Whittemore House (Gloucester, Massachusetts)

The Whittemore House is a historic First Period house at 179 Washington Street in Gloucester, Massachusetts. It is estimated to have been built around 1700, based on an analysis of its framing and construction methods, and is one of the oldest surviving buildings in the city. It is a two-story wood frame building with a two-story shed-style addition on the rear, and a single story addition on the right side. When first built, it consisted of two rooms with a chimney on the right; two more rooms were added in the First Period timeframe to the right of the chimney, nearly centering it in the house. The original chimney has since been removed.[2]

Whittemore House
LocationGloucester, Massachusetts
Coordinates42°37′7″N 70°40′28″W
Built1700
ArchitectUnknown
Architectural styleColonial, Other
MPSFirst Period Buildings of Eastern Massachusetts TR
NRHP reference No.90000218 [1]
Added to NRHPMarch 9, 1990

The house is also notable for its occupation by artist Fitz Hugh Lane, who used the left side room as his studio for a time.[2] The house was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1990.[1]

See also

References
  1. "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. April 15, 2008.
  2. "NRHP nomination for Whittemore House". Commonwealth of Massachusetts. Retrieved 2013-12-23.


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