William Ingersoll Bowditch House

Coordinates: 42°20′8″N 71°7′1″W / 42.33556°N 71.11694°W / 42.33556; -71.11694
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William Ingersoll Bowditch House
William Ingersoll Bowditch House is located in Massachusetts
William Ingersoll Bowditch House
William Ingersoll Bowditch House is located in the United States
William Ingersoll Bowditch House
Location9 Toxteth St., Brookline, Massachusetts
Coordinates42°20′8″N 71°7′1″W / 42.33556°N 71.11694°W / 42.33556; -71.11694
Built1843
Architectural styleGreek Revival, Gothic Revival
MPSBrookline MRA
NRHP reference No.85003249 [1]
Added to NRHPOctober 17, 1985

The William Ingersoll Bowditch House is a historic house at 9 Toxteth Street in Brookline, Massachusetts. The 1-1/2 story wood frame house was built c. 1844-45 by Joseph Fernald, and exhibits vernacular Greek Revival styling. The front entry is in a porch located in the crook of the L-shaped house; it has sidelight windows, and flanking full-length windows. It was bought in 1845 by William Bowditch, a prominent local politician and abolition activist. The house has been documented to house fugitive slaves during the period of his ownership.[2]

The house was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1985.[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 William Ingersoll Bowditch House". Commonwealth of Massachusetts. Retrieved 2014-05-12.