Dickinson–Pillsbury–Witham House
Dickinson-Pillsbury-Witham House | |
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| Location | Georgetown, Massachusetts |
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| Coordinates | 42°43′44″N 70°56′42″W / 42.72889°N 70.94500°W |
| Built | 1700 |
| Architect | Unknown |
| Architectural style | Colonial, Other |
| MPS | First Period Buildings of Eastern Massachusetts TR |
| NRHP reference No. | 90000210 [1] |
| Added to NRHP | March 9, 1990 |
The Dickinson-Pillsbury-Witham House is a historic First Period house at 170 Jewett Street in Georgetown, Massachusetts. The oldest part of the 2.5 story wood frame colonial house was built c. 1700, and consisted of the chimney and the rooms to its right. The left side rooms were apparently built not long afterward, based on similarities in the construction methods used on the two sections. The addition projecting from the right side read is a 19th-century addition.[2]
In addition to its great age, the house is notable for its ownership by inventor Paul Pillsbury, who purchased the property c. 1801. His inventions included devices for pegging shoes, milling bark off tree sections, and stripping kernels from ears of corn.[2]
The house was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1990.[1]
See also
References
- ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. April 15, 2008.
- ^ a b "NRHP nomination for Dickinson-Pillsbury-Witham House". Commonwealth of Massachusetts. Retrieved 2014-01-14.
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