Whittemore House (Gloucester, Massachusetts)

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Whittemore House
Whittemore House (Gloucester, Massachusetts) is located in Massachusetts
Whittemore House (Gloucester, Massachusetts)
Whittemore House (Gloucester, Massachusetts) is located in the United States
Whittemore House (Gloucester, Massachusetts)
Location179 Washington Street,
Gloucester, Massachusetts
Coordinates42°37′7″N 70°40′28″W / 42.61861°N 70.67444°W / 42.61861; -70.67444
Built1700
Architectural styleColonial
MPSFirst Period Buildings of Eastern Massachusetts TR
NRHP reference No.90000218[1]
Added to NRHPMarch 9, 1990

The Whittemore House is a First Period house in Gloucester, Massachusetts, built around 1700, based on an analysis of its framing and construction methods. 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 to the right of the chimney, nearly centering it in the house. The original chimney has since been removed.[2]

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

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References

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


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