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.

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Type: Building
Description: historic house in Massachusetts, United States
Address: 127 Chestnut Street, Wakefield, MA 01880

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Colonel James Hartshorne House and Saint Joseph School.

Colonel James Hartshorne House

Historic building

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Colonel James Hartshorne House is a historic building, which is situated 2,500 feet east of Elizabeth Boit House.

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.

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
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Latitude

42.50325° or 42° 30′ 12″ north

Longitude

-71.0856° or 71° 5′ 8″ west

Open location code

87JCGW37+7Q

OpenStreetMap ID

way 29619406

OpenStreetMap feature

building=yes

Wikidata ID

Q14715455

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Highlights include Temple Emmanuel of Wakefield and Wakefield History Museum.

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