Joshua Brooks House

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Joshua Brooks House
NORTHWEST VIEW OF EXTERIOR - Joshua Brooks House, North Great Road (State Route 2A), Lincoln, Middlesex County, MA HABS MASS,9-LIN,4-1.tif
The property in the mid-20th century
Joshua Brooks House
General information
Location Lincoln, Massachusetts
Address North Great Road
Coordinates 42°27′08″N71°18′17″W / 42.45227°N 71.30486°W / 42.45227; -71.30486 Coordinates: 42°27′08″N71°18′17″W / 42.45227°N 71.30486°W / 42.45227; -71.30486
Completed1780(242 years ago) (1780)
Technical details
Floor count4 (including basement)

The Joshua Brooks House is a historic building on North Great Road in Lincoln, Massachusetts, just south of the former Battle Road, in an area known as Brooks Village. It is one of eleven houses within the Minute Man National Historic Park that still exists today.

History

The home was built by deacon Joshua Brooks (1721–1790), who sold it to his son, Joshua Jr. (1755–1825), a member of the sixth generation of the Brooks family living in the area. He was a minuteman, and fought in the skirmish at North Bridge and was later a sergeant in the Continental Army. [1]

Joshua Jr. had fourteen children. He died in 1825, at which point his son, Nathan (1785–1863), became the owner. The building remained in the Brooks family until 1862. The final owners prior to the National Park Service taking ownership in 1964 were Harry and Harriot Strum. [1] [2]

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References

  1. 1 2 "Minute Man National Historical Park | JOSHUA BROOKS HOUSE". National Park Planner. Retrieved 2022-03-15.
  2. "Second view of Brooks House, Minute Man National Historical Park, undated". www.digitalcommonwealth.org. Retrieved 2022-03-15.