Bryant–Cushing House

The Bryant–Cushing House is a historic First Period house at 768 Main Street in Norwell, Massachusetts. The oldest portion of this 2+12-story wood-frame house was built c. 1698 by Deacon Thomas Bryant. It is five bays wide and two deep, and has a large central chimney. The main entrance is centered on the front facade, and is flanked by fluted pilasters supporting a pediment. The house was in the locally prominent Cushing family for roughly two hundred years. Much of the land formerly associated with the house now forms part of the adjacent Norris Reservation, conservation land owned by The Trustees of Reservations.[2]

Bryant–Cushing House
Bryant–Cushing House is located in Massachusetts
Bryant–Cushing House
Bryant–Cushing House is located in the United States
Bryant–Cushing House
LocationNorwell, Massachusetts
Coordinates42°9′35″N 70°47′14″W / 42.15972°N 70.78722°W / 42.15972; -70.78722
Area3.75 acres (1.52 ha)
Built1698
ArchitectThomas Bryant
Part ofNorwell Village Area Historic District (ID82004432)
NRHP reference No.76001613[1]
Significant dates
Added to NRHPMarch 26, 1976
Designated CPMarch 26, 1976

The house was listed on the National Register of Historic Places, and included in the Norwell Village Area Historic District, in 1976.[1]

See also

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HABS photo, 1934

References

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  1. ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. April 15, 2008.
  2. ^ "MACRIS inventory record for Bryant–Cushing House". Commonwealth of Massachusetts. Retrieved May 26, 2014.