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Whitaker-Clary House
Whitaker-Clary House is located in Massachusetts
Whitaker-Clary House
Whitaker-Clary House is located in the United States
Whitaker-Clary House
LocationNew Salem, Massachusetts
Coordinates42°32′26″N 72°18′58″W / 42.54056°N 72.31611°W / 42.54056; -72.31611
Built1816
ArchitectUnknown
Architectural styleFederal
NRHP reference No.75000257[1]
Added to NRHPJune 18, 1975

The Whitaker-Clary House is a historic house on Elm Street in New Salem, Massachusetts, United States. It currently[when?] houses the museum of the Swift River Historical Society.

The house was built in about 1816 by William Whitaker, was a lawyer, shopkeeper, and member of the local militia during the War of 1812. This house served as his home and law office.[2] It was purchased form the Whitakers by Mr and Mrs Edward Clary, and it remained in the Clary family until it was taken by the Massachusetts Metropolitan District Commission (MDC) because it was in the watershed of the nearby Quabbin Reservoir. It was slated for demolition, but the MDC later changed its mind, and instead gave the house to the historical society for $1. The house now contains artifacts and memorabilia of the towns which were inundated by the creation of the reservoir.[3]

The house was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1975.[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. ^ "MACRIS inventory record for Whitaker-Clary House". Commonwealth of Massachusetts. Retrieved 2013-12-20.
  3. ^ "Whitaker-Clary House". Swift River Historical Society. Retrieved 2015-03-06.


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