Samuel Train House

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Samuel Train House
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Location342 Winter St.,
Weston, Massachusetts
Coordinates 42°19′20″N71°19′31″W / 42.32222°N 71.32528°W / 42.32222; -71.32528
Area1 acre (0.40 ha)
Built1738 (1738)
ArchitectSamuel Train
Architectural styleColonial
NRHP reference No. 76000286 [1]
Added to NRHPDecember 12, 1976
Plaque on the Samuel Train house, Weston MA Samuel-train-house-weston-ma.jpg
Plaque on the Samuel Train house, Weston MA

The Samuel Train House is a historic house in Weston, Massachusetts. Built about 1738, it is a good example of a mid-18th century colonial house. It was home to successive generations of Samuel Trains, who were all active in local politics and the state militia. The house was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1976. [1] It is used as office space for the Rivers School, whose main campus is located across the street.

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Description and history

The Samuel Train House is located in southern Weston, on the south side of Winter Street at its junction with Bogle Street. It is a 2+12-story wood-frame structure, four bays wide, with a side-gable roof and a large central chimney. The chimney has six fireplaces, a bake oven, and a distinctive smoke chamber that is oriented to the front, placed where houses of this period normally have a winding staircase. [2]

The land on which this house stands was purchased by one of three consecutive John Trains in c. 1662. In 1735 Samuel Train, son of the third John Train, purchased 60 acres (24 ha) from his father, and built this house three years later. Samuel was the first of three consecutive Samuels to occupy the house. All three served in the local militia: the first during the French and Indian War, the second in the American Revolutionary War (where he saw action at the Battles of Lexington and Concord), and the third in the War of 1812. The latter two were also instrumental in the establishment of the First Baptist Church of Weston. Samuel I was a town selectman, and Samuel III was a minister and state legislator. Later owners used the house as a milk house for their dairy operation. [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 and MACRIS inventory record for Samuel Train House". Commonwealth of Massachusetts. Retrieved 2015-06-15.