The General Israel Putnam House is located at 431 Maple Street in Danvers, Massachusetts. It is a historic First Period house recorded in the National Register of Historic Places, built around 1648 by Lt. Thomas Putnam on 100 acres of farmland. The house was occupied by the Putnam family for over three centuries and is sometimes known as the Thomas Putnam House.
The house has been augmented by repeated additions over time. Today, it consists of an irregular 2½ story frame structure with clapboards, featuring a pitch roof over one part of the house and a gambrel roof over another. In 1692, Joseph Putnam lived in the house and spoke out against the hysteria of the Salem witch trials.
Major General Israel Putnam, commander of the colonial troops at the Battle of Bunker Hill, was born in the house on January 7, 1718. His half-uncle, Sgt. Thomas Putnam Jr, was a notorious figure in the Salem witch trials. In 1991, the Putnam family descendants gave the property to the Danvers Historical Society.
Today, the house is owned by the Emerson Family, the same owners of Putnam Pantry. It is located behind the candy and ice cream shop on U.S. Route 1.
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Written by Kyle McLonely
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