomb, Benaiah House, 1700
189 John Wise Ave
ESS.87

Butnam, Archer House, 1730
King’s Ct
ESS.73

Main St, 1830
ESS.30

Center School, 1835
Main St
ESS.35

First Congregational Church, 1746
Main St
ESS.36

Lamson, Dr. Josiah House, 1830
16 Main St
ESS.31

Griggs House, 1832
18 Main St
ESS.32

Cavies, John House, 1725
22 Main St
ESS.33

Story, Epes House, 1828
25 Main St
ESS.34

148 Main St, 1830
ESS.219

Proctor – Pankhurst House, 1780
166 Main St
ESS.78

Lyman, James House, 1820
21 Martin St
ESS.69

Goodhue House, 1775
113 Martin St
ESS.63

Burnham, David House, 1685
Pond St
ESS.19

Preston, David House, 1737
Southern Ave
ESS.70

Cogswell’s Grant, 1728
60 Spring St
ESS.3

Crafts House, 1791
Story St
ESS.40

14 Story St, 1790
ESS.37

Story, McKensi House, 1770
38 Story St
ESS.38

38 Story St
ESS.39

Story, Elisha House, 1784
49 Story St
ESS.41

Webster, Rev. Josiah House, 1795
7 Western Ave
ESS.4

Pickering, Rev. Theophilus House, 1730
9 Western Ave
ESS.5

Pickering, Rev. Theophilus Barn, 1725
11 Western Ave
ESS.6

Cogswell, William House, 1771
17 Western Ave
ESS.7

Lowe, Winthrop House, 1718
18 Western Ave
ESS.9

Congregational Church Parsonage, 1824
19 Western Ave
ESS.8

Andrews, Col. House, 1806
21 Western Ave
ESS.10

98 Western Ave, 1750
ESS.16

Burnham, Francis House, 1790
135 Western Ave
ESS.17

Allen, Joe Gill House, 1727
246 Western Ave
ESS.18

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Colonial houses of Hamilton, Massachusetts

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The part of Ipswich known as the Hamlet (now Hamilton) was “set off” as a separate parish (church) in 1714-15. The Hamlet was incorporated by the name of Hamilton on June 21, 1793. Rev. Cutler of the Congregational Church in the Hamlet had served in Congress before becoming one of the town’s longest-serving pastors, was a strong advocate of Federalism, and urged that the new town be named after Alexander Hamilton.

The following images of First Period, Georgian, and Federal houses in Hamilton, MA are provided by the Massachusetts Historical Commission site (MACRIS). Photos were taken in the late 20th Century, are displayed alphabetically in order of street name, and house numbers may have changed. Click on any image to view a larger photo.

Dodge, Col. Robert – Gibney House, 435 Bay Rd, 1772

Dane, F. House, 351 Bay Rd.

Hamilton First Congregational Church, 630 Bay Rd, 1762

Brown, Jacob – Brown, Israel D. House, 638 Bay Rd, c 1700

Poland, Nathan – Porter, Benjamin House, 700 Bay Rd, r 1795

Dodge, Isaac House, 776 Bay Rd, 1799

Peck, Benjamin House, 799 Bay Rd, c 1793

Patch, Emeline House, 918 Bay Rd, c 1725

Brown, Austin House, 1028 Bay Rd, c 1725

Brown House, 76 Bridge St, r 1670

Woodberry – Quarrels House, 180 Bridge St, c 1690

Patch, Gen. House, 293 Bridge St, 1783

Woodbury, J. L. House, 327 Bridge St, 1790

Woodbury, A. House, 375 Bridge St, 1757

Ingalls, J. T. House, 466 Bridge St, 1671

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Newburyport Colonial homes

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Newburyport, MA was settled in 1635 as part of the town of Newbury. In 1764, the General Court of Massachusetts passed “An act for erecting part of the town of Newbury into a new town by the name of Newburyport.”

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The following photos of First Period, Georgian,and early Federal houses in Newburyport are from the Massachusetts Historical Commission site (MACRIS), taken in 1980. Some house numbers may not have been updated.

NWB.232, Chase, Sprague House, 11-13 Ashland Pl, 1775

NWB.234, Merrill, William House, 18 Ashland St, 1800

NWB.403, Ordway, Charles House, 54 Ashland St, 1775

NWB.89, Knight, Jonathon – Toppan, Joseph House, 13-15 Atwood St, 1765

NWB.90, Todd, Elias House, 14-16 Beck St, 1710

NWB.203, Piper, Robert House, 8-10 Boardman St, 1750

NWB.204, Hoyt, Capt. Joseph C. House, 19-21 Boardman St, 1750

NWB.205, Coffin, Theodore A. House, 26-28 Boardman St, 1750

NWB.690, 29 Boardman St, 1750

NWB.206, Gorwaiz – Brierley House, 30-32 Boardman St, 1750

NWB.207, Morse, Michael House, 34 Boardman St, 1750

NWB.208, Teel, John House, 39-43 Boardman St, 1750

NWB.209, Page, John H. House, 44 Boardman St, 1775

NWB.689, 45 Boardman St, 1750

NWB.210, Clarkson, Capt. James House, 48 Boardman St, 1790

NWB.242, Cross, Benjamin House, 15 Broad St, 1796

NWB.407, Wead House, 19 Broad St, 1796

NWB.417, Coker, Thomas House, 42 Broad St, 1800

NWB.720, 4 Bromfield St, 1750

NWB.161, Lunt, Capt. Joseph House, 6 Bromfield St, 1750

NWB.162, Pierce House, 8 Bromfield St, 1725

NWB.163, Pettingill, Samuel House, 12 Bromfield St, 1750

NWB.698, 55 1/2-57 Bromfield St, 1750

NWB.697, 82 Bromfield St, 1750

NWB.505, Caldwell House, 6 Caldwells Ct, 1800

NWB.297, Newburyport North School, 18 Center St, 1790

NWB.544, Coffin / Woodman House, 8 Coffin Ct, 1750

NWB.514, Curzon’s Mill House, Curzon’s Mill Rd, 1678

NWB.515, Curzon – Marquand House, Curzon’s Mill Rd, 1780

NWB.508, 3 Dove St, 1800

NWB.617, 14 Eagle St, 1802

NWB.214, Butler, John – Rogers, Benjamin House, 17 Elm St, 1750

NWB.1339, 19-21 Elm St, 1725

NWB.630, 11 Essex St, 1800

NWB.91, Kimball, Sarah House, 13 Essex St, 1790

NWB.92, Perkins, Dr. Henry C. House, 15-17 Essex St, 1790

NWB.94, Tappan, Ann G. House, 18 Essex St, 1750

NWB.95, Deford, Samuel House, 19 Essex St, 1800

NWB.631, 20 Essex St, 1790

NWB.96, Chase, Tristam House, 22 Essex St, 1800

NWB.632, 23 Essex St, 1800

NWB.97, Whipple, Charles House, 24 Essex St, 1750

NWB.98, Spofford, Dr. Richard S. House, 27 Fair St, 1790

NWB.101, Follansbee, J. House, 33 Fair St, 1800

NWB.102, Wigglesworth, Edward – Lunt, Abel House, 41 Fair St, 1773

NWB.634, 1 Federal St, 1775

NWB.635, 5 Federal St, 1775

NWB.104, Johnson, William Pierce House, 17 Federal St, 1780

NWB.105, Bartlett, William House, 19 Federal St, 1798

NWB.636, 33 Federal St, 1775

NWB.637, 37 Federal St, 1775

NWB.639, 39 Federal St, 1775

NWB.108, Johnson, Nicholas House, 43 Federal St, 1793

NWB.640, 50 Federal St, 1775

NWB.641, 54-56 Federal St, 1775

NWB.659, 64 Federal St, 1775

NWB.110, Newbury Jail, Old, 68-70 Federal St, 1744

NWB.306, Noyes – Hale House, 71 Federal St, 1775

NWB.642, 72 Federal St, 1775

NWB.759, 79 Federal St, 1775

NWB.520, Newburyport Quaker Meeting House, 36 Ferry Rd, 1743

NWB.429, Somerby, Samuel – Currier, John A. House, 32 Forrester St, 1750

NWB.154, Merrill, Moses M. House, 22-24 Franklin St, 1775

NWB.722, 38 Franklin St, 1750

NWB.723, 44 Franklin St

NWB.422, Brown’s Wharf, Green St, 1800

NWB.324, Bradbury, Theophilus – Spalding, Rev. House, 28 Green St, 1786

NWB.327, Babson, John House, 32 Green St, 1782

NWB.328, Frazier, Moses – Greenleaf, Jonathon House, 37 Green St, 1790

NWB.337, Second Presbyterian Meeting House, 5-7 Harris St, 1796

NWB.169, Thurlow, Charles W. House, 2 Harrison St, 1750

NWB.170, Lunt, Benjamin House, 12 Harrison St, 1750

NWB.716, 14 Harrison St, 1750

NWB.583, 17 High St, 1800

NWB.4, Weed, John House, 53 High St, 1700

NWB.588, 58 High St, 1750

NWB.18, Greenleaf – Wood House, 87 High St, 1799

NWB.34, Stickney – Toppan House, 171-173 High St, 1765

NWB.35, Pettingill – Fowler House, 180 High St, 1792

NWB.37, Rand – Fleming House, 186-188 High St, 1790

NWB.594, 189 High St, 1810

NWB.39, Jackson – Dexter House, 201 High St, 1771

NWB.40, Lowell – Tracy – Johnson House, 203 High St, 1774

NWB.598, 233 High St, 1790

NWB.49, Toppan – Tyng House, 249 High St, 1799

NWB.599, 251 High St, 1800

NWB.601, 253 High St, 1750

NWB.53, Emery, Thomas – Parton, James House, 274 High St, 1797

NWB.605, Sawyer – Hale – Wilkins House, 299 High St, 1775

NWB.607, 309 High St, 1800

NWB.608, 315 High St, 1790

NWB.610, 316 High St, 1775

NWB.58, Hopkinson, William House, 339 High St, 1800

NWB.612, , 343 High St, 1800

NWB.63, Merrill, Orlando House, 354 High St, 1791

NWB.65, Little, Jacob House, 360 High St, 1790

NWB.547, Harrigan, Michael – Kendall, Rebecca House, 61 Hill St, 1775

NWB.246, McQuillan, J. P. H. House, 24 Jefferson St, 1780

NWB.248, Coffin, Joseph House, 29 Jefferson St, 1750

NWB.526, Morrison, Capt. Thomas House, 14-16 Kent St, 1750

NWB.643, 54 Liberty St, 1750

NWB.644, 58 Liberty St, 1790

NWB.111, Currier, Charles House, 23-25 Lime St, 1730

NWB.647, 70 Lime St, 1775

NWB.344, Young House, 86 Lime St, 1775

NWB.345, Young, James House, 87 Lime St, 1775

NWB.751, 88-90 Lime St, 1800

NWB.346, Norris, Caleb House, 92 Lime St, 1775

NWB.347, Brown, Hector C. – Woodman, John House, 97-99 Lime St, 1750

NWB.551, Cobby House, Low St, 1700

NWB.714, 9 Madison St, 1775

NWB.713, 10 Madison St, 1775

NWB.171, Thurlow, Joseph R. House, 11-13 Madison St, 1750

NWB.712, 12 Madison St, 1775

NWB.711, 14 Madison St, 1775

NWB.172, Thurlow, Benjamin House, 28-30 Madison St, 1750

NWB.434, 8 Market St, 1775

NWB.435, Long, Jeremiah House, 10-12 Market St, 1750

NWB.437, Frothingham, Stephen House, 13 Market St, 1790

NWB.438, Horton, John – Foster, Thomas House, 22-24 Market St, 1775

NWB.446, Woart, William – Knapp, Abigail House, 43 Market St, 1753

NWB.704, Marlboro St, 1750

NWB.174, Woodwell, George W. House, 19 Marlboro St, 1750

NWB.178, Jackman, Charles H. House, 40 Marlboro St, 1750

NWB.695, 57-59 Marlboro St, 1750

NWB.694, 76 Marlboro St, 1775

NWB.216, Griffith, J. House, 24 Merrill St, 1750

NWB.249, Remick, Timothy House, 2 Merrimac Ct, 1750

NWB.455, Boardman, Uffin House, 151 Merrimac St, 1750

NWB.457, Caldwell, James House, 177 Merrimac St, 1775

NWB.459, Littlefield, Solomon House, 186-188 Merrimac St, 1830

NWB.460, Brown, John L. House, 189 Merrimac St, 1750

NWB.743, 191 Merrimac St, 1800

NWB.461, Bayley, John House, 193 Merrimac St, 1775

NWB.252, Toppan, Enock C. House, 215 Merrimac St, 1780

NWB.253, Kent, Richard – Pillsbury House, 225-227 Merrimac St, 1750

NWB.664, 280 Merrimac St, 1790

NWB.663, 285 Merrimac St, 1790

NWB.262, Balch – Choate House, 310 Merrimac St, 1775

NWB.264, Dutton, Benjamin – Kenniston, Abner House, 313 Merrimac St, 1798

NWB.269, Morse, Humphrey – Kenniston, Jonathon House, 325-327 Merrimac St, 1790

NWB.465, Church, Admilia House, 428 Merrimac St, 1750

NWB.467, Piper House, 474 Merrimac St, 1750

NWB.650, 51 Middle St, 1780

NWB.651, 61-63 Middle St, 1790

NWB.120, Piper, John E. House, 62 Middle St, 1750

NWB.125, Haskell, Capt. Elias House, 12-14 Milk St, 1750

NWB.126, Appleton House, 24 Milk St, 1775

NWB.127, Griffith, Joseph House, 25 Milk St, 1765

NWB.130, Piper, Henry House, 53-55 Milk St, 1765

NWB.128, Armitage, George House, 48-50 Milk St, 1775

NWB.129, Kimball, Stephen House, 49-51 Milk St, 1775

NWB.131, Kimball, Susannah House, 57 Milk St, 1775

NWB.710, 1 Neptune St, 1775

NWB.179, Pettingill, B. – Thurlow, George House, 2 Neptune St, 1700

NWB.708, 12 Neptune St, 1775

NWB.278, Osgood, Timothy House, 3 Oakland St, 1800

NWB.473, Fox, Stephen R. House, 17-19 Oakland St, 1800

NWB.685, Olive St, 1750

NWB.1949, 5 Olive St, 1775

NWB.1952, 13 Olive St, 1750

NWB.217, Burrill, John House, 15-17 Olive St, 1790

NWB.221, Stover, George House, 26 Olive St, 1750

NWB.134, Aubin, Capt. Philip House, 4 Orange St, 1783

NWB.135, First Presbyterian Society Parsonage, 6 Orange St, 1785

NWB.553, Knight, John L. House, 3 Parker St, 1750

NWB.738, 9 1/2 Prospect St, 1800

NWB.2711, 22 Prospect St, 1800

NWB.359, Young, Jonathan – Foster, Nathaniel House, 24 Prospect St, 1790

NWB.138, Dodge, Greenleaf House, 70-72 Prospect St, 1750

NWB.654, 92 Prospect St, 1800

NWB.142, Greely, Adolphus W. House, 105-107 Prospect St, 1750

NWB.223, Goodwin, E. P. House, 19 Russia St, 1750

NWB.725, 5 Salem St, 1750

NWB.157, Goodwin, Moses J. House, 7 Salem St, 1750

NWB.158, Brickett, Judith House, 8 Salem St, 1750

NWB.143, Garrison, William Lloyd House, 3-5 School St, 1750

NWB.657, 25 School St, 1800

NWB.144, Bragdon, William House, 7-9 Ship St, 1750

NWB.146, Porter, John – Wyatt, Hannah House, 20-22 Ship St, 1750

NWB.147, Stickney, Enoch House, 1 Spring St, 1725

NWB.148, Davenport, Moses House, 3-5 Spring St, 1750

NWB.149, Noyes, Samuel House, 8-10 Spring St, 1785

NWB.658, 11 Spring St, 1800

NWB.735, State St, 1800

NWB.2963, Plumer, George H. Building, 70 State St, 1876

NWB.362, Newburyport Five Cent Savings Bank, 72-80 State St, 1874

NWB.363, Dole, Carlton – Blumpey, Philip H. House, 79 State St, 1845

NWB.2213, First National Store, 82 State St, 1928

NWB.87, Brackett Heel Company – Dodge, N. D. Shoe Factory, 84-86 State St, 1880

NWB.2964, Newburyport A & P Store, 84 State St, 1940

NWB.365, Tracey, Nathaniel House, 94 State St, 1771

NWB.366, Dalton, Michael House, 95 State St, 1747

NWB.570, Carey, James House, 152 State St, 1750

NWB.571, Coker, Benjamin House, 172 State St, 1700

NWB.536, Moseley, Helen C. House, 232 Storey Ave, 1775

NWB.682, 5 Strong St, 1740

NWB.480, Brewster, William House, 31 Summer St, 1750

NWB.376, Kettell, Samuel House, 18-20 Temple St, 1750

NWB.656, 22 Temple St, 1800

NWB.385, Haynes, Hamilton House, 45 Temple St, 1780

NWB.730, Toppan’s Ln, 1800

NWB.572, Toppan, Stephen House, 6 Toppan’s Ln, 1790

NWB.537, Newhall, Joshua House, Turkey Hill Rd, 1750

NWB.538, Little, Col. Moses House, 100 Turkey Hill Rd, 1750

NWB.488, Coffin, Moses House, 30-32 Tyng St, 1800

NWB.489, Carter, Jerimiah – Griffin, Elipbalet House, 47 Tyng St, 1800

NWB.289, Merrill, Nathan House, 11 Union Pl, 1750

NWB.185, Kilborn, Samuel House, 5 Union St, 1750

NWB.703, 6 Union St, 1700

NWB.579, 3 Vernon Ct, 1800

NWB.582, Morrison, Rufus House, 8-10 Vernon St, 1750

NWB.581, Stowell, Gustavius A. House, 9 Vernon St, 1775

NWB.729, 5-7 Washington St, 1775

NWB.493, George, Joseph House, 11 Washington St, 1750

NWB.494, Sumner, Michael S. House, 14 Washington St, 1750

NWB.498, Welch, Richard House, 26-28 Washington St, 1750

NWB.227, Bass, Bishop Edward House, 41-43 Washington St, 1752

NWB.728, 52 Washington St, 1800

NWB.393, Stickney, Caleb House, 48 Water St, 1750

NWB.399, Gwynne, Capt. Anthony Commercial Building, 65 Water St, 1780

NWB.402, Bartlet, William – Rolfe, George House, 105 Water St, 1775

NWB.186, Poor House, 156 Water St, 1725

NWB.187, Cheever, Philip – Cheny, Capt. John C. House, 164-166 Water St, 1750

NWB.724, 168-170 Water St, 1720

NWB.2502, 182 Water St, 1725

NWB.188, Hale, Enoch House, 212 Water St, 1725

NWB.701, 218 Water St, 1750

NWB.190, Woodwell, Gideon House, 241-243 Water St, 1750

NWB.191, Goodwin, P. House, 263 Water St, 1750

NWB.192, Goodwin, Mariner House, 265 Water St, 1725

NWB.194, Walsh, Walter J. House, 284 Water St, 1775

NWB.230, Danforth, Rufus House, 28 Winter St, 1750

This page is consolidated from 184 pages of search results at MACRIS

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Historic Ipswich in black and white

October 18, 2016, 3:38 pm

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These late 20th Century photos of historic houses in Ipswich are from MACRIS, the Massachusetts Cultural Resource Information System. Click on any thumbnail to view the photo.

Inv.	Property Name	Street	Year
IPS.A	Ipswich Village
IPS.B	Damon Farm II
IPS.C	Linden Street Mansards
IPS.D	Upper Summer Streetscape
IPS.E	Meeting House Green District
IPS.F	Mineral Street Victorians
IPS.G	Central Street Commercial Blocks
IPS.H	Brownville Avenue Mill Housing
IPS.I	Ipswich Mills Historic District
IPS.J	South Green District
IPS.K	High Street District
IPS.L	County Street Victorians
IPS.M	East End District
IPS.N	Damon Farm
IPS.O	Shepherd Farm
IPS.P	Ipswich Mills Survey Area
IPS.Q	Broadway Avenue Streetscape
IPS.R	Cottage – Brown Streetscape
IPS.S	Brownville Avenue Streetscape
IPS.T	Burley Streetscape
IPS.U	Fifth Streetscape
IPS.V	First Streetscape
IPS.W	First Streetscape II
IPS.X	Liberty Streetscape
IPS.Y	Peatfield Streetscape
IPS.Z	Peatfield Streetscape II
IPS.AA	Pleasant Streetscape
IPS.AB	River Court – Estes Streetscape
IPS.AC	Second Streetscape
IPS.AD	Sixth Streetscape
IPS.540		2 Agawam Ave	1763
IPS.541		4 Agawam Ave	1925
IPS.1	Carey, Augustus E. – Hobbs, Capt. John House	6 Agawam Ave	1855
IPS.2	Newmarch, Martha – Spiller, Hannah House	8 Agawam Ave	1800
IPS.3	Bolles, N. J. House	12 Argilla Rd	1900
IPS.4	Brown, T. House	13 Argilla Rd	1840
IPS.5	Dexter, George G. House and Photography Studio	15 Argilla Rd	1893
IPS.37	Caldwell, Capt. Ebenezer House	16 Argilla Rd	1851
IPS.6	Wade, Samuel – Canney, S. F. House	19 Argilla Rd	1845
IPS.468	Giddings, George – Burnham, Thomas House	37 Argilla Rd	1685
IPS.464	Smith House	142 Argilla Rd	1725
IPS.633	Goodale, Isaac House	153 Argilla Rd	1695
IPS.630	Castle Hill – Great House, The	290 Argilla Rd	1925
IPS.672	Castle Hill – Main House – Garage	290 Argilla Rd	1910
IPS.673	Castle Hill – Main House – Gate Lodge	290 Argilla Rd	1927
IPS.690	Castle Hill – Main House – Guard House	290 Argilla Rd	1989
IPS.691	Castle Hill – Main House – Guard House	290 Argilla Rd	1989
IPS.208	Kirk, W. H. House	41 Avery St	1900
IPS.300		2 Broadway Ave	1920
IPS.372	Brown Stocking Mill Company Workers Housing	24 Broadway Ave	1907
IPS.373	Brown Stocking Mill Company Workers Housing	26 Broadway Ave	1907
IPS.374	Brown Stocking Mill Company Workers Housing	28 Broadway Ave	1907
IPS.375	Brown Stocking Mill Company Workers Housing	30 Broadway Ave	1907
IPS.376	Brown Mill Company Workers Housing	32 Broadway Ave	1907
IPS.301	Barkowski, Alex House	33 Broadway Ave	1922
IPS.377	Carey, Timothy House	8 Brown St	1890
IPS.184	Essex Hosiery Company Workers Housing	10 Brown St	1900
IPS.379	Cogswell, Woodbury I. House	12 Brown St	1890
IPS.380	Mitchell, Isaac – Ralph House	14 Brown St	1890
IPS.381	Leno House	16 Brown St	1890
IPS.406	Brown Stocking Mill Company Workers Housing	3 Burleigh Pl	1907
IPS.407	Brown Stocking Mill Company Workers Housing	5 Burleigh Pl	1907
IPS.631	Kinsman, Benjamin House	53 Candlewood Rd
IPS.114	Ipswich Fire House	Central St	1910
IPS.113	Ipswich Memorial Hall Building	23 Central St	1921
IPS.116		79 Central St	1890
IPS.112	Johnson, W. L. House	88 Central St	1880
IPS.115	Collins House	89 Central St	1880
IPS.704	Baker, George W. House	108 Central St	1872
IPS.383		1 Cottage St	1890
IPS.460	Reed, George C. House	2 Cottage St	1890
IPS.461	Pray, Eli E. House	4 Cottage St	1890
IPS.7	Wade, Asa – Cogswell – Goodhue Grocery Store	52 County Rd	1836
IPS.8	Locke, Calvin House	58 County Rd	1835
IPS.491		60 County Rd	1935
IPS.9	Giddings, David House	62 County Rd	1828
IPS.25	Wade, Asa House	64 County Rd	1831
IPS.10	Wade, Samuel House	68 County Rd	1831
IPS.492		70 County Rd	1900
IPS.11	Brown, Mary – Manning, Judith House	72 County Rd	1835
IPS.12	Welch, Rev. Moses House	74 County Rd	1829
IPS.13	Burnham – Appleton, Oliver – Brown, Nathan House	76 County Rd	1775
IPS.14	Wade, Capt. Thomas and Col. Nathaniel House	78 County Rd	1727
IPS.493		80 County Rd	1872
IPS.494		82 County Rd	1810
IPS.495		84 County Rd	1900
IPS.15		85 County Rd	1815
IPS.496	First Church Parsonage	86 County Rd	1860
IPS.165	Ascension Memorial Church	County St	1869
IPS.542		2 County St	1890
IPS.543		3 County St	1900
IPS.544		4 County St	1900
IPS.17	Ringe, Richard – Leatherland – Clark House	5 County St	1718
IPS.18	Dennis, Thomas House	7 County St	1670
IPS.19	Dutch, Benjamin House	9 County St	1705
IPS.20	Dennis, John – Dodge, Capt. Ignatius House	10 County St	1745
IPS.21	Bennett, Joseph – Caldwell, Capt. Sylvanus House	11 County St	1725
IPS.545		12 County St	1890
IPS.22	Frisbie, Rev. Levi House	15 County St	1788
IPS.23	Knowlton, Abraham – Fitz, Bethia House	16 County St	1750
IPS.546		17 County St	1890
IPS.547		19 County St	1890
IPS.548	Kimball, N. S. House	25 County St	1875
IPS.551	Dunnells, J. M. House	26 County St	1875
IPS.550	Bond, C. W. House	27 County St	1875
IPS.553	Stone, Asa House	28 County St	1875
IPS.552	Ipswich Methodist Parsonage	29 County St	1875
IPS.24	Grant, Benjamin House	47 County St	1735
IPS.16	Rust, Nathaniel Mansion	83 County St	1665
IPS.586		A East St	1932
IPS.50	Jordan, Robert House	2 East St	1863
IPS.554		3 East St	1860
IPS.555		4 East St	1880
IPS.556		6 East St	1800
IPS.48	Stockwell, Sadie B. House	7 East St	1888
IPS.55	Perkins, Capt. Matthew House	8 East St	1709
IPS.557		9 East St	1870
IPS.558		10 East St	1837
IPS.559		12 East St	1870
IPS.560		13 East St	1870
IPS.62		14 East St	1725
IPS.561		15 East St	1870
IPS.54	Lakeman, Richard – Johnson, Arthur House	16 East St	1835
IPS.51	Dodge House	18 East St	1725
IPS.188	Fellows, Moses A. House	20-22 East St	1873
IPS.562		21 East St	1870
IPS.47	Stanwood Wool Pulling Mill	23 East St	1830
IPS.563		23 East St	1870
IPS.60	Staniford, John – Dole, Polly House	26 East St	1720
IPS.56	Caldwell, Elizabeth House	27 East St	1740
IPS.61	Jordan, Francis – Snelling, Jeffrey House	30 East St	1700
IPS.564		31 East St	1870
IPS.565		33 East St	1830
IPS.59	Wait, Luther House	35 East St	1810
IPS.310	Ipswich Mills Workers Housing	6 Fourth St	1860
IPS.427	Ipswich Mills Company Workers Housing	7 Fourth St	1910
IPS.659	Ipswich Mills Company Workers Housing	8-10 Fourth St	1850
IPS.483	Perkins House	2 Green St	1865
IPS.549		9 Green St	1800
IPS.68	Burley, Andrew House – Smith, Capt. John Tavern	10 Green St	1688
IPS.587		16 Green St	1830
IPS.67	Stanwood, Isaac Jr. House	18 Green St	1812
IPS.588		22 Green St	1850
IPS.589		24 Green St	1860
IPS.590		26 Green St	1880
IPS.591		28 Green St	1835
IPS.592		30 Green St	1870
IPS.311	Ipswich Gas Light Company Generator House	22 Hammett St	1900
IPS.465	Low, Thomas House	36 Heartbreak Rd	1700
IPS.469	Burnham, James House	37 Heartbreak Rd	1690
IPS.214	Ipswich Clam Box Restaurant	High St	1938
IPS.216	Ipswich Water Works Pumping Station	High St	1894
IPS.140	Rogers, Rev. Nathaniel House	1 High St	1727
IPS.118	Gaines, John House	3 High St	1725
IPS.499		4 High St	1850
IPS.500		5 High St	1930
IPS.501	Whittier Funeral Home	6 High St	1890
IPS.502		7 High St	1930
IPS.503		8 High St	1900
IPS.139	Newman, Samuel House	9-11 High St	1762
IPS.504		10 High St	1920
IPS.120	Russell, William S. House	12 High St	1890
IPS.138	Willcomb, Joseph House	13 High St	1668
IPS.506		14 High St	1875
IPS.135	Manning, Jacob Jr. House	16 High St	1818
IPS.137	Roberts, Robert – Lord, Thomas House	17 High St	1658
IPS.507		19 High St	1880
IPS.141	Haskell, Mark – Lord, Daniel House	23 High St	1750
IPS.508		24 High St	1875
IPS.509		25 High St	1870
IPS.117	Call, Philip House	26 High St	1659
IPS.134	Brown, Edward House	27 High St	1650
IPS.510		29 High St	1870
IPS.133	Bolles, Joseph House	30 High St	1722
IPS.511		31 High St	1880
IPS.119	Waldo – Caldwell, John House	33 High St	1660
IPS.132	Andrews, Cpl. John – Dummer, Richard House	34 High St	1650
IPS.513		36 High St	1890
IPS.131	Lord, Robert III – Baker, Samuel House	37-39 High St	1720
IPS.514		38 High St	1875
IPS.130	Caldwell, William House	40 High St	1733
IPS.129	Lummus, Daniel House	41 High St	1740
IPS.128	Holland, John – Ringe, Daniel House	42 High St	1742
IPS.127	Fitts, James – Manning, Nathaniel – Tyler House	43 High St	1767
IPS.126	Newman, Anna Ringe and Elisha House	44 High St	1800
IPS.125	Lummus, Jonathan House	45 High St	1712
IPS.515		46 High St	1930
IPS.516		48 High St	1890
IPS.124	Kingsbury, Henry – Lord, Robert House	52 High St	1660
IPS.517		53 High St	1870
IPS.518		55 High St	1870
IPS.519		56 High St	1860
IPS.123	Stone, Robert – Robbins – Rust House	57 High St	1750
IPS.520		58 High St	1870
IPS.521		60 High St	1870
IPS.522		61 High St	1870
IPS.523		62 High St	1860
IPS.122	Harris, John – Jewett, Mark House	64 High St	1795
IPS.121	Wood, John – Lord House	68 High St	1727
IPS.524		71 High St	1870
IPS.160	Perley – Roper – Dutch – Lord House	73 High St	1720
IPS.159	Kimball, John – Lord – Burnham House	75 High St	1690
IPS.525		79 High St	1835
IPS.151	Brewer, John – Low, Daniel House	82 High St	1690
IPS.158	His Majesty’s Jail – Old Jail,The	83 High St	1771
IPS.526		84 High St	1830
IPS.157	Warner, Elizabeth K. – Lord, Philip – Fewkes House	85 High St	1774
IPS.527		87 High St	1830
IPS.149	Tuttle, Simon – Lord, Capt. John House	88-90 High St	1700
IPS.528		89 High St	1830
IPS.529		91 High St	1870
IPS.156	Jewett, John Cole House	93 High St	1810
IPS.530		94 High St	1870
IPS.155	Adams, Simon House	95 High St	1710
IPS.531		96 High St	1860
IPS.145	Merchant, William – Choate House	97-99 High St	1671
IPS.532		98 High St	1860
IPS.143	Fowler, Joseph House	100 High St	1750
IPS.533		102 High St	1870
IPS.144	Kimball, John House	104 High St	1715
IPS.154	Kimball, Caleb House	106 High St	1715
IPS.146	Baker, William – Sutton House	107 High St	1725
IPS.153	Dow – Harris House	108 High St	1735
IPS.152	Kimball, John Jr. House	110 High St	1735
IPS.200	Tibbets, Henry – Fowler, John J. House	114 High St	1860
IPS.148	Brown’s Manor	115 High St	1886
IPS.201	Rutherford, Samuel P. – William F. House	116 High St	1860
IPS.202	Rutherford, Aaron A. House	118 High St	1865
IPS.203	Archer, Nathaniel House	120 High St	1860
IPS.204	Jewett, Henry C. House	122 High St	1878
IPS.147	King, Joseph House	124 High St	1856
IPS.207	Russell, Daniel L. House	126 High St	1855
IPS.209	Rutherford House	145 High St	1915
IPS.213	Rutherford, John W. Barn	203 High St	1850
IPS.215	Spiller, William B. House	208 High St	1860
IPS.217	Guilford, Charles B. House	232 High St	1879
IPS.218	Appleton House	236 High St	1830
IPS.219	Potter, Asa T. House	238-240 High St	1865
IPS.220	Pickard, Jacob Jr. House	242 High St	1812
IPS.221	Nourse, Daniel House	243 High St	1809
IPS.222	Bailey, Oliver A. House and Shoe Shop	246 High St	1860
IPS.223	Dillon, James House	248 High St	1904
IPS.224	Pearson, Stephen Farm House	256 High St	1808
IPS.225	Jewett, Capt. Moses House	257 High St	1759
IPS.476	Jewett, Capt. Moses Barn	257 High St
IPS.226	Jewett, Amos House	259 High St	1834
IPS.474	Jewett, Amos Everett Barn	259R High St	1907
IPS.475	Jewett, Amos Greenville Shoe Shop	259 High St	1850
IPS.227	Jewett, Apphia House	261 High St	1858
IPS.223	Dillon, James House	248 High St	1904
IPS.224	Pearson, Stephen Farm House	256 High St	1808
IPS.225	Jewett, Capt. Moses House	257 High St	1759
IPS.476	Jewett, Capt. Moses Barn	257 High St
IPS.226	Jewett, Amos House	259 High St	1834
IPS.474	Jewett, Amos Everett Barn	259R High St	1907
IPS.475	Jewett, Amos Greenville Shoe Shop	259 High St	1850
IPS.227	Jewett, Apphia House	261 High St	1858
IPS.228	Howe, Capt. George Washington House	263 High St	1850
IPS.229	Jewett, Aaron – Cate, Mark F. House	265 High St	1780
IPS.230	Fox, Jonathon Crowell Heel Manufactory	266 High St	1880
IPS.231	Donovan, Annie House	271 High St	1915
IPS.593	Grant, Ephraim House	2 Hovey St	1846
IPS.104	Kendricks, John House	3 Hovey St	1670
IPS.595	Ellsworth House	6 Hovey St	1870
IPS.46	Merrill, Ezra – Kimball, Kate M. House	2 Jeffrey’s Neck Rd	1839
IPS.45	Sanborn, Oliver L. House	6 Jeffrey’s Neck Rd	1855
IPS.470	Paine – Dodge House	49 Jeffrey’s Neck Rd	1695
IPS.466	Ross Tavern	52 Jeffrey’s Neck Rd	1680
IPS.205	King, Abbie F. House	5 Kimball Ave	1885
IPS.206	Brown, J. House	15 Kimball Ave	1900
IPS.471	Boston and Maine Railroad – MBTA Section House	Kimball St	1900
IPS.467	Labor in Vain Road House	Labor in Vain Rd	1725
IPS.316	Assumption Greek Orthodox Church	Lafayette Rd	1934
IPS.312	Abbott, Joseph D. House	11 Lafayette Rd	1900
IPS.313	Porter, John L. House	15 Lafayette Rd	1922
IPS.314	Poirier, Augustus House	21 Lafayette Rd	1915
IPS.315	Marcaurelle – Beaulier – Poirier House	23 Lafayette Rd	1915
IPS.183	Howe, Levi L. House	11 Liberty St	1865
IPS.317	Brown, Charles E. House	12 Liberty St	1890
IPS.318	Brown, George B. House	14 Liberty St	1898
IPS.319	Davis, C. W. – Russell, John W. House	15 Liberty St	1870
IPS.428	Curtis, Martha E. House	16 Liberty St	1885
IPS.429	Nutt, William House	18 Liberty St	1885
IPS.232	Woodbury, G. House	5 Linebrook Rd	1850
IPS.234	Caldwell, C. House	6-8 Linebrook Rd	1850
IPS.233	Woodbury, G. House	7 Linebrook Rd	1895
IPS.235	Roggers House	10 Linebrook Rd	1875
IPS.237	Gould, J. – Webster, Enos House	28 Linebrook Rd	1850
IPS.238	Donlan, P. House	31 Linebrook Rd	1875
IPS.239	Dickerson, D. – Potter, J. O. House	32 Linebrook Rd	1855
IPS.240	Jewett, N. House	34 Linebrook Rd	1860
IPS.190	Cross Farm House	41 Linebrook Rd	1770
IPS.241	Kimball, Phillip House	49 Linebrook Rd	1901
IPS.189	Harte House	51 Linebrook Rd	1650
IPS.242	Howe, T. A. House	55 Linebrook Rd	1890
IPS.473	Howe, T. A. Barn	61 Linebrook Rd	1890
IPS.243	Chapman, D. G. House	63 Linebrook Rd	1880
IPS.244	Bryant House	64 Linebrook Rd	1816
IPS.245		69 Linebrook Rd	1915
IPS.246	Low, George House	70 Linebrook Rd	1885
IPS.249	Pickard, H. J. and W. P. House	203 Linebrook Rd	1860
IPS.250	Burns, J. House	215 Linebrook Rd	1880
IPS.251	Potter, S. House	221 Linebrook Rd	1860
IPS.252	Scotton, F. House	231-233 Linebrook Rd	1880
IPS.253	Garrette, William E. – Marini Farm House	259 Linebrook Rd	1877
IPS.255	Small House	282 Linebrook Rd	1840
IPS.257	Conant – Tenney House	282 Linebrook Rd	1895
IPS.482	Small Barn	282 Linebrook Rd
IPS.256	Chapman House	297 Linebrook Rd	1720
IPS.258	Conant, Dea. William Foster House	306 Linebrook Rd	1833
IPS.259	Conant, William House	315 Linebrook Rd	1775
IPS.260	Peabody, John House and Shoe Shop	316 Linebrook Rd	1850
IPS.261	Conant, Daniel House	320 Linebrook Rd	1875
IPS.263	Conant, Joseph House	341 Linebrook Rd	1835
IPS.264	Foster, J. – Conant, Cyrus William House	347 Linebrook Rd	1845
IPS.267	Foster, Thomas House and Shoe Shop	376 Linebrook Rd	1800
IPS.481	Perley, David Tullar Farm Barn	383 Linebrook Rd	1880
IPS.273	Howe, Emerson House	384 Linebrook Rd	1810
IPS.268	Perley, David Tullar Farm House	387 Linebrook Rd	1880
IPS.270	Linebrook Parish Congregational Church	391 Linebrook Rd	1848
IPS.271	Perley, David Tullar House	393 Linebrook Rd	1850
IPS.272	Guilford, Alvin T. House	396 Linebrook Rd	1835
IPS.274	Morse, Dea. Timothy Jr. House	403 Linebrook Rd	1817
IPS.275		411 Linebrook Rd	1938
IPS.280	Perley Out Building	416 Linebrook Rd	1850
IPS.276	Perley, Eliza H. House	419 Linebrook Rd	1840
IPS.277	Howe, Abraham Barn	421 Linebrook Rd	1725
IPS.281	Perley, Allen Farm House – Perley, C. M. Dairy	439 Linebrook Rd	1784
IPS.161	Payne School	1 Lord’s Sq	1802
IPS.212	Wile, Edmund Farm House	20 Lowe’s Ln	1910
IPS.477	Wile, Edmund Farm Barn	20 Lowe’s Ln	1910
IPS.535		21 Manning St	1930
IPS.534		26 Manning St	1930
IPS.320	Burke, Harland House	3 Maple Ave	1916
IPS.321	Tozer, Arthur H. House	4 Maple Ave	1915
IPS.322	Baxter, G. – Campbell Frank House	5 Maple Ave	1890
IPS.323	Nason, Fred A. House	7 Maple Ave	1896
IPS.324	Bodwell, William H. House	16 Maple Ave	1890
IPS.696	Wait Shoe Factory	10 Market St	1832
IPS.697	Wait, Abram D. House	12 Market St	1832
IPS.698	Lord, Moses House	16-18 Market St	1800
IPS.699	Stacey – Ross House	20 Market St	1733
IPS.485	Ipswich Christian Science Church	17 Meeting House Green	1933
IPS.84	Old Parsonage	19 Meeting House Green	1799
IPS.96	Coburn, Stephen and Lucy House	20 Meeting House Green	1845
IPS.80	Cogswell, Theodore F. House – Cogswell Apartments	21 Meeting House Green	1880
IPS.85	Kimball, Charles House	22 Meeting House Green	1834
IPS.88	Colonial Building	24 Meeting House Green	1904
IPS.83	Ipswich Odd Fellows Lodge – Telephone Exchange	25 Meeting House Green	1817
IPS.87	Ipswich Methodist Church	27 Meeting House Green	1859
IPS.486	Agawam Hotel, Old	30 Meeting House Green	1880
IPS.487	Waite House	33 Meeting House Green	1865
IPS.488		34 Meeting House Green	1887
IPS.99	Pulcifer, William Commercial Block	38 Meeting House Green	1836
IPS.97	Manning, Dr. John – McKean, Dr. William House	40 Meeting House Green	1769
IPS.100	Post Office, Old – Rogers, Daniel Silversmith Shop	42 Meeting House Green	1763
IPS.101	Brewer, John House and Store	44 Meeting House Green	1825
IPS.186	Ipswich Savings Bank	23 Market St	1892
IPS.700	Jewett, Aaron House	24 Market St	1830
IPS.701	Farley Shoe Factory	25 Market St	1840
IPS.472	U. S. Post Office – Ipswich Main Branch	27 Market St	1939
IPS.702	Young, George G. Building	39 Market St	1890
IPS.187	Bailey House	40 Market St	1900
IPS.325	Lord, J. – Sullivan, John J. House	42 Market St	1850
IPS.703	Mann, Josiah House	49 Market St	1867
IPS.109	First Church of Ipswich – Chapel and Vestry	Meeting House Green	1832
IPS.484	Ipswich First Church	Meeting House Green	1973
IPS.106	Farley, Joseph House	1 Meeting House Green	1842
IPS.108	Pulsifer, Capt. Israel House	4 Meeting House Green	1812
IPS.95	Stanwood, Ebenezer House	6-8 Meeting House Green	1747
IPS.107	Kimball, Rev. David T. House	6 Meeting House Green	1808
IPS.94	Wainwright, Christian House	16 Meeting House Green	1741
IPS.89	Flichtner, Dr. Isaac House	45 Meeting House Green	1859
IPS.90	Farley, George House	47 Meeting House Green	1888
IPS.164	Johnson, John A. House	48 Meeting House Green	1871
IPS.102	Chapman, John House	49 Meeting House Green	1770
IPS.489	Dodge, Harry K. House	50 Meeting House Green	1890
IPS.82	Lord, Sarah House	51-53 Meeting House Green	1849
IPS.81	Damon, James House	52 Meeting House Green	1866
IPS.111	Morley, Thomas – Brown, James House	54 Meeting House Green	1750
IPS.326	Baker, Charles H. House	3 Mineral St	1870
IPS.327	Ward, James L. House	4 Mineral St	1860
IPS.462		7 Mineral St	1890
IPS.463	Philbrook, J. J. House	9 Mineral St	1870
IPS.163	Wise, Joseph and John House and Saddle Shop	12 Mineral St	1801
IPS.162	Harris, Ephraim B. House	20 Mineral St	1666
IPS.210	Mitchell Farm House	100 Mitchell Rd	1800
IPS.211	Mitchell Farm Barn	102 Mitchell Rd	1750
IPS.328	Carey, Timothy – Koffman, Jacob House	2 Mount Pleasant Ave	1925
IPS.329	Brown Mill Company Workers Housing	9 Mount Pleasant Ave	1875
IPS.330	Saint Joseph’s Catholic Church Rectory	10 Mount Pleasant Ave	1889
IPS.181	St. Joseph’s Catholic Church	12 Mount Pleasant Ave	1872
IPS.331	Brown Mill Company Workers Housing	13-15 Mount Pleasant Ave	1890
IPS.333	Gilman, John House	19 Mount Pleasant Ave	1925
IPS.334	Duval, Napoleon Grocery Store	28 Mount Pleasant Ave	1915
IPS.335	Burley School	31 Mount Pleasant Ave	1908
IPS.336	Kmiechi’s Grocery Store	38 Mount Pleasant Ave	1905
IPS.278	Foster, Philomen House	3 Newbury Rd	1787
IPS.479	Foster Barn	3 Newbury Rd	1787
IPS.480	Howe, Nathaniel Shoe Shop	3 Newbury Rd	1850
IPS.279	Perley, Joseph Burpee House	6 Newbury Rd	1865
IPS.92	Appleton, Col. John House	2 North Main St	1707
IPS.86	Ipswich Public Library	23 North Main St	1869
IPS.103	Lovell, Thomas – Brown, James House	56 North Main St	1700
IPS.93	Day, Nathaniel – Dodge, Col. Isaac House	57 North Main St	1737
IPS.98	Treadwell, Nathaniel – Hale House	60 North Main St	1796
IPS.490	Dodge House	62 North Main St	1870
IPS.91	Rogers, Capt. Richard House	64 North Main St	1728
IPS.283	Clark, Alexander B. House – Ipswich Bay Yacht Club	120 North Ridge Rd	1898
IPS.664	Ipswich Mills Company Workers Housing	22 Nursery Ct	1900
IPS.665	Ipswich Mills Company Day Nursery	24 Nursery Ct	1900
IPS.282	Potter, Jacob Symonds House	83 Oldright Rd	1845
IPS.478	Potter, Jacob Symonds Barn	83 Oldright Rd	1880
IPS.337	Ipswich Mills Store House No. 2	1 Peatfield St	1895
IPS.338	Peatfield, James House	2 Peatfield St	1860
IPS.438	Lord, George A. – Howe, Frank E. House	19 Pleasant St	1885
IPS.343	Nason, Joseph A. House	21 Pleasant St	1875
IPS.344	Harris, Stephen R. House	22 Pleasant St	1885
IPS.705	Ipswich Antenna Station Transmitter Building	Plover Hill Rd	1956
IPS.35	Swasey Tavern – Tucker, Dr. William House	2 Poplar St	1700
IPS.38	Calef, Dr. John House	7 Poplar St	1671
IPS.345	Bell, James R. House	6 Putnam Rd	1918
IPS.346	Nikas – Karbatos – Karahalios – Markos House	8 Putnam Rd	1925
IPS.439	Ipswich Mills Company Workers Housing	1 River Ct	1906
IPS.440	Ipswich Mills Company Workers Housing	2 River Ct	1906
IPS.441	Ipswich Mills Company Workers Housing	3 River Ct	1906
IPS.442	Ipswich Mills Company Workers Housing	4 River Ct	1906
IPS.443	Ipswich Mills Company Workers Housing	5 River Ct	1906
IPS.444	Ipswich Mills Company Workers Housing	6 River Ct	1906
IPS.445	Ipswich Mills Company Workers Housing	7 River Ct	1906
IPS.629	Cable, Benjamin Stickney Memorial Hospital	Rte 1A	1917
IPS.347	Lord, W. – Damon, Curtis House	3 Saltonstall St	1860
IPS.669	Ipswich Mills Company Workers Housing	13 Second St	1850
IPS.28	Caldwell Block	South Main St	1870
IPS.30	Wilson, Shoreborne House	4 South Main St	1685
IPS.692	Fuller House – Baker’s Store	17-25 South Main St	1738
IPS.29	Hall, Mary – Haskell House	20 South Main St	1819
IPS.693	Souther, Timothy House	27-31 South Main St	1726
IPS.27	Ipswich Old Town Hall – Ipswich Unitarian Church	30 South Main St	1833
IPS.694	Baker’s Store	33-35 South Main St	1828
IPS.41	Heard, John – Heard, Capt. Augustine House	40 South Main St	1795
IPS.31	Dean, Dr. Philomen House	41 South Main St	1722
IPS.26	Dutch, Samuel House	45 South Main St	1723
IPS.695	Jones – Caldwell House	51-53 South Main St	1728
IPS.40	Whipple, John House	53 South Main St	1640
IPS.43	Smith, Aaron House	57 South Village Green	1776
IPS.44	Baker, Col. John House	59 South Village Green	1761
IPS.42	Baker, David Boarding House – Gables, The	61 South Village Green	1846
IPS.498		63 South Village Green	1935
IPS.64	Burnham, William H. House	2 Spring St	1890
IPS.63	Millet, George V. House	13 Spring St	1890
IPS.65	Caldwell House	15 Spring St	1835
IPS.66	Dow, Arthur Wesley House	21 Spring St	1888
IPS.598		2 Summer St	1940
IPS.69	Kimball, Benjamin House	3 Summer St	1720
IPS.599		4 Summer St	1940
IPS.78	Fuller, Elizabeth – Treadwell, Thomas House	5 Summer St	1725
IPS.79	Treadwell, Thomas House	7 Summer St	1740
IPS.70	Glazier, Daniel House and Out Building	8 Summer St	1845
IPS.601	Hovey, Nathaniel House	9-11 Summer St	1718
IPS.602		10 Summer St	1860
IPS.603		12 Summer St	1860
IPS.604		13 Summer St	1870
IPS.605		14 Summer St	1900
IPS.606	Pulcifer, Jonathan House	15 Summer St	1718
IPS.607		16 Summer St	1870
IPS.608		17 Summer St	1870
IPS.77	Lakeman, Solomon House	19 Summer St	1750
IPS.609		24 Summer St	1870
IPS.74	Knowlton, Nathaniel House	27 Summer St	1688
IPS.610		28 Summer St	1900
IPS.612		31 Summer St	1870
IPS.611		32 Summer St	1880
IPS.613		33 Summer St	1940
IPS.614		34 Summer St	1875
IPS.616		36 Summer St	1870
IPS.615		37 Summer St	1870
IPS.617		38 Summer St	1880
IPS.71	Foster, James – Grant, Ephraim House	39 Summer St	1717
IPS.618		40 Summer St	1880
IPS.619		42 Summer St	1870
IPS.76	Willcomb, William – Pinder House	43 Summer St	1718
IPS.73	Foster, James House	46 Summer St	1720
IPS.620		48 Summer St	1870
IPS.349	Ipswich Bread Company – Baking Company Building	Topsfield Rd	1915
IPS.185	Brown, Jacob – Brown, William Gray House	11 Topsfield Rd	1830
IPS.350	Brown, William Gray House	13 Topsfield Rd	1850
IPS.351	Levesque, Frank H. House	21 Topsfield Rd	1923
IPS.355		25 Topsfield Rd	1955
IPS.352	Polish Catholic – Sacred Heart Church Rectory	28 Topsfield Rd	1908
IPS.353	Polish Catholic – Sacred Heart Church	28 Topsfield Rd	1908
IPS.354	Kelley, H. L. – Christopher, Thomas House	29 Topsfield Rd	1916
IPS.640	Brown Stocking Mill Company Workers Housing	35 Topsfield Rd	1907
IPS.641	Brown Stocking Mill Company Workers Housing	37 Topsfield Rd	1907
IPS.642	Brown Stocking Mill Company Workers Housing	39 Topsfield Rd	1920
IPS.265	Foster, John – Spiller, John Swift House	59 Turnpike Rd	1790
IPS.356	Ipswich Mills Hosiery Manufacturing Company	Union St	1880
IPS.360	Saint Stanislaus Catholic Church	Washington St	1912
IPS.357	Riley, Patrick House	12 Washington St	1880
IPS.358	Riley, Patrick House	14 Washington St	1865
IPS.359	Peatfield, Sanford House	16 Washington St	1860
IPS.361	Bray, E. – Nourse, Daniel P. House	22 Washington St	1865
IPS.362	Laffy, Michael – Chapman – Morrill House	23 Washington St	1880
IPS.459	Bell, Charles H. House	25 Washington St	1890
IPS.363	Grossman, Charles – Doucette, Denis House	27 Washington St	1890
IPS.364	Geanakos Grocery Store	28 Washington St	1938
IPS.365	Hill, Howard S. House	30 Washington St	1905
IPS.180	Brown, George B. House	31 Washington St	1883
IPS.366	Peatfield, James – Marble, J. S. House	32-34 Washington St	1860
IPS.367	Goodhue, Ephraim House	36-38 Washington St	1875
IPS.368	Smith, George W. – Pickard House	43 Washington St	1880
IPS.369	Bamford, Charles W. House	47 Washington St	1885
IPS.236	Haskell, D. – Ross, F. G. House	60 Washington St	1835
IPS.623	Jewett, J. E. House	4 Water St	1880
IPS.174	Preston – Foster House	6 Water St	1690
IPS.175	Harris, Abner – Sutton, Capt. Ebenezer House	8 Water St	1715
IPS.178	Glazier, Benjamin – Sweet House	12 Water St	1728
IPS.625		27 Water St	1940
IPS.176	Harris, John – Stanwood, John House	28 Water St	1696
IPS.624		29 Water St	1950
IPS.626		31 Water St	1935
IPS.173	Sweet, Jabesh House	32 Water St	1713
IPS.627		33 Water St	1940
IPS.628		35 Water St	1932
IPS.177	York, Capt. Samuel – Averill, Benjamin House	36 Water St	1715
IPS.370	Burns, William House	3 Wayne Ave	1905
IPS.371	Spencer, Isaac House	10 Wayne Ave	1905
IPS.34	Wade, Mary House	5 Woods Ln	1792
IPS.32	Plouff, Edward – Grant, William – Damon House	6 Woods Ln	1837
IPS.33	Merrifield ‘Rosebank’ House	7 Woods Ln	1792

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17th and 18th Century houses of Topsfield, Massachusetts

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Topsfield originally was part of the 17th-century coastal plantations of Salem and Ipswich, with large tracts of its territory granted to residents of Ipswich between 1634 and 1642. At first known as the “newe medowes at Ipswich,” but was given its present name in 1648. In 1650, it had enough settled population to be incorporated as an independent town. The first meetinghouse is believed to have been at the northwest corner of Howlett Street and Meeting House Lane. By 1675 there were about 250 people in the town, virtually all of them members of farming families.

First Period houses in Topsfield include the Zaccheus Gould House, ca. 1670; Stanley-Lake House, ca. 1690s; and the Captain Joseph Gould House, ca. 1700

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Grayscale photos and links are provided by MACRIS, the Massachusetts Cultural Resource Iniformation system. Color photos are from the Topsfield Patriot Properties site.

Address	Recent Photo (Patriot Properties)	1980 photo (MACRIS)
Lamson, Arthur J. house 24 Asbury St c 1680 TPF.90
Cummings, Capts. Joseph Thomas house 83 Asbury St 1778 TPF.91
123 Asbury St. 1710
Averill, John house 19 Averill Rd 1730 TPF.92
11 Boxford Rd. 1719
Perkins, Jacob III house 130 Central St c 1768 TPF.75
25 East St. 1800
Balch, John house 1 Hill St c 1769 TPF.174
68 Hill St c 1800
Capen, Rev. Joseph house 1 Howlett St 1683 TPF.1
French, John – Andrews, Joseph house 86 Howlett St c 1718 TPF.112
Donaldson – Hobbs Grist Mill? 214 Ipswich Rd 1738 TPF.116
5 Lockwood 1785
Tilton house 31 Lockwood Ln c 1788 TPF.118
Emerson – Jordan house 93 Main St 1733 TPF.7
Andrews, William house 109 Main St 1776 c 1784 TPF.81
Merriam – Williams house 118 Main St 1789 TPF.83
Conant – Palmer house 132 Main St c 1778 TPF.86
Baker, Capt. Thomas house 15 Mansion Dr c 1710 TPF.248
Foster, Stephen house 109 North St r 1690 TPF.120
64 Perkins Row c 1800
Bradstreet, Samuel farm 87 Perkins Row 1760 TPF.929
Dodge, Dea. Solomon house 153 Perkins Row 1769 TPF.126
Pritchett – Hood house 8 Pond St 1668 TPF.127
Hubbard house 11 Prospect St 1686 TPF.128
Balch, John – Bradstreet, John house 9 River Rd c 1769 TPF.134
Lake, Daniel – Bradstreet, Henry house 70 River Rd c 1760 TPF.137
Gould, Zaccheus house 85 River Rd c 1670 TPF.216
Lake, Eleazer IV house 93 River Rd 1808 TPF.139
Lake, Stanley house 95 River Rd c 1693 TPF.140
Porter, Daniel – Conant, Benjamin house 267 Rowley Bridge c 1765 TPF.255
Dorman house 25 Rowley St c 1765 TPF.143
Boyd, Samuel – Peabody, Matthew house 86 Salem Rd c 1720 TPF.343
Esty, Daniel – Homan house 99 Salem Rd c 1768 TPF.175
Dwinell, Jacob house 123 Salem Rd 1761 TPF.147
Fiske, Nathaniel – Dwinell, George house 5 Sleepy Hollow Rd c 1768 TPF.158
Dow, George P. house 9 South Main St 1775 TPF.50
15 South Main St 1783
Dexter, Dr. Richard house 144 South Main St 1741 TPF.25
Gould, John – Huntington, Asahel house 111 Washington St c 1765 TPF.153
Gould, John Jr. house 119 Washington St 1791 TPF.154
Gould, Capt. Joseph house 129 Washington St r 1690 TPF.155
Dwinell, Jacob Jr. – Peabody, John house 28 Wenham Rd c 1772 TPF.157
Towne, Mary house 95 Wenham Rd 1793 TPF.159
Woodbury – Wildes, Amos house 30 Wildes St 1811 TPF.160

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Rowley Town’s End

October 21, 2016, 12:39 pm

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Two large stones were placed at the entrance to Common Land of Rowley as a boundary, marking the end of town limits. Photo from the MACRIS site, around the year 1980.

These two large stones on the side of Central Street in Rowley just before Townsend Brook are said to have been placed in 1639 at the entrance of Common Land of the First Settlers of the town when it was set apart from Ipswich. The brook is so named because it was the “town’s end.” Documented with the Massachusetts Historical Commission, the author writes,

“This point was designated as the northernmost boundary of the settlement of the town on what was then known as Holmes Street, now Central Street. Settlers were ordered not to build beyond this point about one half mile from the First Parish, where the colonists were to gather behind the tall fence that surrounded the meetinghouse in case of Indian attack.”

In the Standard History of Essex County, C. F. Jewett wrote about the founding of the town of Rowley:

“Rowley was settled in 1639, and the circumstances connected with its settlement are interesting. About twenty ships a year were now arriving from England, with passengers, seeking a home in this land of liberty. The number of inhabitants were so increased by these arrivals that they were obliged to look out for new plantations each year. Thus it became that within a few years all the most desirable places for a settlement were taken up. Therefore, on the arrival of Ezekiel Rogers, with about twenty families, in the fall of 1638, no favorable place for a settlement seemed to be accessible, and in con-sequence he and his party spent the winter at Salem. An effort was made in the following spring to induce the whole party to settle in New Haven, but this failed; and, after some delay, Mr. Rogers and his associates settled at Rowley, so called from Rowley in Yorkshire, England, where he and some of his people had lived. In September, 1639, the town thus founded by Mr. Rogers, was incorporated by the General Court under the name of Rowley. The place was at first called “Mr. Rogers’ Plantation.” Although Mr. Rogers brought over with him but about twenty families, before reaching Rowley, he had increased his company to about sixty families. For some time these settlers labored together in common.”

Rowley boundary stones, photo October, 2016.

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The ancient houses of Rowley, Massachusetts

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This page displays the First Period, Georgian, and early Federal houses of Rowley, MA, settled in 1639 as a plantation by Reverend Ezekiel Rogers, who had arrived from England on the ship John of London with approximately twenty families.The town was named after Rowley, East Riding of Yorkshire, where Rogers had served as pastor. At the time it was incorporated, the town included portions of Byfield, Georgetown, and Haverhill.

The following images, and text were provided by the Rowley Historical Society in 1977, with much of text written by Ruth S. Gardner, and is available online through the Massachusetts Historical Commission site (MACRIS). Photos are displayed alphabetically in order of street name. House numbers may have changed. Click on any image to view a larger photo. Click on the ROW link to view the house at the MACRIS site.

ROW.8 Creasey, Mark C. – Perley, Capt. Allen House, 30 Bradford St., c 1800. The exact age of this house is not certain. However, part of the original grant of Michael/ Hopkinson was sold to Thomas Palmer in 1718, and in 1722 Palmer sold a house and seven acres to Ephraim Nelson, innkeeper in Rowley in 1736. Price Hidden, a grandson of Mr. Nelson, sold the homestead in 1768 to Mark C. Cressey, who fought in the Revolution and had the heel of his boot shot off in the battle of Bunker Hill. Mark Cressey’s daughter, Martha, married Capt. Allen Perley in 1816, and the homestead remained in the Perley name until the 1940’s. The last Perley to live here was Charles N. Perley, grandson of Capt. Allen Perley. He served the town as selectman and his wife as librarian for many years. Many people in town and military affairs have lived in dwelling.

ROW.9 Richards, Moses House, 34 Bradford St., c 1740. The Moses Richards Homestead was built upon the lot granted to John Boynton, first settler. His lot was one of twenty recorded in the first survey of lots set apart on Bradford Street, one of the first three streets laid out. Like many other of the first settlers, Boynton was listed as a trooper in the’Train band in Roely’about the time of the outbreak of King Philip’s War in 1675. There were three tailors who came in 1639, John Boynton was one of them .

ROW.10 Jewett, Joseph House, 46 Bradford St., 1785. Built on original lot of John Spofford in Bradford Street, one of the first streets laid out in the town. This 18th century gambrel-roofed dwelling has seen many renovations over the last forty years! However, the original architectural lines of the house have not been disturbed. In 1927, fire destroyed the large ell on the back of the house, which served as separate living quarters, and about 1900, fire also destroyed the barn. The present overhang on the roof, the entry over the front door, and the ell on the side of the house, are 20th century vintage. This 18th century house, with large center chimney is not too common in the Town of Rowley. Early photos show a fine wrapa-round porch which was removed sometime after the fire of 1927.

ROW.11 Kilbourne, Isaac House, 53 Bradford St., c 1709. Built on Lot registered to George Kilbourne., Isaac Kilbourne was living on the lot in 1709 and may have built this early home on one of the first streets laid out in the town.

ROW.16 Jewett, S. P. House, 34 Central St., c 1750. The house was built on the lot granted in 1665 to Rev. Samuel Shephard., pastor of First Parish. His “House lot or place to build upon, ‘ was a “Peace of land about two acres be It on the west and north west on all other parts also bounded by the common or highway.” This lot adjoined that of the Rev. Ezekiel Rogers’ lot and site of his homestead. Ezekiel Rogers being the founder of the town, Rowley was formerly called Ezekiel Rogers Plantation and was incorporated as Rowley in 1639. This pertains to the first settler’s lot which is the site of the present house built by Farley in 1814. Ell has evidences of an earlier structure, possibly part of former house on site in 1750

ROW.48 Scott, Benjamin Jr. House, 187 Central St., 1676. Built by Benjamin Scott Jr. on lot granted to him or his father Benjamin, between 1662 and 1673. Margaret Scott, wife of the Senior or junior Benjamin Scott was executed at Salem in 1692 for witchcraft. This Is one of six seventeenth century houses, and is the second or third oldest house standing in the town. The house is on site of early settler, John Remington, who was granted parcel of land “lying upon a hill out of town and joining the side of Thomas Crosby his lot and upon the highway.”

ROW.94 Searle, Dea. Joseph – Moody, Luther House 320 Dodge Rd 1772. Deacon Joseph Searle and his wife Ruth bought land on the southwest corner of Dodge and Long Hill Roads and had this house erected in 1772. A residence is reflected on the 1794 Chaplin map with multiple grist mills adjacent to the south. These mills were most likely associated not with the Searle-Moody House but with the Pearson and Stickney Dummer Mills. The Searles lived on the property until the deacon’s death around 1838 when it transferred to Luther Moody, a carpenter, state legislator and trustee of Governor Dummer Academy. The Moody family retained ownership until well into the 20th century. The size and apparent age of the barn on the property is indicative of the agricultural activity that occurred throughout the lifespan of the house.

ROW.137 Todd House, 152 Fenno Dr., c 1725. The Todd House may have been built around 1725 according to the book Rowley Massachusetts, 1639-1850. The site is occupied on the 1794 Chaplin map of Rowley and the 1830 map indicates the resident to be D. Todd, probably Daniel, born 1757. Members of the Todd family continued to occupy the house until 1872. By 1888 it was owned by Woodbury Smith, a farmer, who sold the property to John Joyce who sold to Edward George, clerk of the Essex County Courts. Mr. George sold to Lawrence and Pauline Shaw Fenno in 1933 who built a mansion on the hill west of 152 Kittery Avenue (Inv 138). Mrs. Fenno was active as a philanthropist and lent financial support to the Rowley Historical Society, She was a descendant of the Boston Shaws. The house was in poor condition in 1946 but was restored around 1950 and remains in good condition.

ROW.38 Pearson – Dummer, Joseph N. House Glen St 1780. The Pearson-Dummer House was the home of Joseph N. Dummer, selectman, school committee member, trustee of Dummer Academy and the author of “Land and Houses of Rowley,” an unpublished work, which has been used as a reference in compiling much of the material for research on Rowley’s old houses. It sits on a knoll overlooking the picturesque Mill River, earlier called Easton’s River, which enlarges to a pond on the opposite side of Glen Street. When the Turnpike was built, in 1806, one of the toll gates stood on this lot, near the entrance to Glen Street. It was moved in 1895. The house is situated on the triangular lot on the fight side of Glen Street, upon entering the valley of the historic Glen Mills area. The boundary on the east is the Turnpike. The boundary on the north is the Mill River which flows under Glen Street, along the lower edge of this property and under the Old Stone Arch Bridge, which was built in 1642-3.

ROW.39 Pearson, Capt. John House Glen St 1714. The Capt. John Pearson House was built in 1714 on the old 1640 Bay Road (now Glen Street) just beyond the present Jewel Mill and the site of the First Fulling Mill in America, Capt. Pearson being a descendant of the earlier John Pearson who built the fulling mill. – It was originally.a salt-box, but when it came into possession of the Dummer family along with the mills, alterations were .made. In 1858, Nathaniel N. Dummer remodelled the house by raising the roof in the rear to the same height as that in front. The three shallow dormers could have been added at that time. This fine early homelihas dark stained, narrow clapboards and six over six windows. The old central chimney was removed and two others built. The mill-stones at this house, are serving this generation as door-stones, and date back to the early part of the 17th century, and probably were those wrought by Holmes, dam and bridge builder at Glen Mills. This house has been beautifully restored and contains many unusual examples of early architecture, such as the panelling, cornices and the very unusual and beautiful corner cupboard, considered to be one of the finest of its kind in New England.

ROW.101 Pickard, Joshua House 22 Hammond St 1798. The Joshua Pickard House at 22 Hammond Street was built around 1798 for Joshua Pickard. It is unknown who lived there in 1856 as the map is illegible. The 1872 and 1884 maps indicates the resident was M. Jewett, probably Mark Jewett. According to Rowley historian Dummer, the next owner was Albert Bailey but his name does not appear in the directories on Hammond Street. The house was built as part of a school on Central Street which was dismantled, moved to Hammond Street and adapted for use as a dwelling in 1847. Another part of the school was used to build the Grange Hall on Central Street

ROW.102 Harris, John Jr. – Jewett, Dea. Joshua House, 46 Hammond St., c 1765. The Harris House was built in 1765 by John Harris Jr. who probably farmed the surrounding land and built the tidal mill in the adjacent marsh in the late 1700s. The subsequent owners were John Harris’s daughter, Phebe and her husband, Deacon Joshua Jewett from 1796 until 1861. Deacon Jewett sporadically kept a diary during the period and recounts many of the activities he performed on the property which include stock raising and butchering, carriage rental, crop raising. Deacon Jewett also performed services as town clerk for 22 years, selectman, assessor, school committee member, justice of the peace, town clerk and musical composer, physician and teacher. After His death, the house passed to Deacon John Plummer who may have been responsible for building the large barn in 1876. Deacon Plummer’s will left the house to the Congregational Church in 1902, whereafter it was bought by the liveryman Augustus Boynton and used by the town as a poor farm from 1903-1917. The property was vacant for a period but remained in the Boynton family until 1934 when it was sold to the Realtor George Barker who rehabilitated it and sold it to Mason and Beatrice Blatchford. Mr. Blatchford was an accountant for the United Fruit Company on Federal Street in Boston.

ROW.37 Chaplin – Clarke House 109 Haverhill St 1671. This first period house, built in 1671, is Rowley’s oldest dwelling. It was built on the original house lot of Hugh. Chaplin. It faces south and the west end is set into the bank, being perhaps a continuation of the “shelter” spoken of by Johnson, at a later date becoming the cellar of the house, reached by one step down from the kitchen. “They (the settlers) burrow themselves in the Earth for their first shelter . under some Hillside, casting the Earth aloft upon Timber; they make a smoaky fire against the Earth, at its highest side. They kept off the short showers from their lodgings, but the long rains penetrated through to their disturbance in the night season, yet in these poor Wigwams they sing Psalms, pray, and praise their God till they can provide them houses. It has a central chimney built on a stone foundation. There is a slight overhang on both the first and second stories at the east wnd but none in front. It has a leanto, a later but very early addition, and is the only house standing in Rowley having both overhang and leanto. In 1946, Jewett writes that there are two small rooms;and. thee cellar conltb e first floor of the main house and two large rooms, one over the cellar, on the second floor. In 1937 when the house was undergoing repairs some.of the original clapboards were disclosed at the back of the building. These were nailed directly to the studs with the space between them and the lathing filled with nogging. In the east gable end there was once a window containing four small lights. Chaplin’s History also states that the house was a single story of two rooms with a leanto later added. The present restoration has not altered the architectural lines of this very fine first period home in any way. In fact it has uncovered many of its unique 17th century features which have been hidden these many years.

ROW.59 Dickinson, Joseph House 851 Haverhill St 1732. The Dickinson house, situated on the western side of Dickinson brook, was built on a portion of the homestead of eight acres which belonged to james, son of thomas dickinson, first settler. it remained in the Dickinson family until 1832, when it was sold to amos m. dodge. amos dodge sold it to Calvin Hubbard. his son, Orrin A. Hubbard, was one of the founders of “the Lampson and Hubbard fur and hat company,” of Boston and New York. this house, which is situated next to the 1723 Jonathan Dickinson house, has been carefully restored and is a fine example of a house of its period, it is part of a small cluster of seven homes along this section of route 133, called Millwood, which are all historically significant and .meet the criteria to be part of a small historic district in this area of town, now called “Millwood” and previously called “Rooty Plain,” further evidence that Millwood was a thriving little community that revolved around the nearby Mill River and its early mills, is recorded by historian Dummer who states that a community hall, an institution in its day, stood on the north side of the road (Rte. 133) opposite Boxford road. it was sold in 1928 to Daniel 0″Brien, who removed it to the Turnpike (Rte. 1). this gathering place stood on the east side of Dickinson brook, which flowed into the Mil River, whereas the Dickinson house still stands on the west side of the same brook, today

ROW.63 Dickinson, Jonathan House 865 Haverhill St 1723. This two story early colonial has evidences of many additions and changes throughout ‘ the past two hundred and seventy years, but retains many of the very early features of an early 18th century edifice. At some time, the center chimney was removed and twin chimneys .Erected, but the early nine over six windows remained throughout the house. Inside, the exposed beams, wide pine floors, paneling and, old fireplaces are visible evidences which help to date this house. Also, the early workshop which was whitewashed could even predate the dwelling. The early barn, with its dry laid stone foundation has been recently restored and in excellent condition. This restoration was dons by the previous owner, Samual Streiff, as well as the moving of the house to its present location. This dwelling is typical of many others through Rowley which help to mold its character and keep its history alive.

ROW.64 Dickinson, Jonathan Barn 865 Haverhill St c 1723.

ROW.114 Tenney, Nathaniel – Dummer, Nathaniel House 66 Long Hill Rd 1747. The house at 66 Long Hill Road was built in 1747 for Nathaniel Tenney who was the son of Daniel Tenney, both millers whose mill was south of the house on Mill River. Gage notes that a mill was built in the Mill river near this location around 1700 and that it remained in use for approximately 100 years, after which, it was torn down. In the Late 19th century, the property may have been rented to Charles Walker who is listed in the 1888 resident directory as a lumber dealer and mill sawyer at this location. The house remained in the Tenney family until 1892 when it was sold to Nathaniel Dummer who also owned the sawmill south of the farm and operated it until around the turn of the century, according to the book Rowley Revisited. Dummer worked at the Glen Mills Cereal Company (Inv B) in addition to operating the mill. He sold the property in 1908 after which it changed hands many times until 1916 when Margaret Howie bought it for use as a summer home. The 1925, 1933 and 1944 resident directories indicate that Cambridge residents Harriet and David Howie, a secretary in Boston, owned the house and used it as a summer residence. Dummer states that the house was significantly remodeled in 1929 which may be the construction date of the formal gardens and many of the decorative elements. The large barn across the street may also have been built at this time.

ROW.22 Reindeer Tavern – Gage House Main St 1760. The Reindeer Tavern, was built on the lot granted to first settler \ Thomas Nelson. It served as dwelling and tavern during the early years. The sign which swung in front of the tavern is preserved in the Rowley Historical House.) Dummer states in his description of the place that men just back from the French and Indian Wars gathered here and recounted their hairbreadth escapes and told again and again what the officers should have done or should not have done in various engagements with the enemy. Later the house was known as the Gage-Todd House and used as a dwelling. Today the colonial structure is being effectively used for commercial use in the downtown area.

ROW.29 Lambert, Nathan – Hobson House Main St r 1725. This salt-box house is situated east of the “Training Field,” directly opposite the tablet describing the setting apart of the “Training Field” soon after the % settlement of the town, for the purpose of drilling and training of Rowley’s early militias. Tablet also tells of the encampment of Arnold’s Expedition to Quebec in 1775, on this very same “Training Place.” The House is very architecturally significant because of its unique salt-box..design, and other interesting features, such as, its low sloping roof and two leaning chimneys which incorporate into one chimney in the attic of the house. Possibility, also, that this house was the one used for the smoking of passengers and luggage coming from Boston on the stagecoach, during the small-pox epidemic of the Revolutionary War years. Rowley had so passed this law on incoming travelers to help prevent the spread of the dread disease. It is recorded in the town records whereby Nathan Lambert, Jr., who lived in this house at that time, was paid for a’Smoke House’, in 1775, for this purpose. It is not clear whether Nathan Lambert, selectman in 1758, or his son, Nathan Lambert, Jr., who was married in 1775, built the house. Therefore, the questionable date on the house. It has definite style of an early 18th century house, however. Mention should also be made of the beautiful corner cupboard in one of the front rooms of the house, it being very fine for this type of country home.

ROW.52 Cogswell – Pike, Rev. John House Main St r 1835. The house was originally sold with four acres to Hon Daniel Adams, who presented it to his daughter Deborah, wife of Rev. John Pike, pastor of the First Church. Dr. Pike in 1894 sold the homestead to Nancy T. Morrison and she in 1921 sold it to Wilfred P. Adams, who sold it to the Roman Catholic Archbishop of Boston. The barn, on the property at that time, was then remodeled into a Catholic Church. It has since been moved to Hammond Street and made into an apartment house

ROW.54 Gage, Thomas House Main St 1790. The Thomas Gage, Esq. House, was the home of Thomas Gage, Town Clerk from 1822-1837, and was the author of the “History of Rowley,” published in 1840, immediately following the second centennial of the town, in 1839. He was also a Trustee of Gov. Dummer Academy from 1819 – 1828. By inheritance and purchase this estate came down to the Todd family in 1848. The Todd family have also been very active in public affairs. George A. Todd was also a Trustee of Dummer Academy from 1870 – 1880. The homestead came to his son Frank P. Todd, who was a selectmen several years and a member of the Legislature in 1909. After his death in 1918, the farm came to his son, George A. Todd, who owned it until his death. The property then came to his son, F. Payson Todd, who served the town for many years as Town Moderator.

ROW.33 Platts, Jonathan House 52 Main St 1680. One of the six, 17th century houses in Rowley, and built on the “Rye Field Lots” on the Old Bay Road,1640. House faces south, like many of the earlier houses in Rowley, but with end of house facing the street, and contains the original 17th century framing which is exposed in the library. The living room has within the original walls, a later set of walls which include Indian shutters. Upstairs the two early bedrooms have fine examples of raised panelled walls. A one story ell containing the kitchen was added to the house around 1800. Subsequent additions date from 1972. Jonathan Platts, builder of the house, appeared in Rowley in 1653 as a “keeper of cows.” He wooed and won Ezekiel Rogers’ maidservant Elizabeth (Johnson) and served as “tithingman,” “judge of delinquents,” and selectman between 1665 and 1677.

ROW.31 Mighill, Nathaniel – Perley, Nathaniel House 100 Main St 1730. This house has natural crook oak rafters reaching from the eaves to the ridge. Nathaniel Mighill’s grandson was Captain Nathaniel Perley. Captain Perley built the “Country’s Wonder” in 1814 across the street on the common. This ship was then hauled with 100 yoke of oxen to the warehouse landing. This was a remarkable feat of the times, the vessel being of 100 tons burden, and the Warehouse Landing being over 2 miles from the common, where it was built. An account of the “Country’s Wonder” was published in both the “Essex Register,” a newspaper published at Salem under date of 7 May, 1814 and the “Salem Gazette” of 10 May, which gives a more complete account of the building and hauling of the vessel. This house also has an account of 1861 written on the paneling in the attic, which tells, of men staying the night and departing from this place to go off to the Civil War.

ROW.30 Hobson, Moses – Perley, Capt. Ebenezer P. House, 103 Main St., 1725. House borders the “Training Field” on the east at southerly end, on the Old Bay Rd. This was the first road ordered laid out by the General Court, in the colonies in 1639. The road was built in 1640. The house was built on Sebastian Brigham’s planting field, one of the first settlers. It was also the home of Ebenezer P. Perley, sea captain, and other Perley and Lambert heirs for nearly two centuries. Mrs. Greta Lambert (Jewett) Metcalf, last heir of the Perleys and Lamberts to live in the house, died in 1976. A store was operated in 1830 by Lambert & Harris on the property,

ROW.28 Smith, James – Billings House, 136 Main St., c 1790. Built in 1790 on original lot registered to Sebastian Brigham, l643. Later operated as a tearoom for benefit of Rowley Historical Society, It was known as the Rowley Tea House.

ROW.26 Lambert, Thomas House, 142 Main St., c 1699. The Lambert house was built by Thomas Lambert, Jr., who took his bride there in 1699. The house remained in the hands of the Lambert family until 1977. The Lambert House retains integrity of location, design, materials and workmanship in the First Period frame of the right-hand rooms which embodies distinctive characteristics of form and construction under Criterion C. The decoration and oak wood of the frame are representative of First Period frames at the turn of the 18th century. There is no way to be certain of the construction date of the left-hand rooms and chimney bay, without examining the frame in those areas, but the fact that joist spacing in the left-hand room is a conservative 17 1/2 inches on centers as opposed to 19 1/2 inches on centers in the right-hand room suggests a contemporary, if not earlier frame. The presence of a cellar under just the left-hand room might also suggest that that side of the house was the original single cell structure.

ROW.23 Bailey, John – Proctor, Dr. Charles House 156 Main St 1763. The John Bailey House was sold in 1839 to Moses T. Whittier, carriage builder.

ROW.21 Northend, Ezekiel House, 169 Main St., 1721. The Ezekiel Northend House, built about 172], formerly stood on present site of the St. Mary’s Rectory. It was moved by Louis Dole in 1838 to present site in the downtown area, corner of Main and Hammond Streets. It is presently being used as a dwelling and houses the Rowley Pharmacy, downstairs. It is nicely landscaped and only slight changes to the exterior were made in converting the building for commercial us

ROW.19 Tullar, Rev. David House 179 Main St c 1803. Originally built for the sevenths pastor of the First Parish in Rowley, this dwelling now serves the present minister and his family, the Rev. Paul Millin. In 1862, it was sold by the Rev. Holbrook’s heirs to Edward Richardson and was sold many times again to different families, including, Adams, Grover, Hackel and lastly to Kenneth Spurling, who sold it to the church for a parsonage again.

ROW.51 Wicom, Daniel – Todd House 213 Main St r 1750. This 18th century, two story house, with lean-to and side porch is one of the few of its kind in the town.
The fact that the house was originally two separate houses on different streets in town, moved to this location at the same time and incorporated into one house with such pleasing style, demonstrates the capibilities and engineering knowledge available among.the settlers at that period in history. Several persons connected with the military lived at one time in this house, or in one half of it. Another was a blacksmith. All played equally important parts in the development of the community in their individual ways. Dan Wicom was listed as a carpenter. He was a direct descendent of Richard Wicom, one of the First Settlers. One half of this house was moved from this First Settler’s original lot on Summer. The other half of the house was moved from Pleasant Street and was called the Todd House. A part of the old meeting house was used in building the barn, which has since been taken down.

ROW.50 Saunders House 238 Main St 1750. Although known as the “Saunders House,” it was built long before it came into possession of that family of shipwrights. House could have been built as early as the first half of the 18th century, as stated by Jewett in his history of Rowley. Only one other house of this gambrel type still stands in the town. It is the Ewell house near Great Swamp Brook.

ROW.55 Todd – Ellsworth – Hale House, 239 Main St., c 1750. One of the 3 oglnal land grants to the Harris brothers. This house is typical half-house with ell and porch on one side.

ROW.53 Armitage Tavern – Saunders, Edward House 316 Main St c 1724. Edward Saunders was on the next lot before 1717. The house was built before 1724 by him, although he was listed as a “shipwright.” On the Map of 1794, the property is listed as the “Armitage Tavern,” along with two others operating in town at that time. The Saunders were ship builders for several generations, building schooners, both near their houses and at the ship yard near the Warehouse Landing.

ROW.95 Dodge, Phineas House and Farm, 16 Mill Rd., c 1772

. (Photo not available.) The house at 16 Mill Road (Inv 95) was originally owned by Thomas Dickinson who sold to Phineas Dodge in 1772. While the house does not appear on the 1794 Chaplin map of Rowley, the mills are depicted and it is possible the house was overlooked by the cartographer. The 1830 and 1856 maps indicate that Solomon Dodge was in residence. By 1872, Moses Dodge was the owner and in 1884 the owner was I. S. Dodge. By 1888, the occupant according to the resident directory was the farmer Hanison Nelson, who may have been an heir or tenant of the Dodge family. The Dodges assumed proprietorship again since Phineas A. Dodge advertised the sale of lumber, shingles and sawdust in the 1907 resident directory. Dummer states in his 1939 work that the property was still owned by Dodge heirs. Directories indicate the 16 Mill Road house was occupied but not owned by the farmer Frank G. Ramsdell and his family from approximately 1925 until 1944. The Henick family are descendants of the Dodges and acquired the property in the 1950s.

ROW.40 Glen Mills Cereal Company Boarding House, Newburyport Tpk c 1790. “The Boarding Rouse,” as it was called in the days of the Glen Mills Cereal Company, was Built about 1790. It was used as a boarding house for the men who worked at the mill. In 1872, the Glen Mills Subscribers Business Directory lists N. N. Dummer as the owner of the house, and a “Manufacturer and Dealer in Flour, Meal, Feed, Grain and Lumber.” The house is situated on the corner of the mill property, off Glen St. and corner of the Turnpike. This house is part of the complex which includes the Jewel Mill, which was built on the original foundation of the First Fulling Mill in America, 1643.

ROW.44 Lancaster, Samuel House 11 Pleasant St c 1787. An earlier house an this site was once pwned by Leiut Abel Platts, who died in 1690 on the Expedition to Quebec. Hannah Platts married Samuel Lancaster in 1701, who was drowned in Rowley River in 1710. Nathan Todd in 1787 sold land to Saauel Lancaster> house probably built about that time. Dummer states in his “Land & Houses of Rowley” that Oliver A. Rundlett and his son James P. both lived in the house. Oliver purchased half of the homestead in 1875 from Asa Todd. Later Mrs. Merrill, in 1880, sold her half to Mr. Rundlett. The Rundlett family were noted carpenters in town and built many houses throughout the area. Heirs of James P. Rundlett sold house to Arminta Daniels in 1938.

ROW.43 Todd, Nelson House 23 Pleasant St r 1775. This house built during the Revolution by Nelson Todd, later called the Doc. B. Proctor House, and more recently called the Pickard House, was called by many at the time it was built, as “Todd’s Folly.” It was built on the lot granted to Richard Holmes, “millwright,” who was responsible for building the Old Stone Arch Bridge at Glen Mills, and many dams about town. This house with its large square rooms and a , chimney centering each half, was built during the period of foreign trade during the Revolution and is similar to the Federal sea-captain’s houses built about the same time in Newburyport and Salem. Schooners sailing along Plum Island coast could by seen from the skylight on the roof during the sailing days, from the third floor. The house originally contained 13 fireplaces. A cream room and large barn have since been razed. This was the home of two prominent physicians, Dr. Benjamin Proctor and his son, Dr. Charles Proctor. Also the home of John Proctor a member of the legislature in 1864 and 1868, and a trustee of Dummer Academy, 1851-1858.

ROW.46 Langley – Hale – Cressey House 39 Pleasant St 1732. This house sits on the two acre house lot which was granted to Robert Hunter, first settler. He died in 1647. It passed through the families of Langley, Hale and Cressey, all prominent families in town, who always lived on this street and built many of the early houses here.

ROW.47 Prime, Joshua House 48 Pleasant St 1753. Built on lot granted to Mark Prime in 1645.

ROW.5 Hale, Dr. William House Summer St c 1780. This house was built upon the corner lot granted to first settler, Edmund Bridges, blacksmith. It has also been the home of Dr. William Hale, physician and teacher during the Revolutionary years. Dr. Hale was responsible for the caring of the small-pox victims who stayed at the pest-house which was built in the Metcalf Rock Burial Ground, near the site of the pest house. The doctor made daily visits to the pest-house on horseback, as this dread disease had reached epidemic proportions, and people were fleeing from Boston to escape it. All people and their baggage had to be smoked upon entering the town on the stagecoach, at the smoke-house nearby. Many died and their graves are marked with a granite stone erected at the Metcalf Burial Ground by the Rowley Historical Society in 1945.

ROW.2 Cressey House, 15 Summer S.,t r 1750. Dummer describes the moving of this house in his “Land and Houses of Rowley.” On page, 121 he writes: “William Hobson in 1810 sold a strip of land to William Boynton. The rrcrs-e was moved here with the intention of placing it back from the street, but it got struck in the mud, and was left just where it landed. Mr. Boynton sold one acre with buildings to William ‘and Charles Boynton, Cabinet makers (361-242). Some of their handicraft may be found in Rowley houses.” The barn on the property was made into a dwelling by Frank L. Burke in 1918, and is situated next door.

ROW.164 Hobson, Humphrey House – Fairview Hotel, 27 Wethersfield St., 1787. 27 Wethersfield Street was built on land owned in 1643 by one of Rowley’s original settlers, Humphrey Reyner. The house was constructed in 1787 for Revolutionary War veteran, Humphrey Hobson and appears on the 1794 Chaplin map of Rowley. Mr. Hobson sold land behind the house to the town in 1794 for the site of the round brick powder house, built in that year. By 1822, it was owned by Richard and Elizabeth Kimball whose ownership is reflected on the 1830 Philander Anderson map of Rowley. Richard Kimball was listed as a school teacher and 1810 graduate of Dartmouth College in Gage. Jewett states that he taught school in the house from 1822 until his death in 1842. The property changed hands again in 1858 , 1869 and in 1888, when a bootmaker named John Hazen was in residence. By 1890, Annie Mitchell had bought the house and opened a hotel called the Fairview in the building and two others, since removed from the lot. In 1913, it was bought by Pauline Shaw Fenno, a summer resident from Boston and local philanthropist, who used the house as a kindergarten and a site to make supplies for the World War I effort. By 1925, it was a rest home for nurses, still called the Fairview which continued through 1944, afterwards stood vacant and was restored to use as a residence by 1954 by Joseph Fitzpahick, a construction company owner.

ROW.15 Hobson, Humphrey House 31 Wethersfield St c 1742. The Hobson House, is a typical mid-Georgian “double-house” built before 1742 by «, Humphrey Hobson, deacon, town clerk and member of the General Court. This house was built upon the original grant of Elder Humphrey Reyner, registered in 1643, and adjoined the Rev. Ezekiel Rogers’ grant on the northern side of Wethersfield Street. Improvements’ were made to the original house in 1787 by Humphrey Hobson, son of Humphrey and Priscilia Hobson. This fine, two story, wood frame dwelling has two chimneys and central entrance, of pleasing design. Added in recent years, are a breezeway and a connecting garage, which blend in nicely with the early architecture. The Rev. Tucker, Rowley’s 7th minister, lived in this house in 1812. Richard Kimball, early schoolmaster, also lived here in 1821. In 1798, Humphrey Hobson sold a small parcel of land on the hill behind the house for a powder house, “near unto the place of the watch house.” In later years, this house was part of the “Fairview,” one of a complex of three houses, which operated as a hotel, boarding-house, and later as a place of rest for nurses. Annie L. Mitchell, operator of the “Fairview,” sold it to Pauline S. Fenno, who used it during World War I as a community center for making supplies for the French wounded.

ROW.13 Bailey House 71 Wethersfield St 1794. This house is believed to have been built upon part of the original house lot of settler Mighill. The land was sold to Bailey about 1718.

ROW.155 White, John – Saunders, Amos N. House, 137 Wethersfield St., 1750. The house at 137 Wethersfield Sheet may have been built for John White before the publication of the 1794 Chaplin map of Rowley. Mr. White was a founding member of the Baptist Society in Rowley in 1830 and is reflected as the occupant on the 1830 map of Rowley. Dummer notes that Mr. White sold the house to Richard Cressey in 1847. Mr. Cressey had died by 1867 and his heirs sold the house at that time to Hiram Harriman and Oliver A. Blackington, who was on the building committee for the Baptist church in 1830. By 1888, the occupants were farmers J. Q. A. Carter and Amos N. Saunders, and a blacksmith named James E. Saunders, according to the resident directory of that year. James Saunders is listed as a carpenter in the 1925 directory. His widow, Amy, remained through 1944, with Melvin, her son, boarding at the house and working as a market gardener. Melvin Saunders remained in residence through the 1950s. The house was renovated in the 1990s.

ROW.162 Duty, Moses House 243 Wethersfield St 1765. The house at 243 Wethersfield Sheet was built by 1765 for Moses Duty, whose son, William was the first child to be baptized in the second Congregational meetinghouse, built 1749. Moses Duty sold the house in 1765 to Asa Todd who sold it in 1840 to Moses and James Pickard, born 1793 and 1800 respectively and shown on the 1856 Wallling map. Moses is listed in the 1888 directory as a farmer and was living with Charles Pickard, a heel manufacturer. The subsequent owner according to Dummer was George W. Blatchford in 1895. The house transferred many times until 1930. By then, the residents were Chester and Helen Anthony who farmed on the property. Mr. Anthony was also a fence viewer and Mrs. Anthony was a nurse and a Fenno greenhouse employee. They lived in the house until 1979. The barn was moved to this lot from the Platts-Bradstreet House (Inv 41) on Main Sheet before 1918.

ROW.161 Palmer – Todd, Lt. James House, 283 Wethersfield St., r 1800. The Palmer-Todd House at 283 Wethersfield Sheet was constructed between 1795 and 1806 for Lieutenant James Todd who died in 1886 with an estate worth over $4000 which is a higher than average amount of wealth. By 1856, according to historic maps, J. P. Todd was in residence from 1856 through 1884. By 1888, Leander Johnson is in residence and working as a heel cutter at Ellsworth’s Shoe Factory to the east on Wethersfield Sheet. Dummer says the house was sold to Joseph Dodge who may have rented it to Johnson. Mr. Dodge sold to Charles and Sarah Allen of Essex Sheet in Salem, Massachusetts who used the house in the summer. Mr. Allen worked in Boston at the State Sheet Trust Company. In 1930, Mrs. Allen sold to Frank S. and Lynn Haskell who occupied the house through the 1940s. Mr. Haskell was treasurer at the T. H. Haskell Lumber Company in Lynn. The Haskells sold to a military officer named Andrews who remained into the 1960s.

ROW.153 Dole, Joseph – Dodge House 305 Wethersfield St 1750. The first owner of the house at 305 Wethersfield Sheet may have been Joseph Dole around 1750 according to Dummer. The 1856 map is illegible on this topic but Dodge family members are present in 1872 and in 1884. The 1888 directory indicates that the farmer Joseph Dole Dodge was in residence and his descendants remained until at least 1939 according to Dummer.

ROW.115 Gage – Dole, Stephen House 517 Wethersfield St 1750. The Dole House was built around 1750 by Stephen Dole and incorporated part of a building moved from across the road in 1780, according to Dummer. A house is present on the location on the 1794 Chaplin map of Rowley. By 1830, the occupant was E. Dole, and from 1856 until 1888, Amos W. Howe was the resident according to maps and the directory printed in the latter year. The resident directories say ha Dole was here from approximately 1914-15 until 1933. In 1937, land around the house was used to grow fruit trees, hay, market garden crops and for pasture. The 1944 directory shows Theodore P. Houle, a welder, and his wife Floranna, as the occupants. Russell Copithorne, an engineer and library trustee, bought the house in 1959 and had the barn built in 1961 by Roland Dyment.

ROW.163 Ewell, Samuel House 705 Wethersfield St 1750: The present house at 705 Wethersfield Sheet was built between 1707 and 1723 by Andrew Stickney according to Dummer. Andrew’s son, Amos, sold it to John Lull in 1723 and subsequent owners included Thomas Jewett, Henry Dole, Moses Dole who hosted town meeting in the house in 1780, and Sewall Dole whose ownership is reflected on the 1830 Anderson map. Dummer states that the house was moved to this site in 1797 from Taylor’s Lane which is approximately one and one half miles southwest of the current location. Samuel Ewell acquired it in 1840 and it remained in the family until at least 1944. S. Ewell appears as the owner on the 1856 Walling map and on the 1872 Beers map which notes that a store is also on the property. The 1884 walker map shows Mrs. Ewell as the resident. The 1888 directory indicates that the farmer Paul Floyd was the resident and he may have rented the property from the Ewells since they appear to have retained ownership. In the 1925 resident directory, William S. Ewell was the owner but resided here only during the summer which continued until 1944. Another inhabitant of the house was Reverend John L. Ewell, former dean of Howard University in Washington DC. The Ewell’s permanent residence was in Auburn New York. The barn was adapted for use as a residence in the late 20th century and is currently occupied by descendants of the Ewells.

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Colonial houses of old Newbury, Massachusetts

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This page displays the First Period, Georgian, and early Federal houses of Newbury, Massachusetts. The following images, and text were provided by the Newbury Historical Society in 1989, and are online through the Massachusetts Historical Commission site (MACRIS). Photos are displayed alphabetically in order of street name. House numbers may have changed. Click on any image to view a larger photo. Click on the NEW link to view the house at the MACRIS site.

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NEW.43, Goodrich, Oliver House, Forest St., r 1725

NEW.225, Pettingill, Nicholas Blacksmith Shop, 12 Green St, c 1767. This former blacksmith shop known as the “Corner House” was moved to its present site in 1948. Deeds indicate that it was originally built by Nicholas Pettingill, a local blacksmith who occupied the north half of the Short House from 1767-8 and stood on that lot at the corner of Rolfe Lane and High Road. That portion of the present house facing south is the original shop, now substantially altered, in a mid-twentieth century interpretation of colonial architecture in harmony with the local building tradition.

NEW.219, Little, G. House, 26 Green St., 1785

NEW.218, Atkinson – Little House, 5 Hanover St., 1652. The Atkinson-Little House has traditionally been assigned a date of 1652 to its original portion. Architectural inspection of the exterior, however, indicates the presence of an early eighteenth century structure built around an early (possibly original) central chimney and perhaps an early frame. It is a fine example of the pervasive colonial architecture in the District.

NEW.300, High Rd., c 1700

NEW.240, Swett, Stephen – Ilsley House, 4-6 High Rd., c 1670. The construction history of the house includes a distinctive and atypical evolution. Built in 1670, the original portion was a typical seventeenth century single-room plan building with a chimney bay end. It faced south, perpendicular to today’s High Street. Passing through a series of owners, the house remained essentially unaltered until about 1720, when it was enlarged with a second single-room unit to the north of the original block. A new roof, made in part with the salvaged rafters of the old roof, was built over the whole, changing the ridge pole direction from an east-west to a north-south axis. Now the house faced today’s High Street. The building was enlarged again approximately twenty years later with a third single-room unit to the north. To maximize space, the addition conformed to the irregular lot line. The original end chimney was demolished and a new chimney was added to serve the 1650 and 1720 portions of the house. Following the purchase of additional land around the 1750s, a fourth and final single-room unit was built to the north and a lean-to was added at the back.After acquiring the house in 1911, Historic New England began a partial restoration and removed layers of lath and plaster to reveal original timbers, early eighteenth-century paneling, and one of the largest fireplaces in New England. It measures 10′ 3″ wide, 3′ deep, and 4′ 8 ½” high and it sits atop a solid stone boulder base measuring 18′ x 8′ x 7′ high from the cellar floor. Today, the exterior of the house, left unrestored in 1911, reflects the eighteenth-century. The interior was partially restored and reflects the 17th and early 18th centuries.

NEW.202, Toppan, Dr. Peter House, 5 High Rd., 1697. The house is a fine example of a First Period structure built for the town physician and first settler in 1697. In the late nineteenth century the house was altered to acccOTnodate two families; restored to a single family dwelling in the mid-twentieth century.

NEW.239, 8 High Rd., 1711. This house is a fine example of an eighteenth century house whose earliest (south) portion dates from 1711 and whose north portion was added at mid-century. Its east facade facing High Road largely dates from that time, although a continuous collection of additions and alterations enlarged the house substantially. Its architectural character is in harmony with other domestic building in the District.

NEW.231, Sewall, Henry House, 30 High Rd., 1678. This structure is one of a number of important houses in the District built before 1678 by one of Newbury’s first settlers, Henry Sewall, Jr. In this house was raised Samuel Sewall, son of Henry Sewall, who later became Council member and Chief Justice of the Massachusetts Bay Colony.
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NEW.216, Tucker, Rev. John House, 36 High Rd., 1746. The Rev. John Tucker House, named after its first occupant, is the structure which formerly served as one of a number of parsonages for the First Parish Church, Newbury. This parsonage is an early example in the district of the pervasive colonial house. A porch dating from the Greek Revival period spans the entire length of the north facade facing the Upper Green.
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NEW.215, Short House, 39 High Rd., r 1725. The Short House forms the southeast boundary to the District. It remains one of Newbury’s most celebrated and well-published domestic buildings and since its acquisition in 1928 by SPNFA, has served as a house museum with a fine collection of William and Mary furniture, principally in the south parlor. In 1768 when Nicholas Pettingill, the local blacksmith, lived in the north half and John Brown in the south half, the Short House functioned as a duplex residence, similar to the arrangement of the Dr. Peter Toppan House, with the exception that the original Doric entrance to Short House was preserved. The blacksmith shop, built by Pettingill in the mid-eighteenth century, still stands on the other side of the Upper Green (#25), although greatly enlarged and altered as a house.

NEW.236, Coffin, Tristram House, 16 High Rd., 1678. The earliest portion of the Tristram Coffin House (#35), 1654, represents one of the outstanding examples of First Period architecture in New England and is the most important seventeenth century house in the District. It is set in deeply from High Road on a lot with a creek just beyond its western edge. Architectural analysis proceeds on the basis of dendrochronology, documentation and style. A recent examination of one of the posts in the original portion for dendrochronological corroboration resulted in a reading of about 1654. The original portion is the earliest example in the District in which the architectural treatment of both interior and exterior have been preserved. This portion facing south was enlarged with a First Period addition. A more extensive enlargement occurred after 1750, expanding the house to its present size while establishing a new orientation facing east. By 1785 all major elements of the house as it now stands were named in a division of the property. The east facade facing the High Road continues the seventeenth century use of unpainted clapboarding, vertical chimneys and vernacular character of the original portion; its organization is now regularized and classicized so that its entrance and fenestration are symmetrically disposed into five bays, two and one-half stories in height. The placement of windows on the south facade reflects the additive nature of the house. The Tristram Coffin House (Massachusetts Historic Landmark; HABS: MASS 472) has been continuously occupied by the Coffin family from 1654 when it was built by one of Newbury’s first settlers, Tristram Coffin, until its acquisition by SPNEA in 1929. The seven succeeding generations of occupants have participated actively in the socio-economic, political and educational life of the town.

NEW.55, Pearson House, Main St., c 1750.

NEW.56, Riverview Farm, Main St., r 1775

NEW.67, Pearson, Benjamin House, Main St., c 1710.

NEW.70, Pearson Tavern, Main St., r 1725.

NEW.180, Middle Rd., r 1750

NEW.185, 123 Middle Rd., r 1750

NEW.165, Hale – Boynton House, Middle St. 1764

NEW.101, Orchard St., c 1750

NEW.175, Orchard St., r 1750

NEW.301, Noyes, James House, 7 Parker Rd., r 1675. The Noyes House has integrity of location, design, materials, workmanship, and association. In its decorated First Period frame and extremely early type of roof framing, it embodies distinctive characteristics of First Period architecture. The roof is among the earliest principal rafter roofs adapted to New England roof boarding by the trenching of purlins to support vertical boards.

NEW.302, Adams, Abraham House, 8 Pearson Dr., c 1704. The Abraham Adams House has a steeply, (50-degree,) pitched gable roof, chamfered oak roof frame, exposed and simply decorated interior framing, In the Byfield section of Newbury, it has evolved into an I-shaped floor plan, with the original double cell, central chimney, two story, 5 bay house in front. Behind it is a later and lower one story gabled ell partly raised to two stories, with its own end chimney. At right angles to the ell is a modern one story addition with gabled roof that projects beyond the ell. The First Period house is one room deep with single centered windows at each story on the ends, and has a projecting lobby entrance with a later door and Federal sidelights. The original double-cell five-bay house has its all-oak framing fully exposed in three of the four rooms. The attic is framed of oak, in a five-bay, principal rafter and purlin system with collars. The entire roof frame is chamfered.

NEW.166, Scotland Rd., r 1775

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Sacred Heart Church

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The former Sacred Heart Church on Topsfield Road is now a condominium

When large numbers of Polish immigrants began coming to Ipswich in the late 19th and early 20th centuries they brought with them their strong ties to the Catholic church. Initially, masses were held in a chapel rented from the Irish congregation at St. Joseph’s Church on Mt. Pleasant Street. They also paid for the services of a priest. It quickly became apparent that the arrangement did not fulfill the Polish members’ desire to maintain the Polish language and culture.

Around 1905, two representatives of the Polish community, Adam Kobos and Adam Klos were sent to Boston to petition for a church of their own, Permission was granted and the group set out to raise funds among themselves to construct a church. Land on which the church stands was purchased from Mr, Hayward, a prominent industrialist in town, for $ 1. Many of the Polish residents worked on construction of the church themselves and, with the assistance of a Boston contractor, the church was completed in 1903. Father Rye was the first pastor. It was known as the Polish Catholic Church. Plans for the church have been attributed to Boston architect Harrison H. Atwood. Atwood was born in Vermont in 1863 and studied architecture at the Boston Architectural School and In the offices of S.J.F. Thayer and George A. Clough (city architect). Atwood worked independently for most of his career and was responsible for the design of many schools, fire stations, and houses in Boston.

The former Sacred Heart Rectory, 26 Topsfield Rd is now a private residence

Sacred Heart Rectory was built in 1908, along with the adjacent Catholic church, to house the pastor and priests of the church. The building is a two and one-half story dwelling designed in the Craftsman style. Rising from a stucco-covered field stone foundation, the house is covered with stucco and enclosed by a gambrel roof. A large gambrel dormer projects from the west elevation, while a shed dormer extends from the east elevation.

Sacred Heart Church closes, Sunday, April 25, 1999

When the Archdiocese announced plans to close the church, a group of six parishioners met with Cardinal Bernard Law and pleaded with him not to merge Sacred Heart with two other Ipswich Catholic churches. “We don’t think of Polish as being just our spoken language,” said Shirley Ogiba. “We think of Polish as being our culture, and our culture is interwined with our religion.”

The appeal was unsuccessful, and the last service at Sacred Heart Church was Sunday, April 25, 1999. Sacred Heart Church merged with Our Lady of Hope on Linebrook Rd.

While the Sacred Heart building retains most of its original appearance, the interior was converted into luxury apartments. The Rectory is now a private residence.

Sources

Historic inventory text provided by Christine S. Beard for the Ipswich Historical Commission, 1990
Update: Gordon Harris, 2016
MACRIS Sacred Heart rectory
MACRIS Sacred Heart church
Ipswich Observer: photos of final service.
Boston Herald

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Killing wolves

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One of the first laws instituted by the Massachusetts Bay Colony was a bounty on wolves, and in early Ipswich, a rather disconcerting aspect of entering the Meeting House was the site of wolf heads nailed to the door. Roger Williams, who fled the colony to establish Rhode Island, referred to the wolf as “a fierce, bloodsucking persecutor,” but Thomas Morton wrote in 1637, “They are fearefull Curres,and will runne away from a man that meeteth them as fast as any fearefull dogge.”

John Josselyn (1630-1675) wrote in New-England’s Rarities discovered in birds, beasts, fishes, serpents, and plants of that country:

“It was never known yet that a wolf ever set upon a man or woman ; neither do they trouble horses or cows, but swine, goats, and red calves, which they take for deer, be often destroyed by them.”

Joseph B. Felt, pastor at Hamlet Parish in the early 19th Century, described the fear of wolves among the colonists quite differently:

“Notwithstanding the constant warfare carried on against wolves, they continued their devastation in Ipswich until 1757. Down to this year, it was a common thing to hear them commence their howl soon after sunset, when it was very dangerous to go near the woods. Even in 1723, wolves were so abundant and so near the meeting house, that parents would not suffer their children to go and come from worship without some grown person.”

Richard and Lydia Potter’s daughter Sarah, who was baptized in 1760 and lived to be 89 years old, told stories in her old age about living in the family farmhouse near the river. A heavy growth of oaks and hickories lined the riverbank, and from the neighboring swamp the cries of wolves and other wild animals were often heard at night.

Joseph Felt wrote that wolves would often destroy large numbers of sheep, and that they would occasionally kill cattle as well. “Many and long were the efforts of our fathers to extirpate wolves, which often preyed on their flocks.” In 1635, Ipswich received twenty-five wolf-hooks, which were used in the following manner, as described in New-England’s Rarities“ by John Josselyn:

The Wolf is very numerous, and go in companies, sometimes ten, twenty, more or fewer, and so cunning, that seldom any are killed with Guns or Traps; but of late they have invented a way to destroy them, by binding four mackerel hooks across with a brown thread, and then
wrapping some Wool about them, they dip them in melted Tallow till it be as round and as big as an Egg; these (when any Beast hath been killed by the Wolves) they scatter beside the dead carcass after they have beaten off the Wolves; about Midnight the Wolves are sure to return. It is swallowed by them, and is the means of their being taken.”

Wolf laws of the Town of Ipswich

1642: “Whosoever kills a wolf is to have ( ),,,and the skin, if he nail the head up at the meeting-house and give notice to the constables. Also, for the better destroying or fraying away wolves from the town, it is ordered, that by the 1st day of the 7th month, every householder, whose estate is rated £500 and upward, shall keep a sufficient mastiff dog; or if £100 to £500, shall provide a sufficient hound or beagle, to the intent that they be in readiness to hunt and be employed for the ends aforesaid.” The fine for not complying with this order was one shilling each month, until obeyed.

1644: “Whoever shall kill a wolfe with hounds, or the greater part of the dogs being hounds, shall have payed to him by the constable, 10 schillings; if with a trapp or other wayes, he shall have 5 shillings, provided they bring the heads to the meeting-house and there nail them up, and give notice thereof to the constable, whom we appoint to write in his book a due remembrance thereof.”

1648: “The heads of wolves, in order to receive the premiums, must be brought to the constable and buried. The selectmen of each town are empowered to purchase as many hounds as they think meet, and to impose the keeping of them on such as they think fittest, so that all means may be improved for the destruction of wolves.”

1668: “Any person catching or killing a wolf within two miles and a half of the meeting-house, shall have 40 shillings over what is already allowed by the colony, which makes £4.”

1715: “The town votes 30 schillings. over what the law allows, for killing a grown wolf, and 5 shillings for a whelp wolf, if destroyed within their limits.”

The Rev. Joseph Dana of the South Church in Ipswich told how in 1743, his father dragged into their Connecticut home the body of a female wolf which had filled the town with alarm and had been killed by General Israel Putnam. According to tradition, Putnam crawled into wolf’s den with a torch, a musket, and his feet secured with rope so that he could be pulled to safety.The wolf he shot was said to be the last seen in that state.

The Puritan colonists launched what would become a 300-year animal extermination campaign. By the end of the 18th Century, wolves were in serious decline. New England had become almost completely deforested by 1880, the wolves, along with bears, moose,and turkeys had disappeared. In the 20th Century, forests returned, and a hybrid canine hybrid known as the Eastern Coyote began to appear and is now common. Wolf-like in appearance but smaller, a DNA study of northeastern coyotes showed them on average to be 62% western coyote, 14% western wolf, 13% eastern wolf, and 11% domestic dog.

In 1973, Congress gave gray wolves protection under the Endangered Species Act, and gray wolf populations in the West and Midwest increased. There are real wolves in Ipswich, too; visit Wolf Hollow on Essex Rd.

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Colonial-era houses of Beverly, Massachusetts

October 28, 2016, 1:10 pm

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The area of the Massachusetts that is now the town of Beverly wast settled in 1626 by Roger Conant. Originally part of Salem and the Naumkeag Territory, Beverly was set off in 1668, and incorporated as a city in 1894. This page displays the First Period, Georgian, and early Federal houses of Beverly, Massachusetts. The images, and text were provided by the Beverly Historical Commission in the 1980’s, and are online through the Massachusetts Historical Commission site (MACRIS). Photos are displayed alphabetically in order of street name, and some house numbers may have changed. Click on any thumbnail (from Patriot Properties) to view a larger photo at ACRIS. Click on the BEV link to view the house at the MACRIS site

BEV.30	Gage, Capt. William House	13-15 Bartlett St	r 1730
BEV.32	Thompson, Jacob House	19 Bartlett St	c 1775
BEV.16	Leech, Capt. Nathan House	49-51 Bartlett St	1764
BEV.181	Smith, John House	10 Bennett St	1789
BEV.105	Wallis, Lt. John House	28 Bow St	1767
BEV.1097	Williams, David House	1 Bridle Path Ln	1768
BEV.28	Smith, Jonathan House	106 Cabot St	1771
BEV.106	First Parish Church	225 Cabot St	1770
BEV.184	Smith, Hazadiah House	337 Cabot St	1686
BEV.185	Balch, John House	448 Cabot St	1636
BEV.270	Herrick, Col. Henry House	454 Cabot St	1717
BEV.462	Conant, Lot House	457 Cabot St	r 1775
BEV.262	Fluant, John House	27 Conant St	1760
BEV.468	Dodge, Joshua – Hitchcock, Enos House	53 Conant St	r 1730
BEV.469	Batchelder, Zachariah House	61 Conant St	1787
BEV.546	Bailey, N. House	13 Congress St	r 1780
BEV.15	Stevens, Capt. John House	12 Davis St	c 1750
BEV.268	54 Dodge St		1715
BEV.471	Scruggs, Thomas – Raymond, John House	62-64 Dodge St	c 1654
BEV.474	Balch, Dea. Samuel House	110 Dodge St	c 1685
BEV.261	Woodberry, Peter House	82 Dodge St	c 1696
BEV.267	Balch, Lt. John House	109 Dodge St	1688
BEV.445	Beverly Grammar School	50 Essex St	c 1716
BEV.85	Woodberry, William House	111 Essex St	r 1680
BEV.87	Cleaves, William House	252 Essex St	1675
BEV.195	Livermore, William House	271 Essex St	c 1700
BEV.64	Stone, Nathaniel House	540 Essex St	c 1686
BEV.1	Briscoe, Capt. Robert Warehouse	1 Front St	1701
BEV.2	Stone, Capt. Zachariah Inn	8-10 1/2 Front St	c 1750
BEV.3	Wallis, Maj. Israel House	16 Front St	1854
BEV.4	Dixey Tavern	18-20 Front St	c 1770
BEV.5	Prince, Joanna Batchelder House	21 Front St	c 1770
BEV.13	Batcheldar, Capt. Josiah Jr. House	22 Front St	c 1765
BEV.6	Giles, Capt. Edmund House	26 Front St	c 1764
BEV.7	Morgan, Capt. William House	36 Front St	c 1779
BEV.8	Bridges, Capt. Thomas House	38 Front St	1789
BEV.11	Herrick House	41 Front St	c 1791
BEV.65	West Farms School	43 Front St	1778
BEV.9	Hill, Hugh House	49-51 Front St	1789
BEV.66	Thorndike, Col. Larkin House	16-18 Hale St	1764
BEV.108	Hale, Rev. John House	39 Hale St	1694
BEV.198	Ober, Ezra House	90 Hale St	1772
BEV.1020		141 Hale St	r 1720
BEV.1022		145 Hale St	r 1770
BEV.1030		156 Hale St	c 1723
BEV.785	Thorndike, John Jr. House	182 Hale St	c 1723
BEV.202	Thorndike, Capt. John House	184 Hale St	1702
BEV.789	Thorndike, Paul Jr. House	188 Hale St	c 1723
BEV.200	Thorndike, Robert House	238 Hale St	c 1722
BEV.199	Patch, John House	245 Hale St	c 1694
BEV.201	Patch, Priscilla House	269 Hale St	1734
BEV.219	Thissel, Jeffrey House	574 Hale St	c 1668
BEV.218	Pride, Peter House	584 Hale St	c 1723
BEV.494	Larcom, Cornelius – Dexter, F. Gordon House	675R Hale St	r 1650
BEV.495	Haskell, William House	680 Hale St	c 1688
BEV.499	Woodberry, Robert House	824 Hale St	r 1700
BEV.501	Morse, John House	1012 Hale St	r 1740
BEV.460	Green, Israel House	4 Harris St	c 1753
BEV.720	Miller, Polly House	107 Hart St	r 1725
BEV.232	Williams, David House	125 Hart St	1768
BEV.67	Hull, Isaac Jr. House	15 Hull St	1706
BEV.444	Corning, Samuel House	87 Hull St	c 1700
BEV.183	Dodge, William House	10-12 Lyman St	1723
BEV.258	Raymond, George House	48 New Balch St	1764
BEV.204	Woodberry, Hugh House	48 Ober St	1734
BEV.210	Woodberry, William House	52 Ober St	c 1723
BEV.68	Foster, Sgt. Joseph House	15 Railroad Ave	1772
BEV.1093	Tuck, John House	7 Silver Ct	1723
BEV.254	Patch, Robert House	1 Standley St	1738
BEV.1096	Standley, George H. House	122 Standley St	c 1670
BEV.394	Herrick Tavern	56 Water St	c 1750
BEV.527	Wallis, Nathaniel House	1 Woodbury St	c 1734

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Antique houses of Wenham, Massachusetts

October 29, 2016, 8:18 am

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In September 1643, the General Court of Massachusetts granted that Wenham should be a town in its own right and send a representative to the General Court. It was the first town to be set off from Salem. Because many of its early settlers came from Suffolk County in England, where there are two small villages, Great Wenham and Little Wenham.

This page displays the First Period and Georgian houses of Wenham, Massachusetts. Black and white photos, and historical inventory information (INV) were provided by the Wenham Historical Commission in the 1980’s, and are online through the Massachusetts Historical Commission site (MACRIS). Color photos are from the Town of Wenham properties assessment data. The list is displayed alphabetically in order of street name. Some house numbers may have changed and some could not be found with a quick search of the town’s property data. Click on any thumbnail (from Patriot Properties) to view the photo.. Click on the WNH link to view the house at the MACRIS site

WNH.113, Kimball, Edmund House, 20 Arbor St, c 1742. This house was moved to this location in the 19th Century.

WNH.117, Friend, James House, 114 Cedar St, c 1725. James Friend, (b.1633,) was a carpenter and hewer of timber. [1] In 1691, the town of Wenham granted Friend and John Porter privilege to stop a brook “to set up a Sawe mill…” on the brook across Topsfield Road from the house. [2] In 1699 James Friend was granted liberty to cut timber on common land for 8000 shingle, perhaps in order to construct the house.

WNH.119, Moulton, James House, 123 Cherry St, 1658. The house stands at the base of Moulton Hill. James Moulton, an early settler in Wenham, was granted land here in 1639. He was chosen constable of the town in 1657. The foundations of the original portion of’ this house are fieldstone, 4-8′ in thickness. An indication of its 17th. century construction is the girt ‘in the’second floor west wall where It project’s into the rooms at the ceiling level.

WNH.116, Newman – Fiske – Dodge House, 162 Cherry St, c 1658. The dwelling is associated with the Rev. Antipas Newman, the Second Minster of Wenham, a man of wealth. He married Elizabeth, the daughter of John Winthrop II, the founder of Ipswich. He owned the property between 1658 and 1672 and may well have been the builder of the house. By 1695/6 William Fiske, Jr. was the owner of the property. He applied to get trees from the common land of Wenham “for board and shingle, and for plank.” William Fiske was a member of the jury in the Salem Witchcraft trials in 1692. He later publicly apologized for his participation in the proceedings.The growth of the house from single to double cell plan within the First Period is typical of a larger number of First Period buildings, while the evidence of the raising of the chimney girt when the second cell was added provides insight into carpentry practices attendant to those enlargements. The quarter-round chamfer and lamb’s tongue stop without collar on the summer beam in the c. 1658 portion of the house is a good example of that relatively rare type.

WNH.110, Larch Farm, 38 Larch Row, c 1700. Zaccheus Goldsmith, a Wenham yeoman who owned this property with Joseph Fowler since 1695, was given a town timber grant “for a dwelling hous of fourtey foott long ang twenty foott wide” here in January 1700. These rather unusual dimensions match the surviving First Period core and provide a well-dated example of the plank-framed Wenham rural farmhouse with single cell and original leanto.

Timothy Pickering, a prominent Federalist who purchased the farm in 1806 was U.S. Senator (1803-11) and a member, of the House of Representatives (1813-17) from Massachusetts during his ownership. His additions of English larches and lindens to the landscaping of the property are unusual surviving examples of the kinds of changes made by men like Pickering, who promoted agriculture and was a member of the Essex Agricultural Society

The original core of the house began as a 40*x 20′ two story single cell plan with an original end lean-to room west of the chimney bay. After a 1963 fire the plank frame of the original house, jetties along the original south facade and east end, and elements of the internal frame were exposed. The original hall (now with the original chimney bay), presently the dining room, was located west of the south-facing lobby entry and first chimney. The old chimney was removed after the house was remodeled into a Georgian double pile plan by the north addition. The room’s longitudinal summer has flat chamfers and lamb’s tongue stops. The chimney girt also has flat chamfers and lamb’s tongue stops at its outer ends and on both sides of its juncture with the summer.

WNH.86, Claflin – Richards House, 132 Main St, 1661. “The old MacClafflin house is structurally a very interesting survival of a style of building which is truly medieval in character. Rev. Joseph Gerrish spent twenty years of his pastorate in this house and it was a meeting place for his parishioners who at that time faced the demands of King Philip’s War and passed through the black period of Salem witchcraft, against which Rev. Gerrish took an active stand. Capt. Thomas Fiske Jr, 1693-1757 was the leading military man in town and was repeatedly elected to the legislature. In 1700 he was appointed to keep the first school here in the house.

WNH.26, Hobbs, Henry House, 135 Main St, 1698. The Hobbs House was built in approximately 1688 and was rebuilt in 1760. It was known as the Deacon Foster House. Moses Foster was deacon of the Congregational Church in 1857 end representative from the town to the General Court of Massachusetts. He was Town Clerk from 1825 to 1829 and 1852 to 1859 Moses Foster was still in the house in 1856 but by 1865 Henry Hobbs had come to occupy the house and by 1872 his harness shop was in full operation. In later years the harness shop was used by the Wenhan Village Improvement Society as a summer tee house,

WNH.36, Batchelder, Ebenezer House, 153 Main St, r 1731. This house was built in 1731 by Ebenezer Batchelder, according to notes compiled by Rupert Lilly. In the mid 1800’s the house was known as the Jason Clark house and had a small cottage in the back made from a shoe shop in which Wellington Poole lived. Poole was the Wenham Town Clerk at the time and an important amateur historian of the town

WNH.41, Rogers, Samuel House, 167 Main St, c 1746. A deed from Josiah Bridges to Charles Gott dated July 1, 1714, lists “a dwelling house barn shops & orchard” on 4 acres at what is now 167 Main Street, and the subsequent deed on October 5, 1715, from Charles Gott to William Rogers mentions “all my now dwelling house, bank-shop & orchard.” It is unclear what the relationship of these buildings may have been to the present house, which has been attributed to Samuel Rogers in 1746-50. In 1713, two years before acquiring the property, Capt. William Rogers, “the second person to have enjoyed the high military dignity of captain in ‘ye trainband’,” had been appointed schoolmaster. Whether this is the same “Capt. Rogers” who was listed as a selectmen in 1735 has not been verified. Samuel Rogers, who is credited with building the present house and presumably the son of William, was Town Moderator 1752.

WNH.74, Kimball, Capt. Jonathan Jr. House, 168 Main St, c 1759. House originally built all of one piece on land owned by Capt, Jonathan Kimball, Sr., who held a number of town offices.1 He ‘died in 1758, intestate, His estate was not totally settled until 1768. His real estate included the present Historical House, and an extensive strip of land along the east side of Main St., and the Samuel Rogers House across the street. The principal heir was Jonathan Kimball, Jr., who eventually disposed of the various parts of the real estate. In the inventory, this is described as ” Consisting’ of House and Lands ” The property came into the hands of Uzziel Dodge in 1796. It later was inherited by his son, Dr. Samuel Dodge. For a number of years, this was a two family house.

WNH.43, Brown, Peletiah House, 175 Main St, 1764. The house was built in about 1764 by Pellitiah Brown. By I856 it was in the possession of Moses Mil dram and by 1872, A.R. Fisk lived in the house and maintained a shop on the land between 175 and 175 Main Street. By 1884 Benjamin F. Young owned the house and remained in possession of it until its purchase in the mid-1900’s by Clarence Lunt. Mr. Lunt moved the house back from its original position near the road onto the present site.

WNH.45, Hutton, Richard House, 185 Main St, c 1679. The house was built about 1679 by Richard Hutton. By I856 it belonged to C.E. Killam but passed thereafter by 1865 to Gapt. Creesey and later to H.B. Abbott. By 1884, El. Kimball was in possession of it^and the land designated as the Perkins lot at 187 Main St. was sub-divided in 1887 to allow the building of the James Perkins Jr. House, 187 Main St. By 1910 the giant lot with its two barns grid the Perkins lot sub-divided had passed to Clarence Kimball.

WNH.122, Old Farm, 9 Maple St, c 1689. Old Farm is a First Period house restored and 1911 by Mr. and Mrs. Alanson Daniels of Boston.

WNH.121, Kimball, Solomon House, 26 Maple St, c 1700. Land originally owned by Fhiheas Fiske, Examination of the present house indicates that it was originally built as a two story house with a one room plan, having an entry with narrow turning stairs against a huge chimney. The ground floor room is nearly 2 feet longer that/f the room on the.left of the entrance door; thus this door is off center. The placing of the corner posts at the left of the “entry and the passage above indicate, this as a southwest corner of the” original house, from which the house was extended at a somewhat later date.

WNH.118, Kimball, Ephraim House, 31 Topsfield Rd, c 1697. Ephraim Kimball was the son of Richard Kimball and Mary Kimball, born Feb. 18, 1660 in Wenham. He came into possession of this house site probably in 1676, when his father’s estate was settled, and which he enlarged by further purchases & grants from the town. He died Oct. 16, 1732. This house was originally built as a 2 1/2 story structure, having a two-room ground floor plan with central chimney and turning stairs in the entry. The original foundations are of field stone, generally about 17 inches thick. The exterior walls were lined with brick between the studs.

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Remembering Poe

October 29, 2016, 7:03 pm

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Edgar Alan Poe Returns to Boston – A Halloween Reflection

by Helen Breen

The life-size statue of Edgar Alan Poe in Boston, dedicated in 2014, captures the writer’s energy as he approaches his nearby birthplace.

Poe’s stories of horror and suspense, along with his melancholy poetry, are part of Halloween traditions in America. The writer, who was born in Boston in 1809, maintained a love/hate relationship with the city during his lifetime. But in 2014, Bostonians reclaimed their native son with the erection of a dramatic statue of the bard striding along Boylston Street in the direction of his birthplace that no longer exists.

CRITIC, SHORT STORY WRITER, POET

It’s a sad story – after Poe’s mother’s death and father’s desertion, he was raised in a life of privilege by the Alan family of Baltimore. Unfortunately, his stepmother’s death, his stepfather’s remarriage, and Edgar’s inability to conform to a conventional lifestyle led to his being rejected by the Alan clan and sent adrift into the publishing world. As an editor and critic, he showed insight in recognizing the literary talent of others, as he did with Nathaniel Hawthorne declaring that the Salem novelist “evinces extraordinary genius, having no rival either in America or elsewhere.”

Conversely, Poe was scathing in his judgement of popular contemporary authors whom he considered “too preachy” like Ralph Waldo Emerson and Henry Wordsworth Longfellow. He referred to Hub worthies as “Frogponians” for their “moralistic croaking” and their proximity to the Frog Pond on Boston Common.

Poe emphasized “totality of effect” in his own short stories, a genre then gaining popularity in inexpensive magazines. Fear and horror were the emotions he elicited in his classic narratives like “The Tell-Tale Heart,” “The Cask of Amontillado,” and “The Mask of Red Death.” These works should be short enough, he insisted, to be read “in one sitting” so as not to lose the attention of the reader. The setting of these masterpieces was often an enclosed space – a dark room, a cell, a crypt or such.

The emotions to be sustained in poetry, however, were melancholy and longing. And what is sadder than the death of a beautiful woman? Poe had firsthand knowledge of that tragedy having lost his young wife to consumption. (Edgar had married his impoverished cousin Virginia Clem when the latter was 13 – a detail that continues to fascinate students.) “The Raven,” his most famous poem, “tells of a raven’s mysterious visit to a distraught lover, tracing his slow fall into madness” after the death of his “lost Lenore.”The poem contains a haunting refrain of “Nevermore.”

Four short years after the success of “The Raven,” Poe died in a Baltimore gutter at the age of forty in 1849. The circumstances of his passing remain unclear, as are many details of his life. Yet, his works continue to gain in stature with time, especially at Halloween.

THE POE STATUE IN BOSTON

The city had done little to commemorate the bicentennial of Poe’s birth in 2009. Then Katherine Kim, a Boston College graduate student, asked her English professor Paul Lewis “Why?” Wheels were set in motion resulting in the ad hoc Edgar Allan Poe Foundation commissioning the life size statue by Stephanie Rocknak that was unveiled across from the Public Garden on October 5, 2014.

The New York Times praised the work that “captures the writer in purposeful stride, his cape billowing …On his right side an outsize raven, uncoiled for flight…toting a suitcase over-packed with manuscripts spilling out. Also popping out is the heart.” Critics and the public agree that the statue is a success.

And so Edgar Alan Poe, tortured American genius, has returned home to Boston, albeit in artistic form after two centuries. May we celebrate his legacy here – “Evermore.”

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The grand hotels of Gloucester and Cape Ann, 1905

October 31, 2016, 7:37 pm

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At the beginning of the 20th Century, Cape Ann was a popular destination for tourists. Gloucester’s grand hotels were the subject of “The Summer Hotel Guide,” published in 1905. Images and text are available through Archive.org:

“This little book will rejoice in the thought that it has accomplished its mission if in interesting you in Gloucester, it has added another to the long list of friends of this quaintly beautiful seaport town. If it could speak it would say to you, ” Gloucester welcomes you to her shores, and invites you to enjoy with us the delightful climate and varied attractiveness which she offers.”

To Reach Gloucester, Gloucester, Massachusetts— the place you come back to — is situated on that rugged promontory known as Cape Ann, where cooling ocean breezes blow continually from off the broad Atlantic. It is thirty miles from Boston from which it may be reached by Train, Steamer, Trolley or Automobile. About sixteen trains daily leave the North Station, Boston, via the Boston & Maine Railroad, direct for Gloucester, the Express Trains reaching Gloucester in less than an hour.

The Steamer trip on the finely equipped steamers of the Boston & Gloucester Steamboat Company is a two-hour ocean sail along the beautiful North Shore, with a varied scenic view of which there is no superior. By Trolley the trip is delightfully varied on account of the ever changing panorama of beautiful scenery of sea and shore, country and city. Only one change of cars is required between Boston and Gloucester. An Automobile Trip to Gloucester is made over a fine stretch of State Highway and Ocean Boulevard.”

Hotel Delphine

The Delphine is located at East Gloucester within a short distance of the waters of Gloucester Harbor.

fairview_hotel

THE FAIRVIEW. Location: The Fairview is located at East Gloucester on elevated ground overlooking the waters of picturesque Gloucester Harbo

The Fairview is located at East Gloucester on elevated ground overlooking the waters of picturesque Gloucester Harbor

Brynmere

The Brynmere is located at Annisquam at a point where the River meets the open sea, where a fine view of Annisquam River, Coffin’s Beach and the’sea, may be obtained.

The Oceanside Hotel, Gloucester MA, cira 1900.

The Oceanside Hotel, Gloucester MA, circa 1900.

“The Oceanside is located at Magnolia, Mass., within a few minutes’ walk of Magnolia Beach and the open Ocean.

The Surfside Hotel, formerly Pavilion Hotel

The Surfside is located on Western Avenue, Gloucester, directly on the ocean front.

The 300 room Moorland hotel opened in 1904 and burned to the ground on New Year’s Eve, 1908.

The Moorland is located at Bass Rocks within a short distance of Good Harbor Beach and directly on the broad Atlantic.

The Aborn Hotel and Cottages are located at Magnolia, Mass., within a very short distance from the Ocean and within a hundred yards of the famous Kettle Rocks.

The Grand View is located on high land on Annisquam Point commanding a splendid view of Annisquam River and Ipswich Bay.

The Hawthorne Inn

The Hawthorne Inn’and Cottages are located at East Gloucester on the Harbor’s edge, affording a most picturesque view of Gloucester Harbor

The Beachcroft is located at Eastern Point within a stone’s throw of a beautiful bathing beach.

The Edgecliffe is located at High Rocks, near Long Beach, right on the Atlantic Ocean, offering splendid opportunities for fishing and surf bathing.

The Hesperus Hotel in Magnolia

The Hesperus is located at Magnolia, Mass., within a short distance of Magnolia Beach and the open sea.

Hotel Thorwald

The Thorwald is located at Bass Rocks, two hundred yards from Good Harbor Beach with its splendid surf bathing

The Overlook is located at Annisquam on a commanding eminence offering a beautiful view of the waters of Annisquam River and the surrounding country.

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The oldest houses in Gloucester

November 1, 2016, 6:13 am

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The area that is now Gloucester MA was inhabited briefly by European settlers briefly around 1626. The settlement was abandoned, but people returned slowly, and the town was founded as Gloucester in 1642, taking its name from a city in South-West England. Although farming was an important occupation, the community developed into an important fishing and shipbuilding port due to its location. This page features existing houses in Gloucester constructed before the Revolutionary War that retain their early integrity of appearance. Gloucester shares the Cape Ann peninsula with Rockport, a popular tourist destination.

Black and white photos and historic information is provided by the MACRIS web site of the Massachusetts Historical Commission.
Color photos are provided by the Town of Gloucester Vision Properties page, online realtors and Google street view.
Photos link to black and white images taken during the 1980’s. “GLO” links to the listing at the MACRIS site.
Visit Prudence Fish’s site Antique Houses of Gloucester.
Gloucester houses on the National Register of Historic Places

GLO.719, Jewett house, 6 Arlington St, c 1775
This house may have been built by a member of the Davis family. By 1872 it was one of a number of properties owned by boot and shoe maker, James S. Jewett. Jewett made “red jack” boots which were high, waterproof boots. At one time during the mid-19th century, Jewett employed about 60 people in Annisquam.

GLO.411, 5 Bond St, circa 1700

GLO.212 -- White, Second Rev. John House 117 Centennial Ave, Gloucester

GLO.212, Second Rev. John White House, 117 Centennial Ave, c 1755

Rev. John White, the first minister of Gloucester’s First Church, built the Frist Period White Ellery House on the Green. White moved from his first house several years before his death into this house. White was considered “one of the learned, pious, humble, prudent, faithful, and useful men of his day” The second of White’s three wives was Abigail Blake, daughter of Rev. Increase Mather .

GLO.138, 4 Cross St, r 1750

GLO.140 -- Sanders, Capt. Thomas House 10 East Main St, Gloucester

GLO.140, Sanders, Capt. Thomas House, 10 East Main St, circa 1736.
The house was occupied by the Sanders family from about 1740 to 1807. Capt. John Sa(u)nders, b. 1713, was the 3d son of Thomas Sanders, a shipwright “of great enterprise” who appeared in Gloucester in 1702 and owned land at the head of the harbor (where this house is) by 1704. John, apparently a mariner, bought the piece of property now 10-12 East Main Street from his father in 1736.

GLO.145 -- Griffin House 130 East Main St, Gloucester

GLO.145, Griffin House, 130 East Main St, 1730

GLO.159 -- Smith House 253 East Main St, Gloucester

GLO.159, Smith House, 253 East Main St, circa 1730
Babson writes that “the first John (Smith) had a house, in which he dwelt, in Eastern Point, near Peter Mud’s Neck (Rocky Neck), before 1702” (p. 159). Since No. 253 East Main lies about 20′ from the body of water called Smith’s Cove, opposite Rocky Neck, this house may thus be of great historical as well as architectural significance, and perhaps dates back to the early 18th century.

GLO.443 -- Tucker House 64R Eastern Point Blvd, Gloucester

GLO.443, Tucker House, 64R Eastern Point Blvd, circa 1720
This was built around 1720 by Samuel Strowbridge in Canton. Samuel Temple of the Tucker strain bought a plot on the Point in the brush across the road from the Frederick Hall Chateau, with a right of way, and disassembled and moved the house in 1924 in seven truckloads at a cost of $7,200.

GLO.425 -- Coffin House 19 Elm Ave, Gloucester

GLO.425, Coffin House, 19 Elm Ave, circa 1715
The First Period core of the building was the Coffin House, originally located in East Gloucester Square. In 1927 it was rolled down to the town wharf, put on a barge, transported to Wharf Beach, and dragged to its present location.

GLO.1055, Davis – Freeman House, 302 Essex Ave, circa 1709. NRHP.

In 1709 Jacob Davis acquired a grant of land at the head of the Little River, and by 1712 he had built this house and a mill on it. For most of the 18th century the house was used as a hostel and tavern. In 1860 it was purchased by Robin Freeman, an escaped slave, and it remained in the Freeman family until 1929. It was then purchased by Peter Keffer, who undertook the restoration of the property. It now serves as part of a homeless shelter and is listed on the National Register of Historic Places.

GLO.1056 -- Haskell - Herrick Tavern 396 Essex Ave, Gloucester

GLO.1056, Haskell – Herrick Tavern, 396 Essex Ave, 1768
This house was built as a tavern and stage stop in 1768 by a member of the Haskell family. The Herricks were living in the house by the mid-19th century, probably were related to the Haskells by marriage. The early/mid-20th century owners were the Oakes family.

GLO.1059, 423 Essex Ave

This house is part of a small cluster of 18th and 19th century houses along Essex Avenue. The cluster is located about half way between Little River and Walkers Creek (Haskell District) and follows the same linear settlement pattern found throughout West Gloucester. During”the” latter half of the 19th century, the area had a post office, school and shops.

GLO.1060, 433 Essex Ave, 1717

This is apparently the earliest house surviving in a small cluster of 18th and 19th century houses along Essex Avenue. The cluster is located about half way between Little River and Walkers Creek (Haskell_ District) and follows the same linear settlement pattern”found throughout West Gloucester. During the latter half of the ±9th century, the areas had a post office, school and shops.

GLO.433 -- Story, Amos House 27 Fort Hill Ave, Gloucester

GLO.433, Story, Amos House, 27 Fort Hill Ave, c 1720
The 5-bay front section of this structure was the Amos Story house which originally stood at the corner of Highland Street and Highland Place in East Gloucester. The house was moved here by Jonathan and Pauline Raymond in 1917.

GLO.774, 14 Gee Ave, circa 1750

GLO.773 -- Bennet, Anthony House 41 Gee Ave, Gloucester

GLO.773, Bennet, Anthony House, 41 Gee Ave, 1679
Anthony Bennett, a carpenter, probably came from Beverly where he was living in 1671. He received a grant of land on the east side of the Mill River in 1679 where he built this house.

GLO.251 -- Friend House 6 Herrick Ct, Gloucester

GLO.251, Friend House, 6 Herrick Ct, built between 1730-90

GLO.1109 -- Master Moore House 7 Hesperus Ave, Gloucester

GLO.1109, Master Moore House, 7 Hesperus Ave, 1752
This house was built in 1752 by William Moore, an Englishman. In 1775, Moore was seized by the crew of a British warship while fishing with his son, Joseph. Joseph was freed, but the father was sent to a prison camp in New York Harbor where he died. Young Joseph was mathematically inclined and developed a new method of navigation. He published a textbook of navigation and conducted a navigation school in his house for over sixty years. He was known as Master Moore. The Moore family continued to own the house until the early 20th century.

GLO.734 -- Harraden, Capt. Andrew House 11 Leonard St, Gloucester

GLO.734, Harraden, Capt. Andrew House, 11 Leonard St, c 1700
This house was built c. 1700 and belonged to Capt. Andrew Harraden, a mariner. Harraden was probably the son of Edward Harraden who settled across the street in 1656. At the time this house was built Annisquam was a well settled and prosperous fishing village. The house was used as barracks during the War of 1812. During the mid-19th-century, the house was owned by successful boot and shoe manufacturer, James S. Jewett. One of his products was a high waterproof boot called a “red’jack” boot.

GLO.714, Harraden, Edward House, 12-14 Leonard St, c 1660
Edward Harraden purchased the property in 1656-57 and is believed to have built the oldest portion of the house shortly thereafter. The house was part of the fishing hamlet developed in Annisquam during the 17th century, the oldest of a number of such hamlets founded in Gloucester in the 17th and 18th centuries.

GLO.702, 28 Leonard St, c 1740

This cape house was built c. 1740 when Annisquam was a prosperous, self-contained fishing village.

GLO.687, 53 Leonard St, circa 1770

This house was probably built about the time of the Revolution. At that time shipbuilding and foreign trade activity relocated from Gloucester Harbor to Annisquam because it was better protected from the British. The new economic growth brought increased prosperity to Annisquam and expanded physical development. Fishing also continued to prosper during these years.

GLO.686 -- Old Castle, The 63-65 Leonard St, Gloucester

GLO.686, The Old Castle, 63-65 Leonard St, r 1717

This house is attributed to Joseph Yorke. He purchased the land in 1708, but built this house c. 1717 He also built a wharf and a warehouse nearby and was probably a fisherman. At that time, Annisquam was a prospering fishing village. Yorke’s daughter married William Young who became the second owner of the house. In addition, he owned all the land from here to Ipswich Bay at Squam Rock, and land at Bent Pasture on Annisquam1s west side. This is one of the oldest surviving structures in Annisquam. It was built as a two family house sharing a central chimney.

GLO.663, Norwood, Caleb House, 146 Leonard St, 1701

GLO.1088 -- Haskell, William House 11 Lincoln St, Gloucester

GLO.1088, Haskell, William House, 11 Lincoln St, c 1700. NRHP.

The building was the subject of several articles in the 1920’s and 1930’s and of measured drawings by “Frank Chouteau Brown as a well preserved example of First Period architecture. Richard Winslow, a carpenter, had as early as 1651 a house and ten acres of land here at Walker’s Creek. He sold his property about 1652 to William Haskell, the forebear of one of Gloucester’s largest families. Haskell was from Somerset, England. He came to what is now Beverly with two brothers about 1638. A few years later he settled in Gloucester at Planters Neck (Annisquam) and married Mary Tybbot in 1643. He was on of the first deacons in the first “Church, a selectman for several years and served as a representative as well. He died in 1693. His descendants continued to live in the area into the 20th century and still live in Gloucester today. This house stayed in the Haskell family into the 1870’s. By 1899 it belonged to A. Ireland, a farmer who owned a-number of houses in the area and a considerable amount of land.

GLO.520, 6 Mason Sq, c 1770

This is one of the two oldest houses at Folly Cove and possibly dates from the mid-18th century. It is part of the fishing hamlet at Folly Cove which was settled during the early years of the 18th century. As in other areas of Gloucester, it developed into a family district with the Woodbury’s, Poland’s, and Saunder’s virtually the only families living here throughout the 18th and 19th centuries.

GLO.44 -- Babson, Charles House 12 Middle St, Gloucester

GLO.44, Babson, Charles House, 12 Middle St, r 1730

Captain Charles Babson and his family owned No. 12 Middle at least from 1851 through 1900. Babson is described as a seaman in 1860, and as a Main Street grocer in 1885.

GLO.305 -- Somes, Capt. John House 20-22 Middle St, Gloucester

GLO.305, Somes, Capt. John House, 20-22 Middle St, 1770

This dwelling on the historic west end of Middle Street, was near the Town House, early churches, the harbor, stage coach terminal and tavern. Capt. John Somes, president of the first bank in Gloucester, was also a privateer captain.

GLO.306, Brooks House, 21 Middle St

GLO.1276, Davis – Dustin House, 28-32 Middle St, r 1740

GLO.347 -- Chandler, Parson House 51-55 Middle St, Gloucester

GLO.347, Chandler, Parson House, 51-55 Middle St, r 1750

Parson Chandler, Pastor of First Parish in Gloucester 1751-1775, was born in Andover in 1713, graduated from Harvard in 1735; married in 1738; preached in York, Maine before coming to Gloucester in 1751, to remain pastor until his death. He kept a journal with accounts of the day and how he spent them such as drinking tea with his parishioners and attending them at marriages and sadly at their death beds praying with them “under great conviction”. Accounts of the smallpox; dark day; earthquakes felt here; visitations to families where loved ones were lost at sea; young people being catechised and begging for enlightenment, bring to us the varied pursuits of this man other than his Sabbath Day lectures. He practically built his #51 home with his own hands.

GLO.350 -- Rogers - Parsons House 54-56 Middle St, Gloucester

GLO.350, Rogers – Parsons House, 54-56 Middle St, 1769

Daniel Rogers was born in Chebacco, Essex, in 1733, and he died 1799. He built #53 Middle Street soon after his marriage in 1759. He had by two wives twenty-one children, giving each at marriage a house and upon birth of a grandchild, each baby received a silver porringer. He was a prosperous man, owning at the time of his death the largest fleet sailing out of Gloucester.

GLO.362 -- Foster, Col. Joseph House 75 Middle St, Gloucester

GLO.362, Foster, Col. Joseph House, 75 Middle St, c 1750

GLO.358, 87 Middle St, r 1785

GLO.345 -- Hardy - Parsons House 90-92 Middle St, Gloucester

GLO.345, Hardy – Parsons House, 90-92 Middle St, 1755

GLO.178 -- Hillier, Thomas House 62 Mount Pleasant Ave, Gloucester

GLO.178, Hillier, Thomas House, 62 Mount Pleasant Ave, 1754

GLO.266, 20-22 Myrtle Sq, r 1740

GLO.657, 6-6R Nashua St, c 1728

GLO.1097, 1 Old Salem Rd.

GLO.50 -- Bacon - Knight House 10-12 Pine St, Gloucester

GLO.50, Bacon – Knight House, 10-12 Pine St, 1760

GLO.51, Stacey – Nash House, 18-20 Pine St, 1730

GLO.1290, Priestly House, 26-28 Pine St, r 1730

GLO.372, 41-43 Pleasant St

GLO.58 -- Steele House 47 Prospect St, Gloucester

GLO.58, Steele House, 47 Prospect St, r 1730

GLO.60, 85 Prospect St, r 1750

GLO.1310 -- Trask - Harridan House 90 Prospect St, Gloucester

GLO.1310, Trask – Harridan House, 90 Prospect St, 1730

GLO.649, 9 Revere St, r 1750

GLO.648, 26 Revere St, r 1750

GLO.647 -- Dennison House 90 Revere St, Gloucester

GLO.647, Dennison House, 90 Revere St, 1727

GLO.726 -- Chard House, Old 32 River Rd, Gloucester

GLO.726, Chard House, Old, 32 River Rd, c 1750

GLO.455 -- Shapley, David House 15 Shapley Rd, Gloucester

GLO.455, Shapley, David House, 15 Shapley Rd, c 1718

GLO.288, 5 Smith St, r 1730

GLO.762 -- Riggs House 27 Vine St, Gloucester

GLO.762, Riggs House, 27 Vine St, r 1661

GLO.1083, 4 Walker St, c 1730

GLO.1085, 16 Walker St, c 1750

GLO.704, 4 Walnut St, r 1750

GLO.46 -- Woodward - Parsons House 68 Middle St, Gloucester

GLO.46, Woodward – Parsons House, 64 Middle St, c 1756

GLO.349 -- Wittemore, Samuel House 17 Washington St, Gloucester

GLO.349, Wittemore, Samuel House, 17 Washington St, 1760

GLO.309 -- Whittemore House 179 Washington St, Gloucester

GLO.309, Whittemore House, 179 Washington St, 1700

GLO.1022 -- Babson - Alling House 245 Washington St, Gloucester

GLO.1022, Babson – Alling House, 245 Washington St, c 1740. NHRP

GLO.1008 -- White - Ellery House 247 Washington St, Gloucester

GLO.1008, White – Ellery House, 247 Washington St, 1710 NRHP
The White-Ellery House was built in 1710 upon what was then the Town Green for Gloucester’s first settled minister, the Reverend John White (1677–1760). In 1735, the house was purchased by James Stevens and kept as a tavern. Captain William Ellery (1693–1771) took title to the property in 1740 and after keeping the tavern in operation for a few years, used the house as a home for his family, which continued living in the house for six generations.

GLO.764 -- Joslyn - Wharf House 551 Washington St, Gloucester

GLO.764, Joslyn – Wharf House, 551 Washington St, 1679

GLO.753 -- Norwood, Francis - Hyatt, Alpheus House 704 Washington St, Gloucester

GLO.753, Norwood, Francis – Hyatt, Alpheus House, 704 Washington St, c 1664
The oldest part of the Norwood-Hyatt house is estimated to have been built in 1664 for Francis Norwood, a mariner and early settler of Gloucester. It remained in the hands of Norwood family descendants until 1879, when Cape Ann Bank took the house by foreclosure. It was acquired that year by Audella Hyatt, wife of Alpheus Hyatt, who used the property as a base for marine research,

GLO.651, 840 Washington St, c 1750

GLO.556 -- Langsford House 1114 Washington St, Gloucester

GLO.556, Langsford House, 1114 Washington St, c 1760

GLO.514, 1261 Washington St, r 1750

GLO.1104 -- Sawyer, James House 268 Western Ave, Gloucester

GLO.1104, Sawyer, James House, 268 Western Ave, 1714

GLO.1101, 349 Western Ave, c 1691

GLO.1113 -- Hodgkins - Storey - May House 632 Western Ave, Gloucester

GLO.1113, Hodgkins – Storey – May House, 632 Western Ave, r 1765

GLO.1115 -- Gilbert - Butler - Stanley House 729 Western Ave, Gloucester

GLO.1115, Gilbert – Butler – Stanley House, 729 Western Ave, c 1704

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Dyke-Wheeler House, 144 Wheeler St.

The Dyke-Wheeler House at 144 Wheeler Street is a First Period house built about 1720, The lean-to was added c. 1800. The house is believed to have been built by Richard Dyke, and was later owned by the Wheeler family.

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Ella Proctor Herrick house, 189 Concord St.

The left section of the Ella Proctor Herrick house at 189 Concord Street was built in the late 17th century, and shows clear evidence of 17th century construction. The right side was added in the 18th century. The house is on the National Register of Historic Places.

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