National Register of Historic Places

Foster, Stephen, House

Topsfield, Essex County, Massachusetts
Listed
March 9, 1990
Type
Building
Period
Industrial
Ref No.
90000262

About this property

The Stephen Foster House is a historic house in a rural area of Topsfield, Massachusetts. It is a rare instance of a First Period house (built c. 1690) in which its original footprint is still readily discernible, and has not been obscured by subsequent modifications. The only immediately overt exterior indication of the house's great age is the steep pitch of its roof. It is a 2+1⁄2-story wooden house framed with massive oak timbers. It is a "single cell" house, only three asymmetrically placed window bays wide and one room deep, with a chimney on the left side. Its exterior was complete restyled in a 19th-century vernacular style. The house was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1990.

Location

109 North St.
Topsfield, Essex County, Massachusetts
42.65984, -70.93348

Categories

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Sources

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When was Foster, Stephen, House listed on the National Register?

Foster, Stephen, House was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on March 9, 1990.

What type of historic resource is Foster, Stephen, House?

Foster, Stephen, House is classified as a building in the National Register of Historic Places.

What is the period of significance for Foster, Stephen, House?

The period of significance for Foster, Stephen, House is recorded as the industrial era.

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