Whittemore House | |
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| Location | 179 Washington Street, Gloucester, Massachusetts |
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| Coordinates | 42°37′7″N70°40′28″W / 42.61861°N 70.67444°W |
| Built | 1700 |
| Architectural style | Colonial |
| MPS | First Period Buildings of Eastern Massachusetts TR |
| NRHP reference No. | 90000218 [1] |
| Added to NRHP | March 9, 1990 |
The Whittemore House is a First Period house in Gloucester, Massachusetts, built around 1700, based on an analysis of its framing and construction methods. It is a two-story wood-frame building with a two-story shed-style addition on the rear, and a single story addition on the right side. When first built, it consisted of two rooms with a chimney on the right; two more rooms were added in the First Period to the right of the chimney, nearly centering it in the house. The original chimney has since been removed. [2]
The house is also notable for its occupation by artist Fitz Hugh Lane, who used the left side room as his studio. [2] The house was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1990. [1]
