Hammond House (Newton, Massachusetts)

Hammond House
Hammond House
Location 9 Old Orchard Rd., Newton, Massachusetts
Coordinates 42°19′56″N 71°10′26″W / 42.33222°N 71.17389°W / 42.33222; -71.17389Coordinates: 42°19′56″N 71°10′26″W / 42.33222°N 71.17389°W / 42.33222; -71.17389
Built ca. 1700
Architectural style Colonial, First Period
Part of Old Chestnut Hill Historic District (#86001756)
MPS First Period Buildings of Eastern Massachusetts TR
NRHP Reference #

90000175

[1]
Significant dates
Added to NRHP March 09, 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 1700-20, 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 house was probably built by Thomas Hammond.[2]

The house 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. ↑ "NRHP nomination for Hammond House". Commonwealth of Massachusetts. Retrieved 2014-04-12.


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