Queset House Explained

Queset House
Location:	51 North Main St, North Easton, MA
Coordinates:	42.0679°N -71.1064°W
Director:	Uma Hiremath
Module:	Embed: yes Opened Date: 1854 Architect: A.J. Downing

Queset House is a house located at 51 Main Street, North Easton, Massachusetts next to the Ames Free Library. The house was built in 1854 from a design by noted architect Andrew Jackson Downing under commission from industrialist Oakes Angier Ames. In 1872 John Ames Mitchell designed its rear extension. Landscape architect Frederick Law Olmsted planned its grounds.

The Ames Free Library purchased the house in 2007. The building is used as an extension of the library's special programs, including monthly meetings of library groups. ^{[1] [2]}

References

• Downing, A. J. (Andrew Jackson), Rural essays, G.P. Putnam : New York, 1853

Notes and References

1. Web site: The Original Easton Mass Community Website . April 2, 2008 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20080209012436/http://www.eastonmass.com/forum/topic.asp?TOPIC_ID=3836 . February 9, 2008 . Ames Free Library buys Queset House, accessed 4/1/08
2. Web site: Ames Free Library Receives $40 Thousand State Grant for 'Creative Commons' at Queset House. 15 February 2013.