The Bryant–Cushing House is a historic First Period house at 768 Main Street in Norwell, Massachusetts. The oldest portion of this 2+1⁄2-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 | |
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| Location | Norwell, Massachusetts |
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| Coordinates | 42°9′35″N 70°47′14″W / 42.15972°N 70.78722°W |
| Area | 3.75 acres (1.52 ha) |
| Built | 1698 |
| Architect | Thomas Bryant |
| Part of | Norwell Village Area Historic District (ID82004432) |
| NRHP reference No. | 76001613[1] |
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| Added to NRHP | March 26, 1976 |
| Designated CP | March 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
edit- List of the oldest buildings in Massachusetts
- National Register of Historic Places listings in Plymouth County, Massachusetts
References
edit- ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. April 15, 2008.
- ^ "MACRIS inventory record for Bryant–Cushing House". Commonwealth of Massachusetts. Retrieved May 26, 2014.