The Kingsbury House is a historic house at 137 Suffolk Street in the Chestnut Hill section of Newton, Massachusetts. The oldest part of this 2+12-story timber frame may have been built as early as 1686; its exterior styling suggests a construction date in the early 18th century, but the earlier structure may have been incorporated in new construction at that time. The house is one a few First Period houses in Newton, and was associated for many years in the 19th century with the Kingsbury family, who were major landowners in the Chestnut Hill area.[2]

Kingsbury House
Kingsbury House is located in Massachusetts
Kingsbury House
Kingsbury House is located in the United States
Kingsbury House
Location137 Suffolk St., Newton, Massachusetts
Coordinates42°19′44″N 71°10′17″W / 42.32889°N 71.17139°W / 42.32889; -71.17139
Built1686 (traditional)
c.1700 (NRHP)[2]
Architectural styleGeorgian
Part ofOld Chestnut Hill Historic District (ID90000007)
MPSNewton MRA
NRHP reference No.86001848 [1]
Significant dates
Added to NRHPSeptember 04, 1986
Designated CPFebruary 16, 1990

The house was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1986,[1] and included in an expansion of the Old Chestnut Hill Historic District in 1990.[2]

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  1. ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. April 15, 2008.
  2. ^ a b c "NRHP nomination for Kingsbury House". Commonwealth of Massachusetts. Retrieved April 16, 2014.