Benjamin Nye Homestead

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Benjamin Nye Homestead
Benjamin Nye House, Sandwich, Massachusetts, circa 1880.jpg
The house c. 1880
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Location85 Old County Road,
Sandwich, Massachusetts
Coordinates 41°43′43″N70°25′55″W / 41.72861°N 70.43194°W / 41.72861; -70.43194
Built1678
Architectural styleColonial, Federal
NRHP reference No. 91001899 [1]
Added to NRHPJanuary 6, 1992

The Benjamin Nye Homestead is a historic house museum in Sandwich, Massachusetts. The earliest portion of the 2.5-story timber-frame house was built in 1678 by Benjamin Nye, and has remained in the hands of his descendants for most of the time since then. It was apparently originally built as a saltbox style house with an integral leanto section, with the rear of the house being raise to a full two stories, probably in the 19th century. [2] The house was sold out of the Nye family to the state of Massachusetts in 1924, but was poorly maintained by the state. With the house threatened with demolition in 1962, the Nye Family Association acquired the property and restored the house. [3] The house was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1992. [1] A dendrochronology team conducted a study in 2012 establishing the build date. [4]

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The Nye Family Association now operates the property as a historic house museum, featuring 18th century furnishings, and is open for tours from June through October.

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References

  1. 1 2 "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places . National Park Service. April 15, 2008.
  2. "Construction History". Nye Family Association. Retrieved 2014-02-24.
  3. "MACRIS inventory record for Benjamin Nye Homestead". Commonwealth of Massachusetts. Retrieved 2014-02-24.
  4. "Nye Family Association". Nye Museum. Retrieved 2024-08-07.