John Whipple House
The John Whipple House is a historic colonial house at 1 South Green in Ipswich, Massachusetts. Built in the seventeenth century, the house has been open to the public as a museum since 1899 and was the subject of some of the earliest attempts at the preservation of colonial houses.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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- Type: Building
- Description: historic house in Ipswich, Massachusetts, United States
- Also known as: “the Captain John Whipple House (1677)”
- Address: 75 South Main Street
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Ipswich station and Dr. John Calef House.
Ipswich station
Railway station
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Ipswich station is an MBTA Commuter Rail station in Ipswich, Massachusetts. Located in downtown Ipswich, it serves the Newburyport/Rockport Line. The station is accessible, with a mini-high platform on the northern end of the platform. Ipswich station is situated 1,300 feet west of John Whipple House.
Dr. John Calef House
Building
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The Dr. John Calef House is a historic house at 7 Poplar Street in Ipswich, Massachusetts. It is a well-preserved example of a First Period house with high-quality Georgian modifications. Dr. John Calef House is situated 640 feet east of John Whipple House.
Thomas Low House
Building
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The Thomas Low House is a historic house in Ipswich, Massachusetts. It is a 2+1⁄2-story wood-frame house, with a symmetrically windowed five-bay main facade, a rear two-story addition, and a second two-story addition on the right side. Thomas Low House is situated 1 mile southeast of John Whipple House.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Ipswich and Hamilton.
Ipswich
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Ipswich is a seaside town of 14,000 people in Massachusetts. Home to Willowdale State Forest and Sandy Point State Reservation, Ipswich includes the southern part of Plum Island.
Hamilton
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Hamilton is a North Shore city in Massachusetts with a population of about 7,500 in 2020. Hamilton is closely tied to its sister town, Wenham, sharing a school system, library, recreation department and commuter rail station.
Rowley
Town
Ipswich is a seaside town of 14,000 people in Massachusetts. Home to Willowdale State Forest and Sandy Point State Reservation, Ipswich includes the southern part of Plum Island. Rowley is situated 3½ miles northwest of John Whipple House.
John Whipple House
- Category: house
- Location: Town of Ipswich, Essex, Massachusetts, New England, United States, North America
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Latitude
42.67663° or 42° 40′ 36″ northLongitude
-70.83613° or 70° 50′ 10″ westElevation
49 feet (15 metres)Open location code
87JFM5G7+MGOpenStreetMap ID
way 213664168OpenStreetMap feature
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- French: “John Whipple House”
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