Fairbanks House
The Fairbanks House in Dedham, Massachusetts is a historic house built around 1641, making it the oldest surviving timber-frame house in North America that has been verified by dendrochronology testing.Photo: Magicpiano, CC BY-SA 4.0.
- Type: Museum
- Description: historic house in Massachusetts, United States
- Address: 511 East Street, Dedham, MA
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include St. Mary’s Church and Norfolk County Courthouse.
St. Mary’s Church
Church
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St. Mary of the Assumption Church is a parish of the Roman Catholic Church in Dedham, Massachusetts, in the Archdiocese of Boston. The first church was constructed in Dedham Centre in 1857 and it was formally established as a parish in 1866. St. Mary’s Church is situated 1,800 feet north of Fairbanks House.
Norfolk County Courthouse
Courthouse
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The Norfolk County Courthouse, also known as the William D. Delahunt Courthouse, is a National Historic Landmark at 650 High Street in Dedham, Massachusetts. Norfolk County Courthouse is situated 3,000 feet northwest of Fairbanks House.
St. Paul’s Church
Church
St. Paul's Church is an Episcopal Church in Dedham, Massachusetts. The church reported 469 members in 2015 and 474 members in 2023; no membership statistics were reported in 2024 parochial reports. St. Paul’s Church is situated 3,100 feet northwest of Fairbanks House.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Readville and Hyde Park.
Readville
Neighborhood
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Readville is part of the Hyde Park neighborhood of Boston. Readville's ZIP Code is 02136. It was called Dedham Low Plains from 1655 until it was renamed after James Read, the owner of the Dedham Manufacturing Company along Mother Brook, in 1847. Readville is situated 1½ miles east of Fairbanks House.
Hyde Park
Suburb
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Hyde Park is the southernmost neighborhood of Boston, Massachusetts, United States. Situated 7.9 miles south of downtown Boston, it is home to a diverse range of people, housing types and social groups. Hyde Park is situated 2½ miles east of Fairbanks House.
West Roxbury
Suburb
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West Roxbury is a neighborhood in Boston, Massachusetts, United States, bordered by Roslindale and Jamaica Plain to the northeast, the village of Chestnut Hill and the town of Brookline to the north, the city of Newton to the northwest, the towns of Dedham and Needham to the southwest, and Hyde Park to the southeast. West Roxbury is situated 2½ miles north of Fairbanks House.
Fairbanks House
- Categories: hall and parlor house, house, building, tourism, historic site, historic house, and tourist attraction
- Location: Dedham, Norfolk, Massachusetts, New England, United States, North America
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Latitude
42.24325° or 42° 14′ 36″ northLongitude
-71.16776° or 71° 10′ 4″ westLevels
2Operator
Fairbanks Family In America, Inc.Open location code
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In Other Languages
From Belarusian to German—“Fairbanks House” goes by many names.
- Belarusian: “Дом Фэйрбэнксаў”
- French: “Fairbanks House”
- German: “Fairbanks House”
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Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Memorial playground and Memorial Baseball Field 2.
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