Capt. John Thorndike House

The Capt. John Thorndike House is a historic First Period house at 184 Hale Street in Beverly, Massachusetts. It is a 2.5 story wood frame house with a central chimney and a raised leanto section in back. The house, like many First Period houses, was built in several stages. The oldest part, the chimney and the right side, was built as a two-story section with leanto, likely in 1702 (based on the date being carved on one of the framing posts). This particular type of original sections is rare among First Period houses. Later in the first period the left side of the house was built, but without a leanto section. The left side leanto was added later in the 18th century, and part of the leanto section was raised by a shed dormer in the 19th century.[2]

Capt. John Thorndike House
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
Captain John Thorndike House
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Location	Beverly, Massachusetts
Coordinates	42°34′49″N 70°50′23″W
Built	1702
Architect	Unknown
Architectural style	Colonial, Other
MPS	First Period Buildings of Eastern Massachusetts TR
NRHP reference No.	90000195 [1]
Added to NRHP	March 9, 1990

The house was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1990.[1]

See also

• National Register of Historic Places listings in Essex County, Massachusetts

References

1. "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. April 15, 2008.
2. "MACRIS inventory record for Capt. John Thorndike House". Commonwealth of Massachusetts. Retrieved 2014-01-11.