Dr. John Cuming House

Dr. John Cuming House
Dr. John Cuming House
Nearest city Concord, Massachusetts
Coordinates 42°28′2.5″N 71°23′46.6″W / 42.467361°N 71.396278°WCoordinates: 42°28′2.5″N 71°23′46.6″W / 42.467361°N 71.396278°W
Built 1754
Architect Unknown
Architectural style No Style Listed
Governing body State
NRHP Reference #

77000175

[1]
Added to NRHP November 11, 1977

The Dr. John Cuming House is an historic house located west of Concord, Massachusetts, at 998 Elm Street, at Barretts Mill Road and Reformatory Circle. The 2-1/2 story wood frame house was built c. 1754 by John Cuming, a prominent local doctor. In addition to his role as a leading physician in the town, Cuming presided over Concord's town meetings in the turbulent years of the American Revolution, and served as a delegate to the 1779 convention that drafted the Massachusetts State Constitution. He left a bequest to Harvard College to be used for the establishment of its medical school. His house later served as the residence of the deputy superintendent of Concord State Prison, and is now owned by the state.[2]

The house was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1977.[1]

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References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. 2008-04-15.
  2. ↑ "MACRIS inventory record for Dr. John Cuming House". Commonwealth of Massachusetts. Retrieved 2014-05-03.