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.- Type: Museum
- Description: historic house in Massachusetts, United States
- Address: 511 East Street, Dedham, MA
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights: St. Mary’s Church and Norfolk County Courthouse.
St. Mary’s Church
Church
St. Mary of the Assumption Church is a parish of the… St. Mary’s Church is situated 1,800 feet north of Fairbanks House.
Norfolk County Courthouse
Courthouse
St. Paul’s Church
Church
St. Paul's Church is an Episcopal Church in Dedham, Massachusetts. 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
Readville is part of the Hyde Park neighborhood of Boston. Readville is situated 1½ miles east of Fairbanks House.
Hyde Park
Suburb
West Roxbury
Suburb
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
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
42.24325° or 42° 14′ 36″ north
Longitude
-71.16776° or 71° 10′ 4″ west
Levels
2
Operator
Fairbanks Family In America, Inc.
Open location code
87JC6RVJ+8V
OpenStreetMap ID
OpenStreetMap feature
building=house
OpenStreetMap feature
historic=house
OpenStreetMap feature
tourism=museum
Wikidata ID
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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: Memorial playground and Memorial Baseball Field 2.
Nearby Places
Places to explore: Fairbanks House Bungalow and Dedham Middle School.
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