In 1715, a cattleman named Richard Dole built a house at 289 High Road in Newbury, Massachusetts. The house was a two-room, central-chimney construction. Materials for this 1715 house were salvaged from an earlier structure from approximately 1670. A small kitchen shed originally sat at the rear of the house, but it has since been replaced with a larger lean-to.
In 1954, Florence Evans Bushee acquired the house and restored it to reflect its original period. During this restoration, the lean-to was reconstructed with new timbers. A small-paned sash was moved from the front of the house to the lean-to. Additionally, paneling from one chamber was removed and installed in the National Museum of American History in Washington, D.C, with a copy now replacing the removed section in the original chamber.
Historic New England received the title to the house after Mrs. Bushee's death in 1975. It is currently operated as a non-profit museum and is open to the public for a fee at rare intervals. Private tours can also be arranged.
Sources: Wikipedia, OpenStreetMap, Wikidata, Wikimedia Commons
Written by Kyle McLonely
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