National Register of Historic Places

Winthrop, Deane, House

Winthrop, Suffolk County, Massachusetts
Listed
March 9, 1990
Type
Building
Period
Industrial
Ref No.
90000162

About this property

The Deane Winthrop House is an historic house at 34 Shirley Street in Winthrop, Massachusetts. Deane Winthrop (1623–1704) was the sixth son of the second colonial governor of the Massachusetts Bay Colony, John Winthrop. The oldest part of the house was built about 1675 with an addition made in 1696. It is currently owned by the Winthrop Improvement and Historical Association and is open to visitors by appointment. This building is one of the oldest wood frame houses in the country and is the oldest continuously lived in home in the United States. The house was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1990. In 2009, an addition was made to the barn to store Winthrop Improvement and Historical Association artifacts and documents. Originally thought to have been constructed earlier, a dendrochronology survey of the tree rings in 2002 confirmed that the earliest part of the house was built in 1675.

Location

34 Shirley St. (formerly 40 Shirley St.)
Winthrop, Suffolk County, Massachusetts
42.38253, -70.97754

Categories

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Sources

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Nearby Historic Sites

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Winthrop Center/Metcalf Square Historic District
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Nearby Battles

Action at Hog Island
1775Revolutionary War
1.1 mi
Battle of Chelsea Creek
1775Revolutionary War
2.6 mi
Battle of Chelsea Creek (1775)
1775Revolutionary War
2.8 mi
Battle of Breed's Hill
1775Revolutionary War
4.2 mi

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When was Winthrop, Deane, House listed on the National Register?

Winthrop, Deane, House was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on March 9, 1990.

What type of historic resource is Winthrop, Deane, House?

Winthrop, Deane, House is classified as a building in the National Register of Historic Places.

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The period of significance for Winthrop, Deane, House is recorded as the industrial era.

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