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Benaiah Titcomb House

Coordinates: 42°39′5″N 70°47′49″W / 42.65139°N 70.79694°W / 42.65139; -70.79694
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Benaiah Titcomb House
Benaiah Titcomb House is located in Massachusetts
Benaiah Titcomb House
Benaiah Titcomb House is located in the United States
Benaiah Titcomb House
Location189 John Wise Avenue,
Essex, Massachusetts
Coordinates42°39′5″N 70°47′49″W / 42.65139°N 70.79694°W / 42.65139; -70.79694
Built1700; 324 years ago (1700)
Architectural styleColonial
MPSFirst Period Buildings of Eastern Massachusetts TR
NRHP reference No.90000208[1]
Added to NRHPMarch 9, 1990

The Benaiah Titcomb House is a historic First Period house in Essex, Massachusetts. The oldest part of the house, built c. 1700 in Newburyport, was a two-story section two rooms wide, with a central chimney. Sometime before the end of the First Period (c. 1720s) a shed-style leanto addition was added to its rear (the side now facing the street), giving it a saltbox appearance. The house was moved to its present location in 1917, oriented to provide views of the coast. At this time a new chimney was provided, and a large dormer was added to the rear to expand the upstairs living space.[2]

The builder, Benaiah Titcomb, was the son of William Titcomb, an early settler of the area.[2] The house was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1990.[1]

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  1. ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. April 15, 2008.
  2. ^ a b "MACRIS inventory record for Benaiah Titcomb House". Commonwealth of Massachusetts. Retrieved 2014-01-14.