[1]
|
Landmark name
|
Image
|
Date designated
[2]
|
Location
| County
|
Description
|
1
|
Adams Academy
|
Adams Academy
|
April 19, 1994
(
#74000379
)
|
Quincy
42°15′15″N
71°00′21″W
/
42.2541°N 71.0059°W
/
42.2541; -71.0059
(
Adams Academy
)
| Norfolk
|
High Gothic
building, built in 1871 to a design by
William Robert Ware
and
Henry Van Brunt
, for a preparatory school funded with a bequest of
John Adams
.
[3]
|
2
|
John Adams Birthplace
|
John Adams Birthplace
|
December 19, 1960
(
#66000129
)
|
Quincy
42°14′20″N
71°00′13″W
/
42.2390°N 71.0035°W
/
42.2390; -71.0035
(
John Adams Birthplace
)
| Norfolk
|
This is the house in which
United States
President
John Adams
was born on October 30, 1735. It is now part of the
Adams National Historical Park
.
[4]
[5]
|
3
|
John Quincy Adams Birthplace
|
John Quincy Adams Birthplace
|
December 19, 1960
(
#66000128
)
|
Quincy
42°14′22″N
71°00′12″W
/
42.2394°N 71.0034°W
/
42.2394; -71.0034
(
John Quincy Adams Birthplace
)
| Norfolk
|
President
John Quincy Adams
was born in this house, which is adjacent to the
John Adams Birthplace
; it is also part of the
Adams National Historical Park
.
[5]
[6]
|
4
|
Adventure
|
Adventure
|
April 19, 1994
(
#89002054
)
|
Gloucester
42°36′32″N
70°39′21″W
/
42.6089°N 70.6559°W
/
42.6089; -70.6559
(
Adventure
)
| Essex
|
This schooner is one of the last surviving Gloucester-based
Grand Banks
fishing schooners, and one of only two surviving "knockabout" fishing schooners.
[7]
|
5
|
John and Priscilla Alden Family Sites
|
John and Priscilla Alden Family Sites
|
October 6, 2008
(
#78000476
)
|
Duxbury
42°02′42″N
70°41′09″W
/
42.04495°N 70.6858°W
/
42.04495; -70.6858
(
John and Priscilla Alden Family Sites
)
| Plymouth
|
These two sites in Duxbury are associated with John and Priscilla Alden, who were the inspiration for
Henry Wadsworth Longfellow
's
The Courtship of Miles Standish
.
[8]
|
6
|
American Antiquarian Society
|
American Antiquarian Society
|
October 18, 1968
(
#68000018
)
|
Worcester
42°16′41″N
71°48′35″W
/
42.2780°N 71.8098°W
/
42.2780; -71.8098
(
American Antiquarian Society
)
| Worcester
|
This 1910 Georgian Revival building houses the American Antiquarian Society, the third oldest (1812) historical society in the United States and the first to be national in scope.
[9]
|
7
|
Arrowhead (Herman Melville House)
|
Arrowhead (Herman Melville House)
|
December 29, 1962
(
#66000126
)
|
Pittsfield
42°24′55″N
73°14′56″W
/
42.4154°N 73.2488°W
/
42.4154; -73.2488
(
Arrowhead (Herman Melville House)
)
| Berkshire
|
This 18th-century farmhouse was the home of author
Herman Melville
(1819?91) during his most productive years from 1850 to 1863. He wrote several novels here, including
Moby-Dick
, as well as short stories, magazine stories and poetry. The house is now a museum.
[10]
|
8
|
Maria Baldwin House
|
Maria Baldwin House
|
May 11, 1976
(
#76000272
)
|
Cambridge
42°22′12″N
71°06′01″W
/
42.3701°N 71.1004°W
/
42.3701; -71.1004
(
Maria Baldwin House
)
| Middlesex
|
This 19th century duplex was the home of educator
Maria Louise Baldwin
(1856?1922), the first female African-American principal of a school in New England.
[11]
[12]
|
9
|
Beauport
|
Beauport
|
May 27, 2003
(
#03000641
)
|
Gloucester
42°35′28″N
70°39′38″W
/
42.5911°N 70.6606°W
/
42.5911; -70.6606
(
Beauport
)
| Essex
|
Seminal interior designer and decorator
Henry Davis Sleeper
(1878?1934) used this Shingle-style as a showcase of his work. It is owned by
Historic New England
and operated as a museum.
[13]
[14]
|
10
|
Edward Bellamy House
|
Edward Bellamy House
|
November 11, 1971
(
#71000091
)
|
Chicopee Falls
42°09′22″N
72°35′03″W
/
42.1561°N 72.5841°W
/
42.1561; -72.5841
(
Edward Bellamy House
)
| Hampden
|
This was the longtime home of journalist and social activist
Edward Bellamy
(1850?98), author of the
utopian
novel
Looking Backward
.
[15]
|
11
|
George D. Birkhoff House
|
George D. Birkhoff House
|
January 15, 1975
(
#75000295
)
|
Cambridge
42°22′42″N
71°07′43″W
/
42.3783°N 71.1287°W
/
42.3783; -71.1287
(
George D. Birkhoff House
)
| Middlesex
|
This house was the home of
George David Birkhoff
(1884?1944), a leading mathematician of the early 20th century.
[16]
|
12
|
Blue Hill Meteorological Observatory
|
Blue Hill Meteorological Observatory
|
December 20, 1989
(
#80000665
)
|
Milton
42°12′43″N
71°06′51″W
/
42.2120°N 71.1141°W
/
42.2120; -71.1141
(
Blue Hill Meteorological Observatory
)
| Norfolk
|
Described as "principal structure associated with the history of weather observation" in the United States, this observatory is home to the oldest continuous weather record in North America, and is where numerous meteorological measurement and analysis techniques were developed.
[17]
|
13
|
Boardman House
|
Boardman House
|
November 5, 1961
(
#66000131
)
|
Saugus
42°28′20″N
71°02′16″W
/
42.4723°N 71.0377°W
/
42.4723; -71.0377
(
Boardman House
)
| Essex
|
This house, whose early construction dates to the late 17th century, has remained little changed since the early 18th century. It is now a house museum operated by
Historic New England
.
[18]
|
14
+
|
Boston Manufacturing Company
|
Boston Manufacturing Company
|
December 22, 1977
(
#77001412
)
|
Waltham
42°22′23″N
71°14′09″W
/
42.3731°N 71.2358°W
/
42.3731; -71.2358
(
Boston Manufacturing Company
)
| Middlesex
|
This building housed the eponymous company, founded in 1813 by businessman
Francis Cabot Lowell
, engineer
Paul Moody
, and others, for the manufacture of cotton textiles. At this site the manufacture of textiles under a single roof was proved, a major success leading to the American
Industrial Revolution
.
[19]
|
15
|
Nathaniel Bowditch Home
|
Nathaniel Bowditch Home
|
January 12, 1965
(
#66000135
)
|
Salem
42°31′18″N
70°53′55″W
/
42.5218°N 70.8987°W
/
42.5218; -70.8987
(
Nathaniel Bowditch Home
)
| Essex
|
This
Federalist
house was the home of
Nathaniel Bowditch
(1773?1838), the founder of modern (19th century) navigation.
[20]
It now serves as the headquarters of Historic Salem, Inc.
[21]
|
16
|
Louis Brandeis House
|
Louis Brandeis House
|
November 28, 1972
(
#72000148
)
|
Chatham
41°40′16″N
69°59′00″W
/
41.6710°N 69.9833°W
/
41.6710; -69.9833
(
Louis Brandeis House
)
| Barnstable
|
Bought in 1922 by liberal
United States Supreme Court Justice
Louis Brandeis
(1856?1941), this
Cape style
house (whose construction dates to the late 19th century) was used by the Brandeis family as a summer retreat.
[22]
|
17
|
Percy W. Bridgman House
|
Percy W. Bridgman House
|
May 15, 1975
(
#75000298
)
|
Cambridge
42°22′45″N
71°07′43″W
/
42.3792°N 71.1286°W
/
42.3792; -71.1286
(
Percy W. Bridgman House
)
| Middlesex
|
This house served as the longtime home of
Nobel prize
-winning physicist
Percy W. Bridgman
(1882?1961). His innovations in the field of
high pressure physics
made possible the development of
synthetic diamonds
.
[23]
|
18
|
Brookline Reservoir of the Cochituate Aqueduct
|
Brookline Reservoir of the Cochituate Aqueduct
|
February 27, 2015
(
#15000278
)
|
Brookline
42°19′35″N
71°08′12″W
/
42.3264°N 71.1367°W
/
42.3264; -71.1367
(
Brookline Reservoir of the Cochituate Aqueduct
)
| Norfolk
|
This property, in addition to the reservoir, includes the end gatehouse of the
Cochituate Aqueduct
, and an elaborately-decorated distribution gatehouse that includes one of the earliest known uses of wrought iron for staircases.
|
19
|
William Cullen Bryant Homestead
|
William Cullen Bryant Homestead
|
December 29, 1962
(
#66000136
)
|
Cummington
42°28′17″N
72°56′26″W
/
42.4713°N 72.9406°W
/
42.4713; -72.9406
(
William Cullen Bryant Homestead
)
| Hampshire
|
This property was the boyhood home and later summer residence of poet and newspaper editor
William Cullen Bryant
(1794?1878). It is now owned by
The Trustees of Reservations
and operated as a house museum.
[24]
|
20
|
Buckman Tavern
|
Buckman Tavern
|
January 20, 1961
(
#66000137
)
|
Lexington
42°26′57″N
71°13′47″W
/
42.4493°N 71.2298°W
/
42.4493; -71.2298
(
Buckman Tavern
)
| Middlesex
|
The oldest of Lexington's inns (established c. 1690), local
militiamen
mustered here prior to the April 19, 1775
Battles of Lexington and Concord
that began the
American Revolutionary War
.
[25]
|
21
|
Cape Ann Light Station
|
Cape Ann Light Station
|
January 3, 2001
(
#71000355
)
|
Rockport
42°38′12″N
70°34′30″W
/
42.6368°N 70.5749°W
/
42.6368; -70.5749
(
Cape Ann Light Station
)
| Essex
|
Located on
Thacher Island
, this light station was established in 1771, and was the last founded in the colonial era. The two lighthouses were the first to mark a navigational hazard (Thacher Island); the current lighthouses were constructed in 1861, and are aligned on a north-south axis.
[26]
|
22
|
Parson Capen House
|
Parson Capen House
|
October 9, 1960
(
#66000139
)
|
Topsfield
42°38′29″N
70°57′00″W
/
42.6415°N 70.9499°W
/
42.6415; -70.9499
(
Parson Capen House
)
| Essex
|
This circa 1683 house was home to Reverend
Joseph Capen
, Topsfield's minister for many years. It is one of the best preserved 17th-century houses in the United States.
[27]
It is operated by the Topsfield Historical Society as a house museum.
[28]
|
23
|
Castle Hill
|
Castle Hill
|
August 5, 1998
(
#77000183
)
|
Ipswich
42°41′06″N
70°46′45″W
/
42.6851°N 70.7792°W
/
42.6851; -70.7792
(
Castle Hill
)
| Essex
|
This early 20th-century country estate is one of the finest of its type. The house was designed by architect
David Adler
of Chicago, and the landscaping was done by the
Olmsted Brothers
firm, among others. The estate is owned by
The Trustees of Reservations
, and is open to the public.
[29]
|
24
|
Christ Church
|
Christ Church
|
October 9, 1960
(
#66000140
)
|
Cambridge
42°22′31″N
71°07′14″W
/
42.3754°N 71.1205°W
/
42.3754; -71.1205
(
Christ Church
)
| Middlesex
|
This church, designed by architect
Peter Harrison
and completed in 1761, served Cambridge
Anglicans
. Despite numerous alterations, the church has retained much its original 18th century character.
[30]
|
25
|
Jethro Coffin House
|
Jethro Coffin House
|
October 18, 1968
(
#68000019
)
|
Nantucket
41°17′15″N
70°06′26″W
/
41.2874°N 70.1073°W
/
41.2874; -70.1073
(
Jethro Coffin House
)
| Nantucket
|
This
saltbox
house, built in 1686, is the oldest surviving residential structure on Nantucket. It is now owned by the Nantucket Historical Association, which operates it as a house museum.
[31]
|
26
|
Cole's Hill
|
Cole's Hill
|
October 9, 1960
(
#66000142
)
|
Plymouth
41°57′20″N
70°39′46″W
/
41.9556°N 70.6627°W
/
41.9556; -70.6627
(
Cole's Hill
)
| Plymouth
|
Cole's Hill is the site of the burial ground of the
Pilgrims
. Those who died in the first winter of the
Plymouth Colony
(1620?21) were buried there.
[32]
|
27
|
Converse Memorial Library
|
Converse Memorial Library
|
December 23, 1987
(
#85002014
)
|
Malden
42°25′38″N
71°03′59″W
/
42.4272°N 71.0663°W
/
42.4272; -71.0663
(
Converse Memorial Library
)
| Middlesex
|
This public library building was the last such building designed by architect
H. H. Richardson
, and is counted among his greatest works.
[33]
|
28
|
Crane and Company Old Stone Mill Rag Room
|
Crane and Company Old Stone Mill Rag Room
|
May 4, 1983
(
#83004376
)
|
Dalton
42°28′15″N
73°10′43″W
/
42.4708°N 73.1785°W
/
42.4708; -73.1785
(
Crane and Company Old Stone Mill Rag Room
)
| Berkshire
|
From 1844 to 1930 this building was used as part of
Crane and Company's
paper manufacturing process, and is one of the nation's oldest surviving paper manufacturing buildings; it now houses Crane's museum. Crane has since 1879 been the exclusive supplier of paper for United States
paper currency
.
[34]
|
29
|
Crane Memorial Library
|
Crane Memorial Library
|
December 23, 1987
(
#72000143
)
|
Quincy
42°15′05″N
71°00′08″W
/
42.2513°N 71.0021°W
/
42.2513; -71.0021
(
Crane Memorial Library
)
| Norfolk
|
One of five public libraries designed by
H. H. Richardson
, he considered it to be one of his best designs. The building incorporates stained glass by
John LaFarge
and sculptural elements by
Augustus Saint-Gaudens
.
[35]
|
30
|
Paul Cuffe Farm
|
Paul Cuffe Farm
|
May 30, 1974
(
#74000394
)
|
Westport
41°32′37″N
71°04′02″W
/
41.5437°N 71.0673°W
/
41.5437; -71.0673
(
Paul Cuffe Farm
)
| Bristol
|
This site was the home and farm of
Paul Cuffee
(1759?1817), a wealthy colonial-era African-American merchant. Cuffee was a leading advocate for minority rights in Massachusetts, and a promoter and funder of the resettlement of African-Americans to present-day
Sierra Leone
.
[36]
|
31
|
Caleb Cushing House
|
Caleb Cushing House
|
November 7, 1973
(
#73000327
)
|
Newburyport
42°48′23″N
70°52′14″W
/
42.8065°N 70.8705°W
/
42.8065; -70.8705
(
Caleb Cushing House
)
| Essex
|
This fine
Federalist
house was the home of diplomat and
United States Attorney General
Caleb Cushing
(1800?79). Cushing is known for negotiating the 1844
Treaty of Wanghia
, the first treaty between the United States and
Qing China
, and other diplomatic successes. The house now serves as the headquarters of the local historical society.
[37]
|
32
|
Reginald A. Daly House
|
Reginald A. Daly House
|
January 7, 1976
(
#76000305
)
|
Cambridge
42°22′31″N
71°07′34″W
/
42.3752°N 71.1261°W
/
42.3752; -71.1261
(
Reginald A. Daly House
)
| Middlesex
|
This
Queen Anne style
house was the longtime home of
geologist
and
Harvard University
professor
Reginald Aldworth Daly
(1871?1957). Daly was a pioneer in the application of physics and chemistry to the field of geology.
[38]
|
33
|
William M. Davis House
|
William M. Davis House
|
January 7, 1976
(
#76000306
)
|
Cambridge
42°22′43″N
71°06′43″W
/
42.3785°N 71.1120°W
/
42.3785; -71.1120
(
William M. Davis House
)
| Middlesex
|
This house was home to
geologist
and
geographer
William Morris Davis
(1850?1934). Davis was a leading figure in the development of the study of geology, founding the
Association of American Geographers
and developing the first model of the
cycle of erosion
.
[39]
[40]
|
34
|
Derby Summer House
|
Derby Summer House
|
November 24, 1968
(
#68000020
)
|
Danvers
42°34′24″N
70°57′58″W
/
42.5732°N 70.9662°W
/
42.5732; -70.9662
(
Derby Summer House
)
| Essex
|
This is a rare example of an 18th-century American garden house. Designed in the 1790s by
Samuel McIntire
, it resided on the estate of Salem merchant
Elias Hasket Derby
until 1901, when it was moved to the Endicott family's
Glen Magna Farms
country estate. The estate, now owned by the Danvers Historical Society, is open to the public.
[41]
[42]
|
35
|
Emily Dickinson Home
|
Emily Dickinson Home
|
December 29, 1962
(
#66000363
)
|
Amherst
42°22′34″N
72°30′52″W
/
42.3761°N 72.5145°W
/
42.3761; -72.5145
(
Emily Dickinson Home
)
| Hampshire
|
This house was home of the reclusive
poet
Emily Dickinson
(1830?86) for most of her life. The house is now owned by
Amherst College
and is operated as a house museum.
[43]
[44]
|
36
|
W.E.B. Dubois Boyhood Homesite
|
W.E.B. Dubois Boyhood Homesite
|
May 11, 1976
(
#76000947
)
|
Great Barrington
42°10′42″N
73°23′37″W
/
42.1783°N 73.3936°W
/
42.1783; -73.3936
(
W.E.B. Dubois Boyhood Homesite
)
| Berkshire
|
This site contains all that remains of the childhood home of African American intellectual and activist
W.E.B. Du Bois
(1868?1963). The property, which belonged to his family for over 200 years, is seasonally open to the public.
[45]
[46]
|
37
|
Mary Baker Eddy House
|
Mary Baker Eddy House
|
January 13, 2021
(
#100006275
)
|
Lynn
42°27′50″N
70°56′06″W
/
42.4640°N 70.9351°W
/
42.4640; -70.9351
(
Mary Baker Eddy House
)
| Essex
|
Home of Christian Science founder
Mary Baker Eddy
between 1875-1882.
|
38
+
|
Elmwood
|
Elmwood
|
December 29, 1962
(
#66000364
)
|
Cambridge
42°22′34″N
71°08′18″W
/
42.376°N 71.1383°W
/
42.376; -71.1383
(
Elmwood
)
| Middlesex
|
This 1760s
Georgian
house and estate was home to three historically important individuals: Massachusetts colonial Lieutenant Governor
Thomas Oliver
(who had the house built), Massachusetts Governor and US Vice President
Elbridge Gerry
, and poet
James Russell Lowell
, who gave the property its name. It now serves as the home of the
Harvard University
president.
[47]
[48]
|
39
|
Ralph Waldo Emerson Home
|
Ralph Waldo Emerson Home
|
December 29, 1962
(
#66000365
)
|
Concord
42°27′28″N
71°20′36″W
/
42.4577°N 71.3434°W
/
42.4577; -71.3434
(
Ralph Waldo Emerson Home
)
| Middlesex
|
This house was purchased by writer, poet, and philosopher
Ralph Waldo Emerson
(1803?1882) in 1835. It was where he wrote all of his major works, and was a major meeting point for
Transcendentalists
, including
Bronson Alcott
and
Henry David Thoreau
. It has been a house museum since 1930.
[49]
|
40
|
Ernestina
(schooner)
|
Ernestina
(schooner)
|
December 14, 1990
(
#85000022
)
|
New Bedford
41°38′03″N
70°55′15″W
/
41.6343°N 70.9208°W
/
41.6343; -70.9208
(
Ernestina
(schooner)
)
| Bristol
|
Ernestina
is the oldest surviving
Grand Banks
fishing schooner, and the only surviving 19th century fishing schooner built in
Gloucester
. Owned by the state and under the overall aegis of the
New Bedford Whaling National Historical Park
, she is in 2012 sidelined from her intended educational purpose by budget constraints and the need for repairs.
[50]
[51]
|
41
|
Fairbanks House
|
Fairbanks House
|
October 9, 1960
(
#66000367
)
|
Dedham
42°14′37″N
71°10′03″W
/
42.2436°N 71.1676°W
/
42.2436; -71.1676
(
Fairbanks House
)
| Norfolk
|
Continuously owned by a single family since its construction in the late 1630s, this is probably the oldest timber-frame house in North America. It is now operated by Fairbanks Family in America, Inc., as a house museum.
[52]
|
42
|
Reginald A. Fessenden House
|
Reginald A. Fessenden House
|
January 7, 1976
(
#76000950
)
|
Newton
42°20′25″N
71°10′16″W
/
42.3404°N 71.1712°W
/
42.3404; -71.1712
(
Reginald A. Fessenden House
)
| Middlesex
|
Reginald Fessenden
(1866?1932) was an inventor who worked for a time in
Thomas Edison
's workshop. His most notable inventions made possible the transmission of audio sounds via radio waves, and included many other radio-related innovations. This house was his last home; he was described in memoriam as "the greatest wireless inventor of the age".
[53]
|
43
|
First Church Of Christ, Lancaster
|
First Church Of Christ, Lancaster
|
December 30, 1970
(
#70000897
)
|
Lancaster
42°27′19″N
71°40′27″W
/
42.4552°N 71.6741°W
/
42.4552; -71.6741
(
First Church Of Christ, Lancaster
)
| Worcester
|
One of the finest churches designed by architect
Charles Bulfinch
, this building was constructed in 1816 and is occupied by a congregation whose history dates to 1653.
[54]
[55]
|
44
|
Flying Horses Carousel
|
Flying Horses Carousel
|
February 27, 1987
(
#79000342
)
|
Oak Bluffs
41°27′27″N
70°33′26″W
/
41.4574°N 70.5571°W
/
41.4574; -70.5571
(
Flying Horses Carousel
)
| Dukes
|
This carousel, one of two extant examples of the work of the Charles F. W. Dare Company, is the oldest operating platform
carousel
in the nation, and may be the oldest of any type (the
Flying Horse Carousel
of
Watch Hill, Rhode Island
, also built by the Dare Company, is possibly older).
[56]
|
45
|
Capt. R.B. Forbes House
|
Capt. R.B. Forbes House
|
November 13, 1966
(
#66000651
)
|
Milton
42°15′53″N
71°03′55″W
/
42.2646°N 71.0652°W
/
42.2646; -71.0652
(
Capt. R.B. Forbes House
)
| Norfolk
|
Designed by
Isaiah Rogers
, this 1833
Greek Revival
house was built by ship captain and China Trade merchant
Robert Bennet Forbes
and his siblings for their mother. Furnished and decorated with acquisitions Forbes made in China, it is now a house museum.
[57]
[58]
|
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+
|
Daniel Chester French Home and Studio
|
Daniel Chester French Home and Studio
|
December 21, 1965
(
#66000652
)
|
Stockbridge
42°17′06″N
73°21′06″W
/
42.2851°N 73.3518°W
/
42.2851; -73.3518
(
Daniel Chester French Home and Studio
)
| Berkshire
|
Better known as Chesterwood, this was the summer home and studio of sculptor
Daniel Chester French
(1850?1931) from 1891 until his death. The estate was designed by French's collaborator
Henry Bacon
, and is now owned by the
National Trust for Historic Preservation
. It is open to the public on a seasonal basis.
[59]
[60]
|
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+
|
Fruitlands
|
Fruitlands
|
May 30, 1974
(
#74001761
)
|
Harvard
42°30′27″N
71°36′45″W
/
42.5076°N 71.6126°W
/
42.5076; -71.6126
(
Fruitlands
)
| Worcester
|
Fruitlands was the site of a short-lived (1843?44)
Transcendentalist
utopian
community founded by
Amos Bronson Alcott
.
[61]
The property was acquired by preservationist
Clara Endicott Sears
in 1910 and opened as the
Fruitlands Museum
four years later.
[62]
|
48
|
Margaret Fuller House
|
Margaret Fuller House
|
May 30, 1974
(
#71000686
)
|
Cambridge
42°21′52″N
71°05′51″W
/
42.3644°N 71.0974°W
/
42.3644; -71.0974
(
Margaret Fuller House
)
| Middlesex
|
This was the birthplace and childhood home of
Transcendentalist
and feminist
Margaret Fuller
(1810?50). Her
Woman in the Nineteenth Century
is one of the earliest statements of feminist thought.
[63]
[64]
|
49
|
Gardner-Pingree House
|
Gardner-Pingree House
|
December 30, 1970
(
#70000541
)
|
Salem
42°31′20″N
70°53′28″W
/
42.5223°N 70.8911°W
/
42.5223; -70.8911
(
Gardner-Pingree House
)
| Essex
|
Salem merchant John Gardner had this
Federalist-style
house built in 1804?05 by
Samuel McIntire
.
[65]
It was the site of a notorious murder in 1841 that inspired
Nathaniel Hawthorne
and
Edgar Allan Poe
.
[66]
It is now owned by the
Peabody Essex Museum
, which offers guided tours.
[67]
|
50
|
General John Glover House
|
General John Glover House
|
November 28, 1972
(
#72001101
)
|
Marblehead
42°30′17″N
70°50′49″W
/
42.5047°N 70.8470°W
/
42.5047; -70.8470
(
General John Glover House
)
| Essex
|
John Glover
(1732?97) had this simple frame house built in 1762, and occupied until 1782.
[68]
Glover, a wealthy Marblehead merchant, was an important military figure in the
American Revolutionary War
, leading the
Marblehead Regiment
early in the war as well as leading early efforts to establish the
Continental Navy
.
[69]
|
51
|
Goddard Rocket Launching Site
|
Goddard Rocket Launching Site
|
November 13, 1966
(
#66000654
)
|
Auburn
42°12′59″N
71°48′46″W
/
42.2165°N 71.8127°W
/
42.2165; -71.8127
(
Goddard Rocket Launching Site
)
| Worcester
|
This site, located on a local golf course, is where rocket scientist
Robert H. Goddard
launched the first liquid-fueled rocket in 1926.
[70]
The actual launch site is marked by a granite obelisk.
[71]
|
52
|
Gore Place
|
Gore Place
|
December 30, 1970
(
#70000542
)
|
Waltham
42°22′24″N
71°12′45″W
/
42.3733°N 71.2124°W
/
42.3733; -71.2124
(
Gore Place
)
| Middlesex
|
A remnant of an estate that was once much larger, Gore Place preserves an excellent
Federalist
mansion built in 1806 for
Christopher Gore
, a Massachusetts governor and United States senator. The mansion was saved from destruction in 1935, and is now open to the public as a house museum.
[72]
|
53
|
John B. Gough House
|
John B. Gough House
|
May 30, 1974
(
#74001763
)
|
Boylston
42°19′31″N
71°45′14″W
/
42.3254°N 71.7540°W
/
42.3254; -71.7540
(
John B. Gough House
)
| Worcester
|
This Italianate house, also known as "Hillside", was the home of orator
John B. Gough
(1817?86), a leading figure of the 19th century
temperance movement
. The estate, owned by the town of Boylston, is undergoing a lengthy restoration and conservation process.
[73]
[74]
|
54
|
Asa Gray House
|
Asa Gray House
|
January 12, 1965
(
#66000655
)
|
Cambridge
42°23′00″N
71°07′41″W
/
42.3832°N 71.1280°W
/
42.3832; -71.1280
(
Asa Gray House
)
| Middlesex
|
This
Federalist
house, designed by
Ithiel Town
and built in 1810, most notably served as the longtime home of
botanist
and
Harvard
professor
Asa Gray
(1810?88). Gray was one of the most important botanists of the 19th century, publishing works still referenced today and defending
Charles Darwin
's
On the Origin of Species
.
[75]
|
55
|
Gropius House
|
Gropius House
|
May 16, 2000
(
#00000709
)
|
Lincoln
42°25′37″N
71°19′37″W
/
42.4269°N 71.3269°W
/
42.4269; -71.3269
(
Gropius House
)
| Middlesex
|
Bauhaus
architect
Walter Gropius
designed this house in 1937 as a personal expression of
Modernism
, living in it until his death in 1969. Owned by
Historic New England
and operated as a house museum, it contains the most important collection of Bauhaus artifacts outside
Germany
.
[76]
[77]
|
56
+
|
H. H. Richardson Historic District of North Easton
|
H. H. Richardson Historic District of North Easton
|
December 23, 1987
(
#87002598
)
|
North Easton
42°04′01″N
71°06′17″W
/
42.0670°N 71.1047°W
/
42.0670; -71.1047
(
H. H. Richardson Historic District of North Easton
)
| Bristol
|
This landmark district contains five buildings in Easton designed by architect
H. H. Richardson
and landscaped by
Frederick Law Olmsted
, primarily through the efforts of the wealthy Ames family:
Oakes Ames Memorial Hall
, the
Ames Free Library
, the
Old Colony Railroad Station
, and two nearby structures on the Langwater estate of Frederick Lothrop Ames.
[78]
|
57
|
Hamilton Hall
|
Hamilton Hall
|
December 30, 1970
(
#70000543
)
|
Salem
42°31′11″N
70°53′58″W
/
42.5196°N 70.8994°W
/
42.5196; -70.8994
(
Hamilton Hall
)
| Essex
|
Named for
Federalist Party
leader
Alexander Hamilton
, this 1805 building was designed by
Samuel McIntire
to serve Salem's Federalist Party activities. It has been described as "one of the most outstanding Federal-era public buildings" in the nation.
[79]
|
58
|
Hancock-Clarke House
|
Hancock-Clarke House
|
July 17, 1971
(
#71000895
)
|
Lexington
42°27′13″N
71°13′42″W
/
42.4535°N 71.2284°W
/
42.4535; -71.2284
(
Hancock-Clarke House
)
| Middlesex
|
This 1737 house was the boyhood home of Revolutionary leader
John Hancock
, and was where he and
Samuel Adams
hid from British authorities at the outbreak of the
American Revolutionary War
.
[80]
It is now owned by the Lexington Historical Society, and is seasonally open to the public.
[81]
|
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+
|
Hancock Shaker Village
|
Hancock Shaker Village
|
October 18, 1968
(
#68000037
)
|
Hancock
and
Pittsfield
42°25′48″N
73°20′20″W
/
42.43°N 73.339°W
/
42.43; -73.339
(
Hancock Shaker Village
)
| Berkshire
|
This
Shaker
village was established in 1791 and lasted until 1960, after which it became a living history museum. It is noted for its distinctive round barn, built in 1826.
[82]
[83]
|
60
|
Oliver Hastings House
|
Oliver Hastings House
|
December 30, 1970
(
#70000681
)
|
Cambridge
42°22′35″N
71°07′33″W
/
42.3763°N 71.1257°W
/
42.3763; -71.1257
(
Oliver Hastings House
)
| Middlesex
|
This
Greek Revival
house was built in 1844 as the home of Cambridge businessman Oliver Hastings (1791?1879). Although nearby resident
Charles Sanders Peirce
considered it "ugly", the building is recognized for its elegant curved bays and elaborate wrought iron balcony railings.
[84]
[85]
|
61
|
Oliver Wendell Holmes House
|
Oliver Wendell Holmes House
|
November 28, 1972
(
#72001301
)
|
Beverly
42°33′50″N
70°48′24″W
/
42.5640°N 70.8068°W
/
42.5640; -70.8068
(
Oliver Wendell Holmes House
)
| Essex
|
This 1877 frame house was the summer home of
United States Supreme Court
Associate Justice
Oliver Wendell Holmes Jr.
(1841?1935). Holmes is known for his longevity on the bench, and his opinions on
freedom of speech
.
[86]
[87]
|
62
+
|
House of the Seven Gables
|
House of the Seven Gables
|
March 29, 2007
(
#73000323
)
|
Salem
42°31′19″N
70°53′05″W
/
42.5219°N 70.8847°W
/
42.5219; -70.8847
(
House of the Seven Gables
)
| Essex
|
Best known for its association with
Nathaniel Hawthorne
's
novel of the same name
, this 1668 house was also a key early preservation effort, successfully restored in the early 20th century by historian and preservationist
Joseph Everett Chandler
. The district, which includes several other historical buildings, has been operated ever since as a history museum.
[88]
|
63
+
|
Jacob's Pillow Dance Festival
|
Jacob's Pillow Dance Festival
|
May 27, 2003
(
#03000644
)
|
Becket
42°15′52″N
73°07′05″W
/
42.2644°N 73.1181°W
/
42.2644; -73.1181
(
Jacob's Pillow Dance Festival
)
| Berkshire
|
Jacob's Pillow was founded in 1931 by
Ted Shawn
as a place to develop an all-male dance company. It has since trained generations of dance professionals of all types, and continues to stage productions every summer.
[89]
|
64
|
Nathan and Mary (Polly) Johnson properties
|
Nathan and Mary (Polly) Johnson properties
|
February 16, 2000
(
#00000260
)
|
New Bedford
41°37′59″N
70°55′43″W
/
41.633°N 70.9286°W
/
41.633; -70.9286
(
Nathan and Mary (Polly) Johnson properties
)
| Bristol
|
These buildings, now housing the New Bedford Historical Society, belonged to a free
African-American
couple active in the
abolitionist
movement and the
Underground Railroad
. They notably took in activist
Frederick Douglass
after his escape from slavery.
[90]
|
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|
USS
Joseph P. Kennedy, Jr.
(destroyer)
|
USS
Joseph P. Kennedy, Jr.
(destroyer)
|
June 29, 1989
(
#76000231
)
|
Fall River
41°42′21″N
71°09′47″W
/
41.7057°N 71.1631°W
/
41.7057; -71.1631
(
USS
Joseph P. Kennedy, Jr.
(destroyer)
)
| Bristol
|
The only surviving
United States Navy
Gearing
-class
destroyer
, this vessel is named for
Joseph P. Kennedy Jr.
(the brother of future President
John F. Kennedy
) who was
killed in action
during
World War II
.
[91]
It is on display at Fall River's
Battleship Cove
.
[92]
|
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+
|
Kennedy Compound
|
Kennedy Compound
|
November 28, 1972
(
#72001302
)
|
Hyannis Port
41°37′50″N
70°18′12″W
/
41.6305°N 70.3032°W
/
41.6305; -70.3032
(
Kennedy Compound
)
| Barnstable
|
This compound consists of three residences, each belonging at some point to
Joseph P. Kennedy Sr.
, diplomat and patriarch of the politically influential
Kennedy family
, or one of his sons: President
John F. Kennedy
, Attorney General
Robert F. Kennedy
, and Senator
Edward M. Kennedy
.
[93]
|
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*
|
John F. Kennedy Birthplace
|
John F. Kennedy Birthplace
|
July 19, 1964
(
#67000001
)
|
Brookline
42°20′49″N
71°07′24″W
/
42.3470°N 71.1233°W
/
42.3470; -71.1233
(
John F. Kennedy Birthplace
)
| Norfolk
|
Now a
National Historic Site
, this modest suburban house was the birthplace and childhood home of President
John F. Kennedy
(1917?63).
[94]
|
68
|
Jeremiah Lee House
|
Jeremiah Lee House
|
October 9, 1960
(
#66000766
)
|
Marblehead
42°30′13″N
70°51′05″W
/
42.5036°N 70.8513°W
/
42.5036; -70.8513
(
Jeremiah Lee House
)
| Essex
|
Jeremiah Lee was the wealthiest merchant in Massachusetts in the 1760s, when he had this
Georgian
mansion built. The mansion is in a remarkable state of preservation, and is operated by the local historical society as a house museum.
[95]
|
69
|
Lexington Green
|
Lexington Green
|
January 20, 1961
(
#66000767
)
|
Lexington
42°26′58″N
71°13′52″W
/
42.4495°N 71.231°W
/
42.4495; -71.231
(
Lexington Green
)
| Middlesex
|
Lexington's
town common
, it was here that
opening skirmish
of the
American Revolutionary War
took place on April 19, 1775.
[96]
|
70
|
Liberty Farm
|
Liberty Farm
|
May 30, 1974
(
#74002046
)
|
Worcester
42°16′49″N
71°51′34″W
/
42.2803°N 71.8595°W
/
42.2803; -71.8595
(
Liberty Farm
)
| Worcester
|
This house belonged to
abolitionists
and
suffragists
Abby Kelley Foster
(1811?87) and
Stephen Symonds Foster
(1809?81), and was used by them as a site on the
Underground Railroad
. The property also featured prominently in the Fosters' refusal to pay property taxes because she was unable to vote.
[97]
|
71
|
General Benjamin Lincoln House
|
General Benjamin Lincoln House
|
November 28, 1972
(
#72001303
)
|
Hingham
42°14′35″N
70°53′33″W
/
42.243°N 70.8924°W
/
42.243; -70.8924
(
General Benjamin Lincoln House
)
| Plymouth
|
This well-preserved 18th-century house was the birthplace and lifelong home of
Revolutionary War
General and Massachusetts Lieutenant Governor
Benjamin Lincoln
(1733?1810). The house, which is not open to the public, remains in Lincoln family hands.
[98]
|
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|
USS
Lionfish
(submarine)
|
USS
Lionfish
(submarine)
|
January 14, 1986
(
#76002270
)
|
Fall River
41°42′18″N
71°09′43″W
/
41.7050°N 71.162°W
/
41.7050; -71.162
(
USS
Lionfish
(submarine)
)
| Bristol
|
An intact
Balao
-class
submarine
, USS
Lionfish
served two tours of duty in the
Pacific
during
World War II
and served as a training vessel before being decommissioned and placed on display at
Battleship Cove
.
[99]
|
73
|
Arthur D. Little Inc., Building
|
Arthur D. Little Inc., Building
|
December 8, 1976
(
#76001970
)
|
Cambridge
42°21′40″N
71°04′56″W
/
42.3612°N 71.0822°W
/
42.3612; -71.0822
(
Arthur D. Little Inc., Building
)
| Middlesex
|
This unremarkable 1917 office building was the site of the nation's first successful independent consulting laboratory,
Arthur D. Little
. The company pioneered the idea of commercial laboratories as independent, profit-making businesses.
[100]
|
74
|
Henry Cabot Lodge Residence
|
Henry Cabot Lodge Residence
|
December 8, 1976
(
#76001971
)
|
Nahant
42°25′17″N
70°54′38″W
/
42.4213°N 70.9106°W
/
42.4213; -70.9106
(
Henry Cabot Lodge Residence
)
| Essex
|
Henry Cabot Lodge
(1850?1924) was a lifelong resident of this house. Lodge, as
United States Senator
from Massachusetts, was a critical voice in foreign policy debates of the early 20th century; he supported a wider role for the United States on the world stage, but led the opposition to ratification of the 1919
Treaty of Versailles
that ended
World War I
.
[101]
|
75
*
|
Longfellow House
|
Longfellow House
|
December 29, 1962
(
#66000049
)
|
Cambridge
42°22′35″N
71°07′34″W
/
42.3764°N 71.1262°W
/
42.3764; -71.1262
(
Longfellow House
)
| Middlesex
|
This 1759
Georgian
house was used by
George Washington
as his residence during the 1775?76
Siege of Boston
. In the 19th century it was purchased for poet
Henry Wadsworth Longfellow
(1807?82) by his
father-in-law
, and is where Longfellow wrote many of his best-known works.
[102]
|
76
+
|
Lowell Locks and Canals Historic District
|
Lowell Locks and Canals Historic District
|
December 22, 1977
(
#76001972
)
|
Lowell
42°38′44″N
71°19′12″W
/
42.6456°N 71.32°W
/
42.6456; -71.32
(
Lowell Locks and Canals Historic District
)
| Middlesex
|
Lowell was the nation's first major industrialized city. Its system of canals and waterworks was constructed between 1794 and 1848. Most of these were built to power the large number of industries that sprang up in Lowell during the early years of the American
Industrial Revolution
, and remain in remarkable condition despite their age.
[103]
|
77
|
Lowell's Boat Shop
|
Lowell's Boat Shop
|
June 21, 1990
(
#88000706
)
|
Amesbury
42°50′31″N
70°54′49″W
/
42.8420°N 70.9136°W
/
42.8420; -70.9136
(
Lowell's Boat Shop
)
| Essex
|
Founded in 1793, this boatshop has been in continuous business ever since; it is where founder Simeon Lowell developed the stackable
dory
. The present buildings date from the 1860s.
[104]
|
78
|
Luna
(tugboat)
|
Luna
(tugboat)
|
April 11, 1989
(
#83004099
)
|
Chelsea
42°23′11″N
71°02′30″W
/
42.386409°N 71.041735°W
/
42.386409; -71.041735
(
Luna
(tugboat)
)
| Suffolk
|
The
Luna
, built in 1930, is the last surviving full-sized wooden ship-docking tug on the Gulf and Atlantic coasts of the United States. She was the world's first diesel-electric tugboat built for commercial service, and was a showpiece for
Thomas Alva Edison
's
General Electric
Corporation. In October 2015 she was docked in Chelsea, Massachusetts.
|
79
|
USS
Massachusetts
(battleship)
|
USS
Massachusetts
(battleship)
|
January 14, 1986
(
#76002269
)
|
Fall River
41°42′24″N
71°09′47″W
/
41.7067°N 71.1630°W
/
41.7067; -71.1630
(
USS
Massachusetts
(battleship)
)
| Bristol
|
One of two surviving
United States Navy
South Dakota
-class
battleships
,
Massachusetts
saw action in
World War II
, winning 11
battle stars
. She is on display at
Battleship Cove
.
[105]
|
80
|
Massachusetts Hall, Harvard University
|
Massachusetts Hall, Harvard University
|
October 9, 1960
(
#66000769
)
|
Cambridge
42°22′28″N
71°07′06″W
/
42.3745°N 71.1183°W
/
42.3745; -71.1183
(
Massachusetts Hall, Harvard University
)
| Middlesex
|
This building, now housing administrative offices and a freshman dormitory, is the oldest surviving building (1718?20) on the campus of
Harvard University
, and the second oldest academic building in the nation.
[106]
[107]
|
81
|
Memorial Hall, Harvard University
|
Memorial Hall, Harvard University
|
December 30, 1970
(
#70000685
)
|
Cambridge
42°22′34″N
71°06′54″W
/
42.3761°N 71.1151°W
/
42.3761; -71.1151
(
Memorial Hall, Harvard University
)
| Middlesex
|
Designed by
William Robert Ware
and
Henry Van Brunt
, this
High Gothic
hall was built in the 1870s as
Harvard University
's memorial to its fallen in the
American Civil War
. Its amenities include Annenberg Hall (a dining hall) and Sanders Theater, a performance space.
[108]
|
82
|
George R. Minot House
|
George R. Minot House
|
January 7, 1976
(
#76001976
)
|
Brookline
42°19′06″N
71°08′14″W
/
42.3183°N 71.1373°W
/
42.3183; -71.1373
(
George R. Minot House
)
| Norfolk
|
George R. Minot
(1885?1950) was awarded a
Nobel Prize
for his work finding a treatment for
pernicious anemia
, then a fatal disease. This 1920s suburban house was his home from 1929 until his death.
[109]
|
83
|
Mission House
|
Mission House
|
October 18, 1968
(
#68000038
)
|
Stockbridge
42°17′00″N
73°18′57″W
/
42.2832°N 73.3159°W
/
42.2832; -73.3159
(
Mission House
)
| Berkshire
|
This house was built in c. 1742 by Reverend John Sergeant, the first Christian missionary to the
Stockbridge Indians
. It is now owned and operated by
The Trustees of Reservations
as a house museum.
[110]
|
84
|
The Mount (Edith Wharton Estate)
|
The Mount (Edith Wharton Estate)
|
November 11, 1971
(
#71000900
)
|
Lenox
42°19′52″N
73°16′55″W
/
42.3311°N 73.282°W
/
42.3311; -73.282
(
The Mount (Edith Wharton Estate)
)
| Berkshire
|
Designed by writer
Edith Wharton
(1862?1937) and built in 1902, The Mount is where she wrote the bestselling novel
The House of Mirth
. It is now a house museum.
[111]
[112]
|
85
+
|
Mount Auburn Cemetery
|
Mount Auburn Cemetery
|
May 27, 2003
(
#75000254
)
|
Cambridge
42°22′14″N
71°08′45″W
/
42.3706°N 71.1458°W
/
42.3706; -71.1458
(
Mount Auburn Cemetery
)
| Middlesex
|
In an effort spearheaded by Dr.
Jacob Bigelow
, Mount Auburn Cemetery was laid out by
Henry A. S. Dearborn
in 1831 as "America's first garden cemetery". In addition to being the burial place of many famous Bostonians, it is known for its horticulture and as a birdwatching destination.
[113]
|
86
+
|
Nantucket Historic District
|
Nantucket Historic District
|
November 13, 1966
(
#66000772
)
|
Nantucket
41°17′00″N
70°05′51″W
/
41.283225°N 70.09758055555555°W
/
41.283225; -70.09758055555555
(
Nantucket Historic District
)
| Nantucket
|
This listing, which encompasses the entire island of Nantucket, was made in recognition of Nantucket's well-preserved historical settlements (dating to the 17th century), and its importance as the world's preeminent whaling center in the early years of the 19th century.
[114]
|
87
|
Naumkeag
|
Naumkeag
|
March 29, 2007
(
#75000264
)
|
Stockbridge
42°17′23″N
73°18′57″W
/
42.2897°N 73.3159°W
/
42.2897; -73.3159
(
Naumkeag
)
| Berkshire
|
This
Gilded Age
mansion and country estate was designed by
McKim, Mead & White
, with landscaping by
Fletcher Steele
. Built in the 1880s for lawyer
Joseph Choate
, it was given by his daughter to
The Trustees of Reservations
, who operate it as a museum.
[115]
|
88
+
|
Nauset Archeological District
|
Nauset Archeological District
|
April 19, 1993
(
#93000607
)
|
Eastham
41°49′08″N
69°57′46″W
/
41.8189°N 69.9629°W
/
41.8189; -69.9629
(
Nauset Archeological District
)
| Barnstable
|
This district, located within the southern portion of the
Cape Cod National Seashore
, encompasses sites containing substantial ancient settlements dating to at least 4,000 BC. Some of these sites were described in the chronicles of early European explorers.
[116]
|
89
+
|
New Bedford Historic District
|
New Bedford Historic District
|
November 13, 1966
(
#66000773
)
|
New Bedford
41°38′07″N
70°55′27″W
/
41.6353°N 70.9242°W
/
41.6353; -70.9242
(
New Bedford Historic District
)
| Bristol
|
This district encompasses the historic center of the
country's leading 19th century whaling center
, including as contributing properties other historic landmarks.
[117]
|
90
|
Norfolk County Courthouse
|
Norfolk County Courthouse
|
November 28, 1972
(
#72001312
)
|
Dedham
42°14′56″N
71°10′34″W
/
42.2488°N 71.1762°W
/
42.2488; -71.1762
(
Norfolk County Courthouse
)
| Norfolk
|
This
Greek Revival
courthouse was built in 1827 and expanded over the 19th century. It was site of the controversial
Sacco-Vanzetti trial
in 1921, and has changed little since then.
[118]
|
91
+
|
Old Deerfield Historic District
|
Old Deerfield Historic District
|
October 9, 1960
(
#66000774
)
|
Deerfield
42°32′49″N
72°36′15″W
/
42.547°N 72.6041°W
/
42.547; -72.6041
(
Old Deerfield Historic District
)
| Franklin
|
This well-preserved 18th century colonial village was the site of numerous Indian raids, including a famous and well-documented
attack in 1704
.
[119]
The village is administered by Historic Deerfield as a museum.
[120]
|
92
|
Old Manse
|
Old Manse
|
December 29, 1962
(
#66000775
)
|
Concord
42°28′06″N
71°20′57″W
/
42.4683°N 71.3492°W
/
42.4683; -71.3492
(
Old Manse
)
| Middlesex
|
This 1770 Revolutionary-era house was home for a time to both
Ralph Waldo Emerson
(whose grandfather had it built) and
Nathaniel Hawthorne
;
Henry David Thoreau
was a guest of Hawthorne's. The house is now owned by
The Trustees of Reservations
and is open to the public.
[121]
|
93
|
Old Ship Meetinghouse
|
Old Ship Meetinghouse
|
October 9, 1960
(
#66000777
)
|
Hingham
42°14′28″N
70°53′14″W
/
42.2412°N 70.8871°W
/
42.2412; -70.8871
(
Old Ship Meetinghouse
)
| Plymouth
|
This
Puritan
meetinghouse was constructed in 1681 and is claimed to be the oldest church in the nation still used for religious services.
[122]
Its name derives from its construction, which resembles an inverted wooden ship hull.
[123]
|
94
*
|
Frederick Law Olmsted House
|
Frederick Law Olmsted House
|
May 23, 1963
(
#66000780
)
|
Brookline
42°19′32″N
71°07′56″W
/
42.3255°N 71.1321°W
/
42.3255; -71.1321
(
Frederick Law Olmsted House
)
| Norfolk
|
Frederick Law Olmsted
(1822?1903), one of America's leading
landscape designers
of his generation, lived and worked at this site for the last twenty years of his life.
[124]
It is now a
National Historic Site
.
[125]
|
95
|
Orchard House
|
Orchard House
|
December 29, 1962
(
#66000781
)
|
Concord
42°27′32″N
71°20′06″W
/
42.4589°N 71.3351°W
/
42.4589; -71.3351
(
Orchard House
)
| Middlesex
|
This early 18th-century house was the longtime home of
Transcendentalist
Amos Bronson Alcott
(1799?1888). His daughter, writer
Louisa May Alcott
, set the novel
Little Women
here. It is now a house museum.
[126]
|
96
|
Robert Treat Paine House
|
Robert Treat Paine House
|
June 30, 1989
(
#75000291
)
|
Waltham
42°23′07″N
71°13′40″W
/
42.3854°N 71.2279°W
/
42.3854; -71.2279
(
Robert Treat Paine House
)
| Middlesex
|
Also known as Stonehurst, this city-owned estate was designed by
H. H. Richardson
with landscaping by
Frederick Law Olmsted
for Boston lawyer
Robert Treat Paine Jr.
(1835?1910). It is open to the public.
[127]
|
97
|
The Parsonage
|
The Parsonage
|
November 11, 1971
(
#71000903
)
|
Natick
42°16′15″N
71°18′52″W
/
42.2709°N 71.3144°W
/
42.2709; -71.3144
(
The Parsonage
)
| Middlesex
|
This 1824 house was home to the father of writer
Horatio Alger
(1832?99). Alger, a prolific and popular writer of juvenile fiction, frequently summered here.
[128]
|
98
|
Peabody Museum of Salem
|
Peabody Museum of Salem
|
December 21, 1965
(
#66000783
)
|
Salem
42°31′18″N
70°53′33″W
/
42.5218°N 70.8926°W
/
42.5218; -70.8926
(
Peabody Museum of Salem
)
| Essex
|
Now embedded within the
Peabody Essex Museum
, the East India Marine Hall was built in the 1820s. The museum traces its lineage to the 1799 East India Marine Society, claiming to be the nation's oldest continuously operating museum.
[129]
|
99
|
Peirce-Nichols House
|
Peirce-Nichols House
|
October 18, 1968
(
#68000041
)
|
Salem
42°31′21″N
70°53′59″W
/
42.5226°N 70.8996°W
/
42.5226; -70.8996
(
Peirce-Nichols House
)
| Essex
|
This transitional Georgian/Federal style home was built in 1782 for merchant Jerathmiel Peirce by
Samuel McIntire
.
[130]
The house is owned by the
Peabody Essex Museum
, which offers tours.
[131]
|
100
|
Lydia Pinkham House
|
Lydia Pinkham House
|
August 25, 2014
(
#12000818
)
|
Lynn
42°28′33″N
70°57′03″W
/
42.4758°N 70.9508°W
/
42.4758; -70.9508
(
Lydia Pinkham House
)
| Essex
|
This 1872 Second Empire house was the residence of
Lydia Pinkham
, whose homemade herbal remedy for
dysmenorrhea
was one of the bestselling such medical products of the late 19th century thanks to Pinkham's use of her own image as a marketing tool. Orders and other correspondence were received at the house's Western Avenue address; sometimes Pinkham wrote back personally, a practice continued by her company after her death.
[132]
|
101
|
PT 617
|
PT 617
|
December 20, 1989
(
#89002465
)
|
Fall River
41°42′17″N
71°09′42″W
/
41.7047°N 71.1616°W
/
41.7047; -71.1616
(
PT 617
)
| Bristol
|
The only surviving 80 feet (24 m)
Elco
torpedo boat
from
World War II
, craft of this type were workhorses throughout many theaters of the war. This boat is on display at the
PT Boat Museum
in
Battleship Cove
.
[133]
|
102
|
PT 796
|
PT 796
|
January 14, 1986
(
#86000092
)
|
Fall River
41°42′17″N
71°09′42″W
/
41.7048°N 71.1617°W
/
41.7048; -71.1617
(
PT 796
)
| Bristol
|
This is one of three surviving
Higgins
PT boats
, built late in
World War II
. It is on display at the
PT Boat Museum
in
Battleship Cove
.
[134]
|
103
|
General Rufus Putnam House
|
General Rufus Putnam House
|
November 28, 1972
(
#72001330
)
|
Rutland
42°22′17″N
71°58′03″W
/
42.3713°N 71.9674°W
/
42.3713; -71.9674
(
General Rufus Putnam House
)
| Worcester
|
Rufus Putnam
(1738?1824) was a
Continental Army
officer in the
American Revolutionary War
. After the war he pioneered the settlement of the
Northwest Territories
, serving as its first
Surveyor General
. This house, built in the early 1760s, was his home in the 1780s. Although it was for a time a local museum, it is now a bed and breakfast.
[135]
[136]
|
104
|
Quincy Homestead
|
Quincy Homestead
|
April 5, 2005
(
#70000095
)
|
Quincy
42°15′30″N
71°00′27″W
/
42.2582°N 71.0074°W
/
42.2582; -71.0074
(
Quincy Homestead
)
| Norfolk
|
This house was built in 1686 as an early home of the
Quincy family
. Its well-preserved construction documents 300 years of architectural changes. The building was an early success in house preservation early in the 20th century, and is now a house museum.
[137]
[138]
|
105
|
Josiah Quincy House
|
Josiah Quincy House
|
September 25, 1997
(
#97001274
)
|
Quincy
42°16′18″N
71°00′53″W
/
42.2718°N 71.0147°W
/
42.2718; -71.0147
(
Josiah Quincy House
)
| Norfolk
|
This house, built c. 1770, was occupied by a succession of politically active Quincys, and contains architectural details unique among houses from the period. It is owned by
Historic New England
, who offer infrequent tours during the summer months.
[139]
[140]
|
106
|
Red Top (William Dean Howells' House)
|
Red Top (William Dean Howells' House)
|
November 11, 1971
(
#71000911
)
|
Belmont
42°24′01″N
71°10′46″W
/
42.4003°N 71.1794°W
/
42.4003; -71.1794
(
Red Top (William Dean Howells' House)
)
| Middlesex
|
William Dean Howells
(1837?1920) was a major literary figure of the late 19th century, writing prolifically and editing the
Atlantic Monthly
. This house was designed by Howells' brother-in-law
William Rutherford Mead
[141]
(of
McKim, Mead, and White
), and was home to the Howellses 1878?1882. It was the site of gatherings involving many literary notables.
[142]
|
107
|
Revere Beach Reservation
|
Revere Beach Reservation
|
May 27, 2003
(
#03000642
)
|
Revere
42°24′23″N
70°59′28″W
/
42.4064°N 70.9911°W
/
42.4064; -70.9911
(
Revere Beach Reservation
)
| Suffolk
|
Revere Beach was the first oceanside beach purchased for public access (in 1895). Architect
Charles Eliot
was responsible for the design and layout of the beach's roadways and facilities. Managed by the
Massachusetts Department of Conservation and Recreation
, the reservation continues to provide public recreation facilities.
[143]
[144]
|
108
|
Theodore W. Richards House
|
Theodore W. Richards House
|
January 7, 1976
(
#76001999
)
|
Cambridge
42°22′42″N
71°07′22″W
/
42.3784°N 71.1228°W
/
42.3784; -71.1228
(
Theodore W. Richards House
)
| Middlesex
|
Theodore William Richards
(1868?1928) was considered the foremost experimental
chemist
of his time. He won the
Nobel prize
for his role in determine the
atomic weights
of many elements. This house was built in 1900 with design input from Richards, and he lived there until his death.
[145]
|
109
|
William J. Rotch Gothic Cottage
|
William J. Rotch Gothic Cottage
|
February 17, 2006
(
#06000236
)
|
New Bedford
41°37′50″N
70°55′57″W
/
41.6306°N 70.9326°W
/
41.6306; -70.9326
(
William J. Rotch Gothic Cottage
)
| Bristol
|
This early
Gothic Revival
cottage was designed by
Alexander Jackson Davis
in 1845 for William J. Rotch (1819?1893), scion of New Bedford's leading whaling family. It exhibits features not found in other surviving similar works by Davis, and received wide public notice after its construction. The cottage is a private residence and is not open to the public.
[146]
|
110
|
William Rotch Jr. House
|
William Rotch Jr. House
|
April 5, 2005
(
#05000456
)
|
New Bedford
41°37′49″N
70°55′42″W
/
41.6303°N 70.9283°W
/
41.6303; -70.9283
(
William Rotch Jr. House
)
| Bristol
|
This house was the first design of
Richard Upjohn
, a leading architect of the 19th century. He designed this
Greek Revival
home for William Rotch Jr. (1759?1850), the leading whaling businessman of the time. Later residents of the house were also leading New Bedford figures. The property is now a
house museum
.
[147]
|
111
|
Isaac Royall House
|
Isaac Royall House
|
October 9, 1960
(
#66000786
)
|
Medford
42°24′43″N
71°06′41″W
/
42.4119°N 71.1115°W
/
42.4119; -71.1115
(
Isaac Royall House
)
| Middlesex
|
This c. 1692 house was extensively expanded in the 18th century by merchant and slaveowner
Isaac Royall Jr.
It was occupied by
John Stark
during the 1775?76
Siege of Boston
. A well-preserved
Georgian
house that is now a museum.
[148]
[149]
|
112
|
Count Rumford Birthplace
|
Count Rumford Birthplace
|
January 15, 1975
(
#75001942
)
|
Woburn
42°30′27″N
71°09′40″W
/
42.5076°N 71.1611°W
/
42.5076; -71.1611
(
Count Rumford Birthplace
)
| Middlesex
|
Inventor and scientist
Benjamin Thompson
(1753?1814) was born in this well-preserved 1714 house. Thompson was lauded in Europe for his discoveries (including key advances in the field of
thermodynamics
); he received honors including the title Count Rumford. The house is now a museum.
[150]
|
113
|
Sampson-White Joiner Shop
|
Upload image
|
December 11, 2023
(
#100009826
)
|
Duxbury
42°01′19″N
70°44′42″W
/
42.0219°N 70.7450°W
/
42.0219; -70.7450
(
Sampson-White Joiner Shop
)
| Plymouth
|
The only known surviving 18th-century woodworking shop in its original setting with original fixtures.
|
114
*
|
Saugus Iron Works
|
Saugus Iron Works
|
November 27, 1963
(
#66000047
)
|
Saugus
42°28′04″N
71°00′32″W
/
42.4678°N 71.0089°W
/
42.4678; -71.0089
(
Saugus Iron Works
)
| Essex
|
This
National Historic Site
preserves an early colonial ironworks, dating to 1646.
[151]
|
115
|
Sever Hall, Harvard University
|
Sever Hall, Harvard University
|
December 30, 1970
(
#70000732
)
|
Cambridge
42°22′28″N
71°06′56″W
/
42.3744°N 71.1155°W
/
42.3744; -71.1155
(
Sever Hall, Harvard University
)
| Middlesex
|
This mature work of
H. H. Richardson
is a classroom building. Richardson sought to integrate contemporary ideas of architecture into Harvard's largely
Georgian
campus.
[152]
|
116
|
Spencer-Pierce-Little House
|
Spencer-Pierce-Little House
|
October 18, 1968
(
#68000043
)
|
Newbury
42°47′36″N
70°51′23″W
/
42.7933°N 70.8564°W
/
42.7933; -70.8564
(
Spencer-Pierce-Little House
)
| Essex
|
This house is a rare example of a 17th-century stone house in
New England
. Relatively unchanged despite additions over the centuries, it is now owned by
Historic New England
, who operate the site as a farm and museum.
[153]
[154]
|
117
*
|
Springfield Armory
|
Springfield Armory
|
December 19, 1960
(
#66000898
)
|
Springfield
42°06′29″N
72°34′54″W
/
42.1081°N 72.5817°W
/
42.1081; -72.5817
(
Springfield Armory
)
| Hampden
|
Until 1968 this site was a part of the nation's first armories and weapons production facilities, and a major military research facility. It was a focal point of the 1787
Shays' Rebellion
, a local uprising against oppressive state fiscal policies.
[155]
|
118
|
Joseph Story House
|
Joseph Story House
|
November 7, 1973
(
#73001952
)
|
Salem
42°31′31″N
70°53′23″W
/
42.5253°N 70.8898°W
/
42.5253; -70.8898
(
Joseph Story House
)
| Essex
|
Joseph Story
(1779?1845) was an influential
United States Supreme Court Justice
on the
John Marshall
court. Story's jurisprudence and legal thought were highly influential during his tenure on the court (1811?45). Story lived in this
Federalist style
home from 1811 to 1829.
[156]
|
119
|
Mary Fisk Stoughton House
|
Mary Fisk Stoughton House
|
June 29, 1989
(
#89001246
)
|
Cambridge
42°22′34″N
71°07′29″W
/
42.3760°N 71.1246°W
/
42.3760; -71.1246
(
Mary Fisk Stoughton House
)
| Middlesex
|
This 1880s
Shingle style
home by
H. H. Richardson
was one of his last commissions, and the best surviving example of his work in that style. The house's residents included
Harvard University
professor and historian
John Fiske
.
[157]
|
120
|
Elihu Thomson House
|
Elihu Thomson House
|
January 7, 1976
(
#76002002
)
|
Swampscott
42°28′11″N
70°55′06″W
/
42.4697°N 70.9184°W
/
42.4697; -70.9184
(
Elihu Thomson House
)
| Essex
|
Elihu Thomson
(1853?1937) was an inventor and pioneer in the field of electrical engineering. Along with
Thomas Alva Edison
he founded
General Electric
. This 1889
Georgian Revival
house was Thomson's home for many years; it now serves as Swampscott's town hall.
[158]
|
121
|
Peter Tufts House
|
Peter Tufts House
|
October 18, 1968
(
#68000044
)
|
Medford
42°24′41″N
71°05′37″W
/
42.4115°N 71.0937°W
/
42.4115; -71.0937
(
Peter Tufts House
)
| Middlesex
|
This house, whose construction date is uncertain but believed to be in the mid-to-late 17th century, is quite possibly the oldest brick house in North America. It was probably built by Peter Tufts (1628?1702), an early settler of Medford.
[159]
It is owned by the Medford Historical Society, which seasonally offers tours.
[160]
|
122
|
United First Parish Church (Unitarian) Of Quincy
|
United First Parish Church (Unitarian) Of Quincy
|
December 30, 1970
(
#70000734
)
|
Quincy
42°15′04″N
71°00′11″W
/
42.2512°N 71.003°W
/
42.2512; -71.003
(
United First Parish Church (Unitarian) Of Quincy
)
| Norfolk
|
Alexander Parris
designed this
Greek Revival
church in the 1820s for the oldest congregation in Quincy. Presidents
John Adams
and
John Quincy Adams
are buried here.
[161]
|
123
|
United States Customhouse
|
United States Customhouse
|
December 30, 1970
(
#70000735
)
|
New Bedford
41°38′07″N
70°55′29″W
/
41.6353°N 70.9247°W
/
41.6353; -70.9247
(
United States Customhouse
)
| Bristol
|
This outstanding example of a public building in the
Greek Revival
style has been used as a customs facility since 1834.
[162]
|
124
|
University Hall, Harvard University
|
University Hall, Harvard University
|
December 30, 1970
(
#70000736
)
|
Cambridge
42°22′28″N
71°07′02″W
/
42.3745°N 71.1171°W
/
42.3745; -71.1171
(
University Hall, Harvard University
)
| Middlesex
|
Architect
Charles Bulfinch
designed, and engineer
Loammi Baldwin Jr.
constructed this
Harvard College
facility. Originally used for classes and dining, it now houses the administrative offices.
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The Vale
|
The Vale
|
December 30, 1970
(
#70000737
)
|
Waltham
42°23′02″N
71°13′49″W
/
42.3839°N 71.2303°W
/
42.3839; -71.2303
(
The Vale
)
| Middlesex
|
Now more commonly called the Lyman Estate, this was the country estate of Boston merchant
Theodore Lyman
. Built in 1793, it includes one of the nation's oldest
greenhouses
, and has survived with most of its landscaping intact. It is open to the public.
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Walden Pond
|
Walden Pond
|
December 29, 1962
(
#66000790
)
|
Concord
42°26′18″N
71°20′31″W
/
42.4384°N 71.342°W
/
42.4384; -71.342
(
Walden Pond
)
| Middlesex
|
Now part of a state reservation,
Henry David Thoreau
's cabin was located here. The time Thoreau spent here was inspiration for his conservationist treatise
Walden
.
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John Ward House
|
John Ward House
|
October 18, 1982
(
#68000045
)
|
Salem
42°31′22″N
70°53′30″W
/
42.5229°N 70.8916°W
/
42.5229; -70.8916
(
John Ward House
)
| Essex
|
Construction was begun on this house in 1684, with owner John Ward making several modifications to it prior to his death. The building, now owned by the
Peabody Essex Museum
, stands as a fine example of the organic growth of early colonial houses.
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128
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The Wayside
, "Home of Authors"
|
The Wayside
|
December 29, 1962
(
#80000356
)
|
Concord
42°27′32″N
71°19′59″W
/
42.4589°N 71.3331°W
/
42.4589; -71.3331
(
The Wayside
)
| Middlesex
|
This c. 1700 house, part of the
Minuteman National Historical Park
, was home to three writers in the 19th century:
Louisa May Alcott
,
Nathaniel Hawthorne
, and
Margaret Sidney
. The Park Service opens the house for tours seasonally.
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Daniel Webster Law Office
|
Daniel Webster Law Office
|
May 30, 1974
(
#74002053
)
|
Marshfield
42°04′17″N
70°40′21″W
/
42.0714°N 70.6725°W
/
42.0714; -70.6725
(
Daniel Webster Law Office
)
| Plymouth
|
Lawyer, politician, and orator
Daniel Webster
(1782?1852) used this 1832 cottage as his office and library. Originally located on
his Marshfield estate
, it is now on the grounds of the nearby
Isaac Winslow House
Museum.
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Wesleyan Grove
|
Wesleyan Grove
|
April 5, 2005
(
#05000458
)
|
Oak Bluffs
41°27′19″N
70°33′41″W
/
41.4553°N 70.5614°W
/
41.4553; -70.5614
(
Wesleyan Grove
)
| Dukes
|
Wesleyan Grove is a
Methodist
camp meeting
established in 1835. Its grounds, which are open to the public, feature a large number of
Victorian
era gingerbread cottages. As one of the earliest camps of this type, its features were influential in the development of other permanent camp meeting facilities.
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+
|
Western Railroad Stone Arch Bridges and Chester Factory Village Depot
|
Western Railroad Stone Arch Bridges and Chester Factory Village Depot
|
January 13, 2021
(
#100006273
)
|
Vicinity of Herbert Cross Road, Middlefield/Becket Line (Bridges and Roadbed); 10 Prospect Street (Depot)
42°18′20″N
73°00′19″W
/
42.3055°N 73.0054°W
/
42.3055; -73.0054
(
Western Railroad Stone Arch Bridges and Chester Factory Village Depot
)
| Berkshire
,
Hampden
, and
Hampshire
|
1840s railroad engineering that proved the ability to cross mountainous terrain. Extends into
Chester
and
Middlefield
; includes a subset of the
Middlefield-Becket Stone Arch Railroad Bridge District
.
|
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|
John Whipple House
|
John Whipple House
|
October 9, 1960
(
#66000791
)
|
Ipswich
42°40′36″N
70°50′10″W
/
42.6766°N 70.8361°W
/
42.6766; -70.8361
(
John Whipple House
)
| Essex
|
The earliest portions of this house date to 1642. It has been operated as a museum (now known as the Ipswich Museum) since the 1890s.
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John Greenleaf Whittier Home
|
John Greenleaf Whittier Home
|
December 29, 1962
(
#66000792
)
|
Amesbury
42°51′21″N
70°56′07″W
/
42.8558°N 70.9353°W
/
42.8558; -70.9353
(
John Greenleaf Whittier Home
)
| Essex
|
This house was the longtime home of
poet
and
abolitionist
John Greenleaf Whittier
(1807?92). It is now a house museum.
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Winn Memorial Library
|
Winn Memorial Library
|
December 23, 1987
(
#76000290
)
|
Woburn
42°28′45″N
71°09′16″W
/
42.4792°N 71.1545°W
/
42.4792; -71.1545
(
Winn Memorial Library
)
| Middlesex
|
This was the first public library building designed by
H. H. Richardson
; it was built between 1876 and 1879. It still houses Woburn's public library.
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Wright's Tavern
|
Wright's Tavern
|
January 20, 1961
(
#66000793
)
|
Concord
42°27′36″N
71°20′55″W
/
42.4601°N 71.3487°W
/
42.4601; -71.3487
(
Wright's Tavern
)
| Middlesex
|
Wright's Tavern was used in October 1774 as the first meeting place of the
Massachusetts Provincial Congress
. In April 1775 it was the assembly point for Concord's Minutemen before the
Battles of Lexington and Concord
.
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