Puritan House | |
 2 Main Street | |
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| Location | Gloucester, Massachusetts |
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| Coordinates | 42°36′41.6″N70°39′58.5″W / 42.611556°N 70.666250°W |
| Built | 1810 |
| Architect | Colonel James Tappan |
| NRHP reference No. | 76000244 [1] |
| Added to NRHP | May 28, 1976 |
The Puritan House is a historic hotel building at 3 Washington Street and 2 Main Street in Gloucester, Massachusetts. It was the first brick building to be built in the city. It was built in 1810 form James Tappan, a schoolteacher from New Hampshire who once had Daniel Webster as a student. Tappan operated Tappan's Hotel on the premises, and it served as a major social center for the community. Later owners also operated it as a hotel space, including one who gave it the name "Puritan House". It now houses other businesses. [2]
The building was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1976, [1] and was included in the Central Gloucester Historic District in 1982. [2]
