Fitch–Hoose House

The Fitch–Hoose House is a single-family house at 6 Gulf Road in Dalton, Massachusetts. The wood-frame house was built in 1846, and is a representative of housing of the African American community in Dalton in the 19th century.

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Type: Building
Description: historic house in Massachusetts, United States
Also known as: “Fitch-Hoose House”
Address: 6 Gulf Road

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Fairview Cemetery and Main Street Cemetery.

Fairview Cemetery

Cemetery

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Fairview Cemetery is a historic cemetery on Curtis Avenue in Dalton, Massachusetts. Established in 1885, the cemetery became the resting ground for many of Dalton's heavily Irish Catholic working class, and is stylistically reflective of changing trends in burial practices away from the rural cemetery movement of the mid-19th century. Fairview Cemetery is situated 1,600 feet southeast of Fitch–Hoose House.

Main Street Cemetery

Cemetery

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The Main Street Cemetery is a historic cemetery on Main Street in Dalton, Massachusetts. Although the cemetery dates to 1781, much of it was laid out in the 19th century, during the rural cemetery movement. Main Street Cemetery is situated 2,300 feet south of Fitch–Hoose House.

East Main Street Cemetery

Cemetery

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The East Main Street Cemetery is a historic cemetery on East Main Street in Dalton, Massachusetts. The cemetery is one of the oldest in the town, with grave markers dating to the 1780s. East Main Street Cemetery is situated 1¼ miles east of Fitch–Hoose House.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Dalton and Lanesborough.