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Whittemore House (Gloucester, Massachusetts)

Coordinates: 42°37′7″N 70°40′28″W / 42.61861°N 70.67444°W / 42.61861; -70.67444
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Whittemore House
Whittemore House (Gloucester, Massachusetts) is located in Massachusetts
Whittemore House (Gloucester, Massachusetts)
Location179 Washington Street,
Gloucester, Massachusetts
Coordinates42°37′7″N 70°40′28″W / 42.61861°N 70.67444°W / 42.61861; -70.67444
Built1700
Architectural styleColonial
MPSFirst Period Buildings of Eastern Massachusetts TR
NRHP reference No.90000218[1]
Added to NRHPMarch 9, 1990

The Whittemore House is a First Period house in Gloucester, Massachusetts, built around 1700, based on an analysis of its framing and construction methods. It is a two-story wood-frame building with a two-story shed-style addition on the rear, and a single story addition on the right side. When first built, it consisted of two rooms with a chimney on the right; two more rooms were added in the First Period to the right of the chimney, nearly centering it in the house. The original chimney has since been removed.[2]

The house is also notable for its occupation by artist Fitz Hugh Lane, who used the left side room as his studio.[2] The house was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1990.[1]

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  1. ^ Jump up to: a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. April 15, 2008.
  2. ^ Jump up to: a b "NRHP nomination for Whittemore House". Commonwealth of Massachusetts. Retrieved 2013-12-23.