Pest House (Concord, Massachusetts)
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Ephraim Potter House | |
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| Location | Concord, Massachusetts |
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| Coordinates | 42°26′47″N 71°21′16″W / 42.44647°N 71.35432°WCoordinates: 42°26′47″N 71°21′16″W / 42.44647°N 71.35432°W |
| Built | 1792 |
| Architect | Unknown |
| Architectural style | No Style Listed |
| Governing body | Private |
| NRHP Reference # | 77000174[1] |
| Added to NRHP | April 18, 1977 |
The Ephraim Potter House, a historic house and former pest house at 158 Fairhaven Road in Concord, Massachusetts, is also known as the Pest House, a name used in the 18th century to describe a building in which to quarantine those afflicted with communicable diseases such as tuberculosis, cholera, or smallpox.[1][2][3][4][5]
The house was built in 1792 and added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1977, where it is listed at 153 Fairhaven Road.[1] John Fitzgerald, the current owner of this old property, describes that it is his "dream is to keep it standing."[6]
See also
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. 2008-04-15.
- ↑ Ancestral Lines of Jared Handspicker
- ↑ Shrope Famili Record
- ↑ Freedictionary definition
- ↑ Town of Concord
- ↑ My Old House Journal
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