National Register of Historic Places

Jenison, Robert, House

Natick, Middlesex County, Massachusetts
Listed
September 5, 1978
Type
Building
Period
Industrial
Ref No.
78000456

About this property

The Robert Jenison House is a historic house at 1 Frost Road in Natick, Massachusetts. It is a 2+1⁄2-story wood-frame house, five bays wide, with a side-gable roof, large central chimney, and clapboard siding. The house was built c. 1738 by Robert Jenison. It is one of the town's oldest buildings, and its builder is known to have built a number of other houses in Sudbury and Sherborn. The house was originally part of a 200-acre tract of land that was sold by the Natick Indians despite protests from John Eliot. There is an outbuilding on the property that is marked as the site where Vice President Henry Wilson learned to make shoes. The house was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1978, where it is listed at 470 Winter Street.

Location

Natick, Middlesex County, Massachusetts
42.32267, -71.33523

Categories

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Sources

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When was Jenison, Robert, House listed on the National Register?

Jenison, Robert, House was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on September 5, 1978.

What type of historic resource is Jenison, Robert, House?

Jenison, Robert, House is classified as a building in the National Register of Historic Places.

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The period of significance for Jenison, Robert, House is recorded as the industrial era.

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