Rev. John Tufts House

The Rev. John Tufts House is a historic First Period house in West Newbury, Massachusetts. It was the house of John Tufts (1689–1750), an important early American music educator. The 2+1⁄2-story central chimney building is framed entirely in oak, and its main block was built all at once (unlike many First Period homes, which were often built in stages) in c. 1715. It is five bays wide, with an enlarged central bay, where the door is located. The doorway is framed by Georgian period pilasters and pedimented entablature. There is a 20th-century saltbox-style addition across part of the back of the house, and a gabled addition on the right that is connected to the main house by a narrow inset section.[2]

Rev. John Tufts House
Rev. John Tufts House is located in Massachusetts
Rev. John Tufts House
Rev. John Tufts House is located in the United States
Rev. John Tufts House
Location750 Main Street,
West Newbury, Massachusetts
Coordinates42°48′29″N 70°57′24″W
Built1714
Architectural styleColonial
MPSFirst Period Buildings of Eastern Massachusetts TR
NRHP reference No.90000270[1]
Added to NRHPMarch 9, 1990

The house was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1990.[1]

References
  1. "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. April 15, 2008.
  2. "NRHP nomination for Rev. John Tufts House". Commonwealth of Massachusetts. Retrieved 2014-01-10.

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