Alexander Standish House, Duxbury

Name: Alexander Standish House
Address: Duxbury, United States

#9 among attractions in Duxbury

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The Alexander Standish House is a historic house at 341 Standish Street in Duxbury, Massachusetts. It has been claimed that this house was built in 1666 by Alexander Standish, son of Mayflower Pilgrim, Capt. Myles Standish, but architectural analysis of the building suggests a mid-18th century construction date. Documentary evidence is also weak, suggesting that when the property passed to Alexander Standish's grandson in 1739, the house standing on it did not resemble this one. The house is a 1+1⁄2-story gambrel-roofed wood-frame structure, with five bays on the front facade and a central chimney, on which the date "1666" has been painted. It has been relatively little-altered since c. 1879, when a lithograph was made. ()

Built: XVIII centuryCoordinates: 42°0'30"N, 70°40'45"W

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Duxbury (South Duxbury)Duxbury United States

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Alexander Standish House – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: John and Priscilla Alden Family Sites, Duxbury Pier Light, King Caesar House, Myles Standish Monument State Reservation.

2.6 miN
Museum, History museum, Historical place
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Lighthouse
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Museum, Historical place, History museum
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State park, Historical place, Monuments and statues
Myles Standish Monument State Reservation, Duxbury
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Museum, Art museum
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Park, Nature and wildlife
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Museum, History museum
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2.9 miS
Harbor
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Museum, History museum
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