Bellingham–Cary House

The Bellingham–Cary House is a historic house museum at 34 Parker Street in Chelsea, Massachusetts. The house, built in 1724, may incorporate in its structure the 1659 hunting lodge of colonial governor Richard Bellingham and is the only surviving 18th-century building in the city.

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Type: Museum
Description: historic house in Massachusetts, United States
Also known as: “Bellingham-Cary House” and “Bellingham–Gov. Cary House”
Address: 34 Parker Street, Chelsea, 02150

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Chelsea station and Bellingham Square station.

Chelsea station

Railway station

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Chelsea station is a Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority intermodal transit station located adjacent to the Mystic Mall in Chelsea, Massachusetts. Chelsea station is situated 3,900 feet west of Bellingham–Cary House.

Bellingham Square station

Bus stop

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Bellingham Square station is a Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority Silver Line bus rapid transit station located near Bellingham Square slightly north of downtown Chelsea, Massachusetts. Bellingham Square station is situated 2,000 feet southwest of Bellingham–Cary House.

Chelsea Garden Cemetery

Cemetery

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Chelsea Garden Cemetery is a historic rural cemetery in Chelsea, Massachusetts. The cemetery was established in 1841 to provide the city a burying ground in the then-fashionable rural cemetery style, and was the first cemetery within the city limits. Chelsea Garden Cemetery is situated 3,200 feet southwest of Bellingham–Cary House.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Bellingham Square Historic District and Downtown Chelsea Residential Historic District.

Bellingham Square Historic District

Neighborhood

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Bellingham Square Historic District is a historic district encompassing the civic and commercial heart of Chelsea, Massachusetts. Roughly bounded by Broadway, Shawmut, Chestnut, and Shurtleff Streets, the district was almost entirely built in the aftermath of the Great Chelsea Fire of 1908, and is a monument to the civic planning that took place at the time.

Downtown Chelsea Residential Historic District

Neighborhood

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The Downtown Chelsea Residential Historic District is a historic district roughly bounded by Shurtleff, Marginal, and Division Streets and Bellingham Square in Chelsea, Massachusetts.