Fiske House Explained

Fiske House
Location:Chelmsford Center, Massachusetts
Coordinates:42.5964°N -71.3517°W
Built:1798
Architect:Simeon Spalding Jr.
Architecture:Federal
Added:December 9, 1977
Refnum:77000171
Nrhp Type2:cp
Nocat:yes
Designated Nrhp Type2:February 20, 1980
Partof:Chelmsford Center Historic District
Partof Refnum:80000646

The Fiske House is a historic house located at 1 Billerica Road in Chelmsford Center, Massachusetts, US.

Description and history

The story wood and brick house was built in 1798 by Simeon Spalding, Jr., a merchant, and occupies a prominent location in the town center. It is roughly square in shape, with brick end walls that include four chimneys. Its corners have pilasters, and its exterior doors have Federal style surrounds. The interior of the house has retained much original finish. Although the house was briefly out of the hands of Spalding's descendants in the 1830s, when it was operated as a tavern, John Minot Fiske, his grandson, purchased the house in 1839, and it has been in the family since.[1]

The house was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1977, and was included in the Chelmsford Center Historic District in 1980.[1]

See also

Notes and References

  1. Web site: MACRIS inventory record for Fiske House. Commonwealth of Massachusetts. 2014-04-05.