Phineas Foster House

Coordinates: 42°38′56″N 70°58′50″W / 42.64889°N 70.98056°W / 42.64889; -70.98056
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Phineas Foster House
Phineas Foster House is located in Massachusetts
Phineas Foster House
Phineas Foster House is located in the United States
Phineas Foster House
Location11 Old Topsfield Road,
Boxford, Massachusetts
Coordinates42°38′56″N 70°58′50″W / 42.64889°N 70.98056°W / 42.64889; -70.98056
Built1725
Architectural styleColonial
MPSFirst Period Buildings of Eastern Massachusetts TR
NRHP reference No.90000193[1]
Added to NRHPMarch 9, 1990

The Phineas Foster House is a historic First Period house in Boxford, Massachusetts. Like many First Period houses it was built in stages. The first portion, built c. 1725, was a single cell to the right of what is now the central chimney. It was extended with a matching section on the left side of the chimney later in the First Period, and acquired a two-story kitchen ell late in the 18th century, giving the house an L shape. The front porch entry is a Federal period addition, and the central chimney has been rebuilt. The house is named for the owner of the property in 1799.[2]

The house was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1990, where it is listed at 15 Old Topsfield Road.[1]

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  1. ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. April 15, 2008.
  2. ^ "MACRIS inventory record for Phineas Foster House". Commonwealth of Massachusetts. Retrieved 2014-01-12.