Davis-Freeman House

Davis-Freeman House
Location Gloucester, Massachusetts
Coordinates 42°36′38″N 70°42′32″W / 42.61056°N 70.70889°W / 42.61056; -70.70889Coordinates: 42°36′38″N 70°42′32″W / 42.61056°N 70.70889°W / 42.61056; -70.70889
Built 1709
Architect Unknown
Architectural style Colonial, Other
MPS First Period Buildings of Eastern Massachusetts TR
NRHP Reference #

90000214

[1]
Added to NRHP March 9, 1990

The Davis-Freeman House is a historic house at 302 Essex Avenue in Gloucester, Massachusetts. In 1709 Jacob Davis acquired a grant of land at the head of the Little River, and by 1712 he had built this house and a mill on it. The house is a 2.5 story plank construction set on slightly more than 1.5 acres (0.61 ha). It has had a few 20th century additions, and underwent a restoration in the 1930s that was relatively sensitive to historical accuracy for the time.[2]

For most of the 18th century the house was used as a hostel and tavern. In 1860 it was purchased by Robin Freeman, an escaped slave, and it remained in the Freeman family until 1929. It was then purchased by Peter Keffer, who undertook the restoration of the property. It now serves as part of a homeless shelter.[2] It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1990.[1]

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References

  1. 1 2 Staff (2008-04-15). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service.
  2. 1 2 "NRHP nomination for Davis-Freeman House". Commonwealth of Massachusetts. Retrieved 2013-12-24.
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