Tobey Homestead

Tobey Homestead
Tobey Homestead is located in Massachusetts
Tobey Homestead
Tobey Homestead is located in the United States
Tobey Homestead
LocationWareham, Massachusetts
Coordinates41°45′24″N 70°42′51″W / 41.75667°N 70.71417°W / 41.75667; -70.71417
Built1825
Architectural styleSecond Empire, Federal
NRHP reference No.86001219[1]
Added to NRHPJune 5, 1986

The Tobey Homestead was a historic farmhouse located at the crossroads of Main Street and Sandwich Road in Wareham, Massachusetts.

Description and history

The 2+1⁄2-story wood-frame house, which occupied a prominent site in the town center in front of Tobey Hospital, was built c. 1825 and extensively remodeled c. 1870. The house followed a basic Federal-style plan, five bays wide and two deep. The 1870 alterations included adding the mansard roof with gable dormers, giving it a characteristic Second Empire appearance. A rear ell and left-side sun porch also date to this period. The Tobeys were a prominent local family who owned a local iron foundry and other businesses. The property was given to the town by bequest in 1938, for use as a hospital.[2]

The house was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on June 5, 1986.[1]

On August 26, 2019, Tobey Homestead was demolished to make way for an expansion of the Tobey Hospital Emergency Department.

See also

References

  1. ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. April 15, 2008.
  2. ^ "NRHP nomination for Tobey Homestead". Commonwealth of Massachusetts. Retrieved 2014-05-13.


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