National Register of Historic Places

Holyoke-French House

Boxford, Essex County, Massachusetts
Listed
April 25, 1972
Type
Building
Period
Industrial
Ref No.
72000123

About this property

The Holyoke–French House is a historical house at Elm Street and Topsfield Road in Boxford, Massachusetts. It is a 2+1⁄2-story wood-frame structure, with a side-gable gambrel roof, twin interior chimneys, clapboard siding, and a stone foundation. The center entrance is flanked by pilasters and is topped by a transom window and a gabled pediment. The first house on this site was built c. 1704 as a parsonage for Boxford's first preacher, Thomas Symmes. The present house was built in 1760 for the third minister, Elizur Holyoke. This house (as the name suggests) is known for two of the families that resided there, the Holyokes and the Frenches. This house is now owned by the Boxford Historical Society.

Location

Boxford, Essex County, Massachusetts
42.66136, -70.99685

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Nearby Historic Sites

Boxford Village Historic District
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0.2 mi
Palmer School
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0.3 mi
Foster, Phineas, House
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1.2 mi
Boardman, John, House
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1.4 mi
Towne Farm
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1.5 mi

Nearby Battles

Raid on Andover (MA, 1698)
1698Colonial
7.1 mi
Andover Raid (King Philip's War)
1676Colonial
7.2 mi
Raid on Haverhill (1708)
1708Colonial
8.9 mi
Battle of Haverhill 1708
1708Colonial
8.9 mi
Queen Anne's War – Raid on Haverhill MA 1708
1708Colonial
8.9 mi

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When was Holyoke-French House listed on the National Register?

Holyoke-French House was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on April 25, 1972.

What type of historic resource is Holyoke-French House?

Holyoke-French House is classified as a building in the National Register of Historic Places.

What is the period of significance for Holyoke-French House?

The period of significance for Holyoke-French House is recorded as the industrial era.

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