John Humphreys House

The John Humphreys House, also known as Sir John Humphreys House, is a historic house museum located at 99 Paradise Road in Swampscott, Massachusetts. Although it was long thought to be associated with John Humphrey, an early deputy governor of the Massachusetts Bay Colony, it was more likely built about 1700, based on architectural analysis. In 1641 Deborah Moody bought the Humphrey house (which he called Swampscott) and 900 acres when the Humphreys returned to England giving her over 1300 acres of what would become Swampscott, Massachusetts[2]. The house was originally located on what is now Elmwood Road (a plaque marks the site), but moved to its current location in 1891 as the Olmsted district was developed.[3] It is currently owned by the Swampscott Historical Society. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1990.[1]

Sir John Humphreys House
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
U.S. Historic district Contributing property
The John Humphreys House
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Location	99 Paradise Rd., Swampscott, Massachusetts
Coordinates	42°28′21″N 70°55′6″W
Built	ca. 1700
Architect	Unknown
Architectural style	First Period
Part of	Olmsted Subdivision Historic District (ID02000696)
MPS	First Period Buildings of Eastern Massachusetts TR
NRHP reference No.	90000258 [1]
Significant dates
Added to NRHP	March 9, 1990
Designated CP	July 1, 2002

See also

• List of historic houses in Massachusetts
• List of the oldest buildings in Massachusetts
• 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. Deborah, Moody. "Deborah Moody (Dunch)". Geni.com. Geni. Retrieved 24 April 2018.
3. "Swampscott's Olmsted Historic District" (PDF). Essex National Heritage Commission. Archived from the original (PDF) on 16 July 2011. Retrieved 28 February 2010.