National Register of Historic Places

Lake, Stanley, House

Topsfield, Essex County, Massachusetts
Listed
March 9, 1990
Type
Building
Period
Industrial
Ref No.
90000260

About this property

The Stanley Lake House is a historic First Period house in Topsfield, Massachusetts. It is a 2+1⁄2-story wood-frame house that was built in stages by Mathew Stanley or his heirs between c. 1675 and 1693 and subsequently enlarged by the Lake family. It illustrates a host of building practices over the 17th and 18th centuries. The first Matthew Stanley house was said by Dow to be located northwest of this building. The first portion of this building is the section from the chimney westward. An easterly room was added after and a further addition to the east by the Lakes c. 1750. Matthew Stanley's heirs having removed to the Attleborough Falls area, sold the 70 acre farm property 1710- 1718 to Eleazer Lake. The property also includes a rare First Period barn. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1990. In 2005 it was named a contributing property to the River Road-Cross Street Historic District.

Location

95 River Rd.
Topsfield, Essex County, Massachusetts
42.63386, -70.96244

Categories

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Sources

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Nearby Historic Sites

Gould, Zaccheus, House
Industrial
0.1 mi
River Road-Cross Street Historic District
Modern
0.5 mi
Gould, Capt. Joseph, House
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0.6 mi
Sawyer House
Industrial
0.8 mi
Topsfield Town Common District
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0.9 mi

Nearby Battles

Raid on Andover (MA, 1698)
1698Colonial
9 mi
Andover Raid (King Philip's War)
1676Colonial
9.1 mi
Raid on Haverhill (1708)
1708Colonial
11.4 mi

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When was Lake, Stanley, House listed on the National Register?

Lake, Stanley, House was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on March 9, 1990.

What type of historic resource is Lake, Stanley, House?

Lake, Stanley, House is classified as a building in the National Register of Historic Places.

What is the period of significance for Lake, Stanley, House?

The period of significance for Lake, Stanley, House is recorded as the industrial era.

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