Nathaniel Bowditch House

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Bowditch School
(U.S. National Historic Landmark)
The Nathaniel Bowdith House, Salem, Massachusetts
The Nathaniel Bowdith House, Salem, Massachusetts
Location: North St.
Salem, Massachusetts
Architectural style(s): Classical Revival
Designated as NHL: January 12, 1965
Added to NRHP: October 15, 1966
NRHP Reference#: 66000135[1]
Governing body: Private

The Nathaniel Bowditch House (circa 1805), sometimes called by Bowditch-Osgood House, is a historic house located at 9 North Street, Salem, Massachusetts. It was once the home of Nathaniel Bowditch, the founder of modern navigation, and is now a National Historic Landmark and listed in the National Register of Historic Places. It currently serves as the home of Historic Salem, Inc.

The Bowditch House is significant both architecturally and historically. It is a three-story, low-hipped, clapboarded house in the Federal style, with a recessed front doorway (added circa 1825) and a recently restored roof balustrade, originally built for the Corwin family, famous for their part in the Salem Witch Trials. It was owned by Bowditch from 1811 to 1823. Subsequent owners included the Massachusetts General Hospital and Joseph B. F. Osgood, a Salem lawyer, judge, and mayor.

The house was originally located at 312 Essex Street, but in 1944 was moved to its current site and restored (along with the adjacent Corwin "Witch House") when street widening threatened the house.

[edit] References

  1. ^ National Register Information System. National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service (2007-01-23).
  • Bryant F. Tolles, Jr., Architecture in Salem: An Illustrated Guide, University Press of New England, Hanover and London, reissued 2004.

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