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For earlier houses of the second generation, see First period houses in Massachusetts (1660–1679).

This article attempts to list the oldest houses built in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, United States from 1680 to 1699. These are known as first period houses of the mid to late–second generation as they were built by the children of the first settlers in the Massachusetts Bay colony.

[1][2] During this time, buildings in New England were increasingly designed and built by regionally trained carpenters and were only occasionally influenced by new immigrant craftsmen.[1] These structures have highly decorated wooden frames, and are structurally more complex than the previous surviving generation of houses. While lots of existing homes are thought to have been built between 1680 and 1699, proving their age scientifically is another matter. Of the 210 houses on this list, just 8 of them have been proven through dendrochronology. The rest of the examples are approximate (indicated with a "circa" or "c.") and based on architectural studies and historical records. Only First Period houses built prior to 1699 are suitable for inclusion on this list as construction methods changed circa 1700.[1][2]

All entries should include citation with reference to: 17th century architectural features; a report by an architectural historian; or dendrochronology whenever possible. The houses on this list are limited to extant structures preferably with remaining 17th century architecture.[a] Any given house may or may not have been moved over time from its original foundation.

This is a dynamic list and may never be able to satisfy particular standards for completeness. You can help by adding missing items with reliable sources.

1680–1690

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Name Image Location First Built Short summary
Arthur J. Lamson House Topsfield c.1680 Arthur J. Lamson is thought to have built the "core" of this house sometime around 1680 as a 1-story cottage.[3] This residence has since been modified with a western addition added c.1750, and an eastern section around 1840.[3] Lawyer Bradley Palmer "radically altered" the residence between c. 1909 and 1940 giving it 3 clearly defined sections. Among the changes was an addition (easternmost) to the current structure.[3] The house is now part of Bradley Palmer State Park.[4]
Benjamin Nye Homestead Sandwich c.1680 The earliest portion of this 2.5-story timber-frame house was built c.1680 by Benjamin Nye. It was originally built either as a saltbox style house, or as a 1 1/2-story hall-and-parlor-plan cottage.[5][6] In either case construction of the main block was completed c.1816, and the present ell to the house was added c.1925.[6] With the house threatened with demolition in 1962, the Nye Family Association acquired the property and restored the house, which now operates as a museum.[6]
Bullen–Stratton–Cozzen House Sherborn c.1680 The earliest portion of this house which now comprises the eastern bit was built sometime in 1680 by Deacon Samuel Bullen. It may have originally been have been a small structure with an integral lean-to. Sometime in 1760 the house was enlarged by Colonel Nathan Stratton with the western portion. It was further modified around 1840, and later came under the ownership of Isaac Cozzens who operated a sawmill nearby.[7]
Clarke-Mansfield House Concord[b] 1680 c. [2]
Clowes House Falmouth 1680 c. [3] [4] [5]
Daniel Baker House Dennis 1680 c. [6]
Darling Prince House Danvers 1680 c. [7] [8]
Emerson-Howard House Ipswich 1680 c. [9] [10]
Hanson Tavern-Jaquelin Cottage Barnstable 1680 c. [11] [12]
Hart House Ipswich 1680 Dendrochronology shows that the earliest portion of the "Hart" house dates to 1680.[8] The house as built was originally a two-and-one half story single room plan house, with a chimney bay on the east end. An addition was later added onto the opposite side of the chimney c. 1725. Restorations to the house to make it more original took place in 1902 when it was used as a guest house. The Hart House now serves as a tavern, minus a portion of the original structure that was purchased by the Metropolitan Museum of Art in the 1930s as an exhibit.[8]
Isaac Chenery House Medfield 1680 c. The residence is now owned by the town of Medfield as conservation land. [13] [14]
Isaac Morrill House Amesbury 1680 c. [15] [16]
Job Randall House Norwell 1680 c. [17] [18]
John Blanchard-Joseph Warren House Chelmsford 1680 c. This house dates back to at least 1680, as it's recorded that Captain Thomas Hinchman paid Deacon John Blanchard a sum of 95 pounds for the "homestead".[c] It later passed into the Warren family in 1699 (Joseph Warren would later own it as a 3rd generation) hence the dual namesake. The residence was enlarged c.1730, and divided by 1796. Further enlargements took place in 1836, and a 1-story shed was added on between 1875 and 1889. [19]
Capt. John Moore House Bedford 1680 c. [20] [21]
John Rogers House Marshfield 1680 c. [22]
Jonathan Platts House Rowley 1680 c. [9][23]
Joseph Churchill House Plymouth 1680 c. [24]
Joseph Colburn-Baker House Westwood 1680 c. [25] [26]
Joseph Norton House Edgartown 1680 c. [27] [28]
Josiah Kean House Duxbury 1680 c. [29] [30]
Josiah Ware-Josiah Codding House Norfolk 1680 c. [31] [32]
(John) Kingsley House Rehoboth 1680 c. [33]
Mailey-Dodd House Marblehead 1680 c. [34] [35]
Metcalf House Medfield 1680 c. [36]
Nathan Dole House Salisbury 1680 c. [10][37]
Paul Revere House Boston 1680 c. Oldest building in downtown Boston.[11] [38]
Samuel Davis House Littleton 1680 c. [39]
Stacey-Goodwin House Marblehead 1680 c. [40] [41]
Thomas Lincoln House Hingham 1680 c. [42] [43]
Thomas Mayo House and Tavern Boston 1680 c. [44] [45]
Capt. William Green House Wakefield 1680 c. [46]
William Woodberry House Beverly 1680 c. [47] [48]
John Adams Birthplace Quincy 1681 c. [49]
Cooper-Frost-Austin House Cambridge 1681 The Cooper-Frost-Austin House was originally built as a single room structure with a chimney bay, and integral lean-to.[12] This two-and-one half story structure was later expanded with the addition of west rooms and lean-to behind them sometime after 1718.[12] It was around this time period that a one-story porch was also added. SPNEA acquired the house in 1912, and it was restored by architect Joseph Everett Chandler.[12]
John Boyd-Dr. Nathaniel Miller-Metcalf House Norfolk 1681 c. [50]
Thomas Haines House Danvers 1681 c. [51] [52]
Hooper-Hathaway House Salem 1682 c. [53] [54]
James Bowker-Prof. William Gould Vinal House Norwell 1682 c. [55]
Shaununga-Uriah Swain House Nantucket 1682 c. [56]
Shaw House Middleborough 1683 c. Also called 183 Rocky Meadow.[57]
20 White Place Brookline 1683 The oldest parts of 20 White Place date to 1683, according to a dendrochronology study done in 2007.[13] This home was originally built as a single room structure, and was moved in 1854 to its present location. Its estimated that during this time the exterior was given its "Italianate" appearance.[13] Several one-story additions have since been added to the rear of the building. Interior changes include space rearrangement on both stories.[13] 20 White Place is now a private residence protected through Historic New England's stewardship easement program.[14]
Abraham Redington House Boxford 1683 c. [58] [59]
Deacon Cornelius Waldo House Tyngsborough 1683 c. [60]
Edward Bulkeley House Concord 1683 c. [61]
John Jenkins Homestead Barnstable 1683 c. [62]
Pierce House (Dorchester, Massachusetts) Dorchester 1683 Dendrochronology has dated the oldest portion of the house Pierce House to 1683.[15] This section is now located in the middle of the house as additions were added to the two-and-one half story single room plan structure. The house was extended to the west shortly after 1712 and a lean-to was added over time on the entire back side. Further additions were added to the east end of the home in 1765. The kitchen in the west portion of the lean-to was rebuilt and extended slightly to the north in the nineteenth century.[15]
John Palmer House Marblehead 1683 c. [63]
Jonathan Wade House Medford 1683 c. [64]
Anthony Fisher Jr. House Dedham 1684 c. [65]
John Ward House Salem 1684 c. This house is a National Historic Landmark at 132 Essex Street in Salem, Massachusetts, in the Downtown Salem District; it was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1968. [66]
Nathaniel Church House Plymouth 1684 c. [67] [68]
Lieut. Thomas Fuller House Middleton 1684 c. [69]
William Barden House Middleborough 1684 c. [70] [71]
Abbot-Baker House Andover 1685 c. [10][72]
Abigail Adams Birthplace Weymouth 1685 c. [73]
Giddings-Burnham House Ipswich 1685 c. [74]
David Burnham House Essex 1685 c. [75]
Davis Tavern Falmouth 1685 c. [76]
Deacon Samuel Balch House Beverly 1685 c. [77]
Fisher House Dover 1685 c. [78]
Hooper-Lee-Nichols House Cambridge 1685 c. [79]
John Woodbury House Beverly 1685 c. [80]
Joshua Boyden House Medfield 1685 c. [81]
Josiah Morton-Ebenezer Burgess House Wareham 1685 c. [82]
Old Fort House-Indian Fort House Hingham 1685 c. [83]
Simon Davis-Nathaniel Hutchinson House Carlisle 1685 c. [84]
Whitney Hoar House Littleton 1685 c. It was built in 1685 by Josiah Whitney & is the oldest home in Littleton. Home to two generations of the Howe family. Here's Howe. [85]
Dorothy Quincy Homestead Quincy 1686 c. Home to four generations of Quincys, including Dorothy Quincy Hancock. Maintained by Commonwealth of Massachusetts Department of Conservation and Recreation as well as the National Society of Colonial Dames in America in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts. [86]
Hubbard House Topsfield 1686 c. [87]
Jethro Coffin House Nantucket 1686 c. Oldest house on Nantucket Island on its original foundation. [88]
John Woodward House Newton 1686 c. [89]
Capt. Joseph Clark-Noah Allen House Medfield 1686 c. [90]
Moses Hatch House Falmouth 1686 c. [91]
Nathaniel Stone House Beverly 1686 c. [92]
Robert Hastings House Haverhill 1686 c. [93]
The Minister’s House Stow 1686 c. [94]
Wing-Dexter House Sandwich 1686 c. [95]
Baker-Ames House Marshfield 1687 c. [96]
Cornelius Nye House Hingham 1687 c. [97]
Josiah Blood-Thomas Hodgeman House Carlisle 1687 c. [98]
Theophilus Cushing House Hingham 1687 c. [99]
William Watson-Joseph Hale House Boxford 1687 c. [100] [101]
Andrew Burley House Ipswich 1688 c. [102]
Elisa Bisbee House Marshfield 1688 c. [103]
Lt. John Balch House Beverly 1688 c. [104]
John Dorman-Moses Dorman House Boxford 1688 c. [105] [106]
John Greenleaf Whittier Homestead Haverhill 1688 c. [107]
Jonathan Adams House Millis 1688 c. [108]
Joseph Willis House Taunton 1688 c. [109]
Knowlton House Ipswich 1688 c. [110]
Capt. Peter Rice House Marlborough 1688 c. [111]
The Old Ordinary Hingham 1688 c. [112]
William Murray House Salem 1688 c. A historic house at 39 Essex Street.[16]
Capt. John Sterns-Moses Greenwood House Billerica 1689 c. [113]
John Howe House — Marlborough 1689 c. This structure likely incorporates a house of some sort that John occupied before his death in 1689.[114] [115]
Old Farm Wenham 1689 c. [116]
Samuel Childs House Deerfield 1689 c. [117]
34-36 High Street Marblehead 1690 c. [118]
Benjamin Lynde House Melrose 1690 c. [119]
Benjamin Perry-Gideon Ellis House Bourne 1690 c. [120]
Christopher Starbuck House Nantucket 1690 c. [121]
Crowell Farm Bourne 1690 c. [122]
Daniel Cushing House Hingham 1690 c. [123]
Eldridge House Brewster 1690 c. [124]
Fearing Tavern Wareham 1690 c. [125]
Fuller House Halifax 1690 c. [126]
George Giddings House Essex 1690 c. The barn is dated to 1700 c. [127] [128]
James Bridges-Isaac Stevens House North Andover 1690 c. [10][129] [130]
James Stewart House Rochester 1690 c. [131]
John Bump-Capt. Rufus Lincoln House Wareham 1690 c. [132]
John Kimball-Lord-Burnham House Ipswich 1690 c. [133]
John Sherman Jr. House Rochester 1690 c. [134]
John Tuttle House Revere 1690 c. [135]
Joseph and Benjamin Spaulding House Chelmsford 1690 c. [136]
Capt. Joseph Gould House Topsfield 1690 c. [137]
Joseph March House and Tavern Salisbury 1690 c. [138]
Lakeman House Ipswich 1690 c. [139] [140]
Marches Tavern Salisbury 1690 c. [141]
Moody-Fish House Sandwich 1690 c. [142]
Mordecai Lincoln House Scituate 1690 c. [143]
Nathan Skiff-Vincent Herman House Chilmark 1690 c. [144]
Old Jail Barnstable 1690 c. Oldest wooden prison in America. [145]
Old Yarmouth Inn and Stage Coach Stop Yarmouth 1690 c. [146]
Preston-Foster House Ipswich 1690 c. [147]
Putnam-Boardman House Danvers 1690 c. [148]
Richard Gardner II House Nantucket 1690 c. [149]
Simon Butler House Essex 1690 c. [150]
Stephen Foster House Topsfield 1690 c. [151]
Tewksbury-Smith House Revere 1690 c. [152]
Timothy Hallet House Yarmouth 1690 c. [153]
Tobey House Sandwich 1690 c. [154] [155]
Woodberry-Quarrels House Hamilton 1690 c. [156]

1691–1699

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Name Image Location First Built Short summary
349 Western Avenue Gloucester 1691 c. [157]
Hezekiah Fletcher-Robert Cuming House Concord 1691 c. [158]
Stephen Bryant Jr.-Dr. Caleb Loring House Plympton 1691 c. [159] [160]
108 Lowell Street Andover 1692 c. [161]
Boardman House Saugus 1692 Formerly known as the Scotch Boardman House, the Boardman House has been dated using dendrochronology to 1692.[17] Originally the home had a two-room plan, with a typical hall-and-parlor configuration around a central chimney stack. A lean-to kitchen was added to the house by 1696, and further modifications to the interior were undertaken in the early 1700s. Other than the reconstruction of the lean-to in 1731 the house has not undergone any major changes. The Boardman House now acts as a restored museum.[17]
Houlten-Wilkins House Danvers 1692 c. [162]
Kimball Tavern Haverhill 1692 c. The Kimball Tavern is among the oldest buildings in Massachusetts, and one of the oldest buildings in the city of Haverhill. A plaque identifies it as the site of the founding of Bradford College in 1802. [163] [164]
Rea-Proctor Homestead Danvers 1692 c. [165]
Ripley House Hingham 1692 c. [166]
Theophilus Foot House Amesbury 1692 c. [10][167]
Wheeler-Merriam House Concord 1692 c. [168]
William Bassett House Sandwich 1692 c. [169]
Blanchard House Weymouth 1693 c. [170]
Cornet Robert Stetson-Abner Stetson House Norwell 1693 c. [171]
Daniel Turner House Hanover 1693 c. [172] [173]
Frances Nash-Ezra Penniman House Braintree 1693 c. [174]
John Hayward Jr.-David Keith House East Bridgewater 1693 c. [175]
Richard Tower-Joseph H. Smith Double House Cohasset 1693 c. [176]
Stanley Lake House Topsfield 1693 c. Stanley Lake House, built in 1693, is a historic house at 95 River Road in Topsfield, Massachusetts. It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1990. [177]
E. White House Weymouth 1694 c. [178]
Paine-Dodge House Ipswich 1694 [18]
John Hale House Beverly 1694 c. [179]
John Patch House Beverly 1694 c. [10][180]
Jonathan Russell House Dartmouth 1694 c. [181]
Joseph Daniell House Millis 1694 c. [182]
Parker Tavern Reading 1694 c. Believed to have been built in 1694 by Abraham Bryant. Operated as a tavern during the Revolution by Ephraim Parker. The building was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1975. No dendrochronology. [183]
Parson Capen House Topsfield 1694 Dendrochronology dates the Parson Capen House to 1694, when it was originally built as the parsonage for the local Congregational Church.[19][20] It was first owned by the Reverend Joseph Capen. While it remains unknown what exact changes were made to the house over the centries, financial analyst Bill Griffeth has stated that the structure is one of the best preserved homes from its period in New England.[21] The Topsfield Historical Society currently operates the Parson Capen House as a museum.[22]
18 Stacey Street Marblehead 1695 c. [184]
Butterfield-Whittemore House Arlington 1695 c. [185]
Clifford-Warren House Plymouth 1695 c. [186]
Daniel Brooks House Lincoln 1695 c. [187]
Exercise Conant House Beverly 1695 c. [188]
Experience Mayhew House Chilmark 1695 c. [189]
Gorham Pulsifer House Yarmouth 1695 c. [190]
Isaac Goodale House Ipswich[d] 1695 c. Date from architectural survey.[citation needed] Which survey? [191]
John Bigelow-Gershom Bigelow House Marlborough 1695 c. [192]
John Pierce House Scituate 1695 c. [193]
Joseph Morse House Marlborough 1695 c. [194]
Joshua Bates House Cohasset 1695 c. [195]
Nathaniel Wing House Bourne 1695 c. [196]
Richard Wheeler House Bedford 1695 c. [197]
Robert Woodward House Taunton 1695 c. [198]
Samuel March House West Newbury 1695 c. [199]
Tate House Lynnfield 1695 c. [200]
William Waters-Nathaniel Bowen House Marblehead 1695 c. [201]
Abel Allen House Weston 1696 c. [202]
Benjamin Gardner House Hingham 1696 c. [203]
Blossom Homestead Barnstable 1696 c. [204]
Deacon Wrestling Brewster House Kingston 1696 c. Located at 18 Brewster Brewster Road. It is believed that the house dates to c.1696 to 1700.[23]
John Harris-John Stanwood House
(2 different people) 		Ipswich 1696 c. [205]
Isaac Simons House Duxbury 1696 c. [206]
Manning Manse Billerica 1696 c. [207]
Peter Woodbury House Beverly 1696 c. [208]
Thomas Sawin House Natick 1696 c. [209]
Thomas White House-Thayer’s Landing Weymouth 1696 c. [210]
Dwight-Derby House Medfield 1697 The earliest portion of the "Dwight-Derby" house is the southwest block, which has been dated to 1697 using dendrochronology.[24] An extension in the form of a cross wing was added to the east side in 1713.[24] The town of Medfield bought the Dwight-Derby House in 1996, after which restorations took place. It was reported in July 2011 that the Dwight-Derby House was 75% restored to originality.[25]
Ephraim Kimball House Wenham 1697 c. [211]
Jeremiah Pike-Foster-Haven House Framingham 1697 c. [212]
Jones-Ferrar-L. Weatherbee House Concord 1697 c. [213]
Dr. Peter Toppan House Newbury 1697 c. [214]
Thomas Putnam House Middleton 1697 c. This residence is also known as the Ann Putnam House after one of the "hysterical" girl witnesses during the Salem witch trials. Despite the name, evidence suggests that her father Thomas Putnam built the house c. 1697 after the trials had concluded. The house was later moved from Danvers to its current spot in Middleton near the town line.[26]
Bassett House Sandwich 1698 c. [215]
Henry Hobbs House Wenham 1698 c. [216]
John Sheldon House Billerica 1698 c. [217]
Samuel Hill House Billerica 1698 c. [218]
Simon Gross House Hingham 1698 c. [219]
Bryant–Cushing House Norwell 1698 c. [220]
Job Bailey House Scituate 1699 c. Also called 8 Booth Hill Road.[221]
Asa French House Braintree 1699 c. [222] [223]
Benjamin Nye House Falmouth 1699 c. [224]
Dexter-Pope House Sandwich 1699 c. [225] [226]
Isaac Winslow House Marshfield 1699 c. Residence of a governor of the Plymouth Colony; now a museum.[227]
John Haskell-Jane Paine House Rochester 1699 c. [228] o
John Pope House Sandwich 1699 c. [229]
Samuel Kimball House Wenham 1699 c. [230]
Thomas Coram House Dighton 1699 c. [231]
Thomas Lambert House Rowley 1699 c. [232]

Notes

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  1. ^ Some houses listed here are well documented for a person/people associated with them, while little is known architecturally about the residence.
  2. ^ The Clarke-Mansfield house was originally built in Lynnfield before being moved to Concord in the early 1960s.
  3. ^ Earlier records state that this house was built in 1697. [1]
  4. ^ Moved from Salem in 1928

References

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  1. ^ a b c Harris, Gordon. "First Period construction". historicipswich.org. Archived from the original on January 22, 2023. Retrieved April 4, 2023.
  2. ^ a b "Massachusetts and Its First Period Houses: A Statistical Survey". Colonial Society of Massachusetts. Archived from the original on February 17, 2023. Retrieved May 9, 2022.
  3. ^ a b c "Lamson, Arthur J. House". Massachusetts Cultural Resource Information System (downloadable PDF). Retrieved April 25, 2023.
  4. ^ "17th and 18th Century houses of Topsfield, Massachusetts". Historic Massachusetts Organization. Archived from the original on April 11, 2023. Retrieved April 25, 2023.
  5. ^ "1678 Homestead". Nye Museum. Archived from the original on February 6, 2023. Retrieved July 12, 2023.
  6. ^ a b c "Nye, Benjamin Homestead". Massachusetts Cultural Resource Information System (downloadable PDFs). Retrieved July 12, 2023.
  7. ^ "Bullen - Stratton - Cozzens House". Massachusetts Cultural Resource Information System (downloadable PDFs). Retrieved January 23, 2024.
  8. ^ a b "Massachusetts: The Hart House". Oxford Tree-Ring Laboratory. Archived from the original on August 4, 2021. Retrieved August 7, 2021.
  9. ^ "The ancient houses of Rowley, Massachusetts". Historic Massachusetts Organization. Archived from the original on January 13, 2023. Retrieved April 11, 2023.
  10. ^ a b c d e "First Period houses of Northeastern Massachusetts". Historic Massachusetts Organization. Archived from the original on January 14, 2023. Retrieved April 11, 2023.
  11. ^ "The Paul Revere House". Archived from the original on 2008-07-15. Retrieved 2013-06-15.
  12. ^ a b c "Massachusetts: Cooper-Frost-Austin House". Oxford Tree-Ring Laboratory. Archived from the original on April 26, 2021. Retrieved August 7, 2021.
  13. ^ a b c "Massachusetts: 20 White Place". Oxford Tree-Ring Laboratory. Archived from the original on April 28, 2021. Retrieved August 7, 2021.
  14. ^ "20 White Place". Historic New England. Archived from the original on March 1, 2021. Retrieved August 7, 2021.
  15. ^ a b "Massachusetts: Pierce House". Oxford Tree-Ring Laboratory. Archived from the original on April 25, 2021. Retrieved August 7, 2021.
  16. ^ "William Murray House". Massachusetts Cultural Resource Information System. Archived from the original on April 11, 2021. Retrieved August 7, 2021.
  17. ^ a b "Boardman House (1692)". Historic New England. Archived from the original on June 22, 2021. Retrieved August 7, 2021.
  18. ^ "Massachusetts: Paine-Dodge House". Oxford Tree-Ring Laboratory. Archived from the original on August 17, 2021. Retrieved August 17, 2021.
  19. ^ "Massachusetts: Parson Capen House". Oxford Tree-Ring Laboratory. Archived from the original on May 25, 2021. Retrieved August 11, 2021.
  20. ^ The First Functional Homes. Vol. 38. April 18, 1955. Retrieved August 11, 2021. {{cite book}}: |work= ignored (help)
  21. ^ Griffeth, Bill (2008). By Faith Alone: One Family's Epic Journey Through 400 Years of American Protestantism. Random House. p. 145. ISBN 978-0-307-33729-0.
  22. ^ "Parson Capen House". Topsfield Historical Society. Archived from the original on January 26, 2020. Retrieved August 11, 2021.
  23. ^ "Holmes, Joseph - Brewster, Dea. Wrestling House". Massachusetts Cultural Resource Information System (downloadable PDF). Retrieved April 5, 2023.
  24. ^ a b "Massachusetts: Dwight-Derby House". Oxford Tree-Ring Laboratory. Archived from the original on August 13, 2021. Retrieved August 12, 2021.
  25. ^ "Museum Info: Dwight-Derby House Medfield, Massachusetts". www.museumsusa.org. Archived from the original on November 10, 2019. Retrieved August 12, 2021.
  26. ^ "Putnam, Thomas House". Massachusetts Cultural Resource Information System (downloadable PDF). Retrieved June 19, 2022.
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