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Old Castle (Rockport, Massachusetts)

Coordinates: 42°40′35″N 70°37′31″W / 42.67639°N 70.62528°W / 42.67639; -70.62528
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Old Castle
Old Castle
Old Castle (Rockport, Massachusetts) is located in Massachusetts
Old Castle (Rockport, Massachusetts)
Old Castle (Rockport, Massachusetts) is located in the United States
Old Castle (Rockport, Massachusetts)
Nearest cityRockport, Massachusetts
Coordinates42°40′35″N 70°37′31″W / 42.67639°N 70.62528°W / 42.67639; -70.62528
Built1715
ArchitectJethro Wheeler
NRHP reference No.78000466[1]
Added to NRHPSeptember 1, 1978

The Old Castle is a historic First Period house located on Castle Lane in Rockport, Massachusetts. The 2.5 story wood frame house was probably built c. 1712 by Jethro Wheeler, in whose family it remained for six generations. It was sold out of the family in 1893 to Henry F. Story, and given to the Pigeon Cove Village Improvement Society in 1929. The house underwent some restoration at that time, and is now open during the summer as a historic house museum,[2] operated by the Sandy Bay Historical Society.

The house was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1978.[1]

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References

  1. ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. April 15, 2008.
  2. ^ "NRHP nomination for Old Castle". Commonwealth of Massachusetts. Retrieved 2014-01-18.