Edmund Hartt

Edmund Hartt (died March 14, 1776, aged 77)[1] was a master carpenter and owned the shipyard in Boston, Massachusetts where USS Constitution was constructed in 1797.[2] The shipyard was located in the North End of Boston, near the location of the present Coast Guard base. [3] He also built USS Boston (1799), USS Argus (1803), and USS Independence (1814).

Hartt House, Hull Street, Boston, ca. 1895–1905.

Hartt and his descendants lived for many years in "Hartt House" at 24-26 Hull Street in Boston.[1][4] He is buried at Copp's Hill Burying Ground in Boston.[5]

References
  1. Roberts, Oliver Ayer (1897). History of the Military Company of the Massachusetts, Now Called the Ancient and Honorable Artillery Company of Massachusetts. 1637-1888. A. Mudge & son. p. 10.
  2. "Building Constitution". Archived from the original on 2008-05-13. Retrieved 2008-02-04.
  3. https://www.ussconstitutionmuseum.org/discover-constitutions-history/topics-in-constitutions-history/launch/
  4. Strahan, Derek (August 24, 2014). "Edmund Hartt House, Boston". Edmund Hartt House, Boston.
  5. "Copp's Hill Burying Ground". Retrieved 2008-02-04.
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