Kingsbury House

Kingsbury House
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
U.S. Historic district Contributing property
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Location	137 Suffolk St., Newton, Massachusetts
Coordinates	42°19′44″N 71°10′17″W / 42.32889°N 71.17139°W / 42.32889; -71.17139Coordinates: 42°19′44″N 71°10′17″W / 42.32889°N 71.17139°W / 42.32889; -71.17139
Built	1686
Architectural style	Georgian
Part of	Old Chestnut Hill Historic District (ID90000007)
MPS	Newton MRA
NRHP reference No.	86001848 [1]
Significant dates
Added to NRHP	September 04, 1986
Designated CP	February 16, 1990

The Kingsbury House is a historic house at 137 Suffolk Street in the Chestnut Hill section of Newton, Massachusetts. The oldest part of this 2+1⁄2-story timber frame may have been built as early as 1686; its exterior styling suggests a construction date in the early 18th century, but the earlier structure may have been incorporated in new construction at that time. The house is one a few First Period houses in Newton, and was associated for many years in the 19th century with the Kingsbury family, who were major landowners in the Chestnut Hill area.^[2]

The house was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1986,^[1] and included in an expansion of the Old Chestnut Hill Historic District in 1990.^[2]

See also[]

• List of the oldest buildings in Massachusetts
• National Register of Historic Places listings in Newton, Massachusetts

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