The Kingsbury House is a historic house at 137 Suffolk Street in the Chestnut Hill section of Newton, Massachusetts. The oldest part of this 2+1⁄2-story timber frame may have been built as early as 1686; its exterior styling suggests a construction date in the early 18th century, but the earlier structure may have been incorporated in new construction at that time. The house is one a few First Period houses in Newton, and was associated for many years in the 19th century with the Kingsbury family, who were major landowners in the Chestnut Hill area.[2]
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| Location | 137 Suffolk St., Newton, Massachusetts |
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| Coordinates | 42°19′44″N 71°10′17″W / 42.32889°N 71.17139°W |
| Built | 1686 (traditional) c.1700 (NRHP)[2] |
| Architectural style | Georgian |
| Part of | Old Chestnut Hill Historic District (ID90000007) |
| MPS | Newton MRA |
| NRHP reference No. | 86001848 [1] |
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| Added to NRHP | September 04, 1986 |
| Designated CP | February 16, 1990 |
The house was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1986,[1] and included in an expansion of the Old Chestnut Hill Historic District in 1990.[2]
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edit- ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. April 15, 2008.
- ^ a b c "NRHP nomination for Kingsbury House". Commonwealth of Massachusetts. Retrieved April 16, 2014.