Henry Higginson House

The Henry Higginson House is a historic house located at 44 Baker Farm Road in Lincoln, Massachusetts.

Henry Higginson House
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
Henry Higginson House
Location	Lincoln, Massachusetts
Coordinates	42°26′3″N 71°19′42″W
Area	5.18 acres (2.10 ha)
Built	1905
Architect	Chamberlain, Julian Ingersoll
Architectural style	Tudor Revival
NRHP reference No.	05000468 [1]
Added to NRHP	May 26, 2005

Description and history

The three-story Tudor Revival mansion was designed by Julian Ingersoll Chamberlain and built in 1905-06 for Alexander Henry Higginson. It was paid for by Higginson's father, Henry Lee Higginson. It was part of a much larger gentleman's estate that encompassed a significant portion of lands south of Walden Pond, land that was described by Henry David Thoreau as part of Jacob Baker's farm. Higginson lived there until 1933. The house remained in private ownership until 1992, when it was purchased by the Walden Woods Project, dedicated to the preservation of the Walden Woods area.[2]

The house was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on May 26, 2005.[1]

See also

• Thoreau Society, whose library is housed here
• National Register of Historic Places listings in Middlesex County, Massachusetts

References

1. "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. April 15, 2008.
2. "NRHP nomination for Henry Higginson House". Commonwealth of Massachusetts. Retrieved 2014-05-03.

External links

• Walden Woods Project