Hammond House (Newton, Massachusetts)

Not to be confused with E. C. Hammond House.

Hammond House
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
U.S. Historic district Contributing property
Hammond House
Location	9 Old Orchard Rd., Newton, Massachusetts
Coordinates	42°19′56.7″N 71°10′22.3″W
Built	c. 1645-1730
Architectural style	Colonial, First Period
Part of	Old Chestnut Hill Historic District (ID86001756)
MPS	First Period Buildings of Eastern Massachusetts TR
NRHP reference No.	90000175
Significant dates
Added to NRHP	March 9, 1990
Designated CP	September 4, 1986

The Hammond House is an historic house located at 9 Old Orchard Road in the village of Chestnut Hill in Newton, Massachusetts. With an estimated construction date of 1645-1730, it is believed to be the oldest house in Newton. It is also a rare example of a First Period house that was started as a single cell (three bays with chimney behind one bay), that was expanded to five bays later in the First Period; such expansion usually took place later in the 18th century, during the Georgian period. The house has been extended multiple times over the intervening centuries; the original core now lies just east of the main entrance. The original house was built by Hon. Ebenezer Stone when he moved from the Stone homestead at Mount Auburn in Watertown.

The house was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1990. In the early 2020s the house was remodeled, a project that entailed removing most of the historic interior finishes and the creation of a non-historic contemporary aesthetic.

See also

• National Register of Historic Places listings in Newton, Massachusetts
• List of the oldest houses in Massachusetts