Elizabeth Boit House
The Elizabeth Boit House is a historic house at 127 Chestnut Street in Wakefield, Massachusetts. Elizabeth Boit, co-founder of the Harvard Knitting Mills, also built on the west side, creating an estate compound on the summit of Cowdry's Hill that included three residences, formal gardens, a playhouse, and greenhouse.- Type: Building
- Description: historic house in Massachusetts, United States
- Address: 127 Chestnut Street, Wakefield, MA 01880
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Saint Joseph School and Temple Israel Cemetery.
Saint Joseph School
School
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Saint Joseph School is a private, Catholic school located on Gould Street in Wakefield, Massachusetts. It serves students from preschool to 8th grade. The two-story Neo-Gothic Revival brick school building was designed by Maginnis & Walsh and was built in 1924. Saint Joseph School is situated 2,100 feet southeast of Elizabeth Boit House.
Temple Israel Cemetery
Cemetery
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Temple Israel Cemetery is a historic Jewish cemetery on North Avenue in Wakefield, Massachusetts. The cemetery was established by the Temple Israel congregation of Boston in 1859. Temple Israel Cemetery is situated 2,800 feet northeast of Elizabeth Boit House.
Lucius Beebe Memorial Library
Library
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The Lucius Beebe Memorial Library is the main library for the town of Wakefield, Massachusetts. The building that currently holds the town's main library was opened in 1923 and is named after the first library commissioner. Lucius Beebe Memorial Library is situated 3,700 feet east of Elizabeth Boit House.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Wakefield and Stoneham.
Wakefield
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Wakefield, Massachusetts is a scenic town 12 miles north of Boston with a population of about 27,000. Wakefield has preserved much of its historic New England appearance and is recognized for its strong community involvement, quality school system, thriving businesses, public library, and for beautiful Lake Quannapowitt, which plays host to outdoor festivals and benefit activities each year.
Stoneham
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Stoneham is a Massachusetts city of 23,000 about 9 miles northwest of Boston. Melrose is a small city with a population of 30,000.
Reading
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Reading is a town of 26,000 people in Greater Boston. Reading played an active role in the American Revolutionary War. It was prominently involved in the engagements pursuing the retreating British Army after the battles of Lexington and Concord, and has a few sites associated with the Revolutionary Era.
Elizabeth Boit House
- Category: house
- Location: Middlesex, Massachusetts, New England, United States, North America
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
42.50325° or 42° 30′ 12″ northLongitude
-71.0856° or 71° 5′ 8″ westOpen location code
87JCGW37+7QOpenStreetMap ID
way 29619406OpenStreetMap feature
building=yesWikidata ID
Q14715455
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