Townsend House (Needham, Massachusetts)

The Townsend House is a historic late First Period house in Needham, Massachusetts. The ​2 1⁄2-story wood-frame house was built in 1720 by Gregory Sugars, a sea captain, for his son-in-law, Rev. Jonathan Townsend. The building has retained little external appearance as an early 18th century house, showing the adaptive reuse and restyling of older houses. It was given a Federal appearance in the 1780s by its second owner, Rev. Samuel West, and was, under his ownership, used as a muster site for the local militia prior to the 1775 Battles of Lexington and Concord. The building has been much modified over the years (including the addition of a mansard-like roof), but many of its older interior rooms have retained features from the 18th century.[2]

Townsend House
Location980 Central Ave., Needham, Massachusetts
Coordinates42°17′28″N 71°14′58″W
Area1.1 acres (0.45 ha)
Built1720 (1720)
Built byGregory Sugars
NRHP reference No.82004420[1]
Added to NRHPApril 1, 1982

The house was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1982.[1]

See also

References
  1. "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  2. "NRHP nomination for Townsend House". Commonwealth of Massachusetts. Retrieved 2014-03-03.


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