The Tobey Homestead was a historic farmhouse located at the crossroads of Main Street and Sandwich Road in Wareham, Massachusetts.
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| Location | Wareham, Massachusetts |
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| Coordinates | 41°45′24″N 70°42′51″W / 41.75667°N 70.71417°W |
| Built | 1825 |
| Architectural style | Second Empire, Federal |
| NRHP reference No. | 86001219[1] |
| Added to NRHP | June 5, 1986 |
Description and history
editThe 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
editReferences
edit- ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. April 15, 2008.
- ^ "NRHP nomination for Tobey Homestead". Commonwealth of Massachusetts. Retrieved 2014-05-13.