Butters-Avery House

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Butters-Avery House
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Location165 Chesnut Street,
Wilmington, Massachusetts
Coordinates 42°31′57″N71°10′34″W / 42.53250°N 71.17611°W / 42.53250; -71.17611 Coordinates: 42°31′57″N71°10′34″W / 42.53250°N 71.17611°W / 42.53250; -71.17611
Builtc. 1720
Architectural styleColonial
MPS First Period Buildings of Eastern Massachusetts TR
NRHP reference No. 10000413 [1]
Added to NRHPJuly 3, 2010

The Butters-Avery House is a historic First Period house located in Wilmington, Massachusetts.

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Description and history

It is a two-story, three bay wide, timber-frame house with an integral rear leanto section. When it was built, c. 1720, it sat on a tract of some 100 acres (40 ha) (originally granted to William Butters c. 1665) which remained intact until subdivided for housing in the 20th century. Analysis of its framing suggests that there was probably once a large chimney in the right-hand bay, although there is also some evidence that the house might have been larger, presumably the five bay width of typical colonial houses. [2]

The house was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on July 3, 2010. [1] It was acquired by the town of Wilmington in 2006. [2]

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References

  1. 1 2 "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places . National Park Service. April 15, 2008.
  2. 1 2 "NRHP nomination for Butters-Avery House". Commonwealth of Massachusetts. Retrieved 2014-01-28.