Burnham-Patch House, Ipswich

Name: Burnham-Patch House
Address: Ipswich, United States

#14 among attractions in Ipswich

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The Burnham-Patch House is a historic house at 1 Turkey Shore Road in Ipswich, Massachusetts. The 2+1⁄2-story Colonial stands on a plot of land purchased by Thomas Burnham in 1667, occupying a prominent position on Turkey Shore Road, a historically important path to the coast. The house itself appears to have been built around 1730, with evidence that some of its beams were reused from an older, 17th century, structure. Its irregular interior floorplan suggests that it may have been built following the old house's floorplan. The property remained in the Burnham family until 1795, when it was sold to Colonel John Patch, a leading local figure in the American Revolutionary War. In 1814 the house was purchased by Abner Day, who operated a tavern on the premises for many years. ()

Built: 1730 (294 years ago)Coordinates: 42°40'35"N, 70°50'1"W

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Burnham-Patch House – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: John Whipple House, Ipswich Museum, Choate Bridge, Greenwood Farm.

~760 ftW
Museum, History museum, Saltbox architecture
John Whipple House, Ipswich
4 min walk • The John Whipple House is a historic colonial house at 1 South Green in Ipswich, Massachusetts. Built in the seventeenth century, the house has been open to the public as a museum since 1899 and was the subject of some of the earliest attempts at the preservation of colonial houses.
~690 ftW
Museum, Specialty museum, History museum
Ipswich Museum, Ipswich
4 min walk • The Ipswich Historical Society in Ipswich, Massachusetts was founded by Reverend Thomas Franklin Waters in 1890. The Society initially had no headquarters, and met in the studio of artist Arthur Wesley Dow. They eventually found a better place to meet in the Odd Fellows Hall.
~1600 ftNW
Bridge
Choate Bridge, Ipswich
8 min walk • Choate Bridge is a historic stone arch bridge carrying Route 1A/Route 133 over the Ipswich River in Ipswich, Massachusetts. It is one of the oldest surviving bridges in North America, and is probably the oldest in Massachusetts.
1.5 miNE
Historical place, Park
Greenwood Farm, Ipswich
38 min walk • Greenwood Farm is a historic property and nature reserve located in Ipswich, Massachusetts, which is owned by The Trustees of Reservations. It features the Paine-Dodge House, a First Period farmhouse constructed in 1694.
~690 ftW
Museum
Ipswich Museum, Ipswich
4 min walk • Ipswich Museum is a registered museum of culture, history and natural heritage located on High Street in Ipswich, the county town of Suffolk. It was historically the leading regional museum in Suffolk, housing collections drawn from both the former counties of East Suffolk and West Suffolk, which were amalgamated in 1974.
~1730 ftW
Neighbourhood
Ipswich Mills Historic District, Ipswich
9 min walk • The Ipswich Mills Historic District encompasses a major textile mill complex and associated worker housing along the Ipswich River near the center of Ipswich, Massachusetts.
~950 ftW
Neighbourhood
South Green Historic District, Ipswich
5 min walk • The South Green Historic District encompasses one of the oldest central civic parts of Ipswich, Massachusetts. The town's South Green was laid out in 1686, and is now the heart of a collection of historic properties dating from the 17th to the 19th century.
~1970 ftNW
Neighbourhood
Meetinghouse Green Historic District, Ipswich
10 min walk • Meetinghouse Green Historic District encompasses the historic 17th century heart of Ipswich, Massachusetts. The district runs along North Main Street, south from its junction with High Street to the southern end of the Meetinghouse Green.
0.7 miW
Neighbourhood
Brown Stocking Mill Historic District, Ipswich
18 min walk • The Brown Stocking Mill Historic District in Ipswich, Massachusetts encompasses the mill building of Harry S. Brown's stocking-making factory, and associated mill worker housing Brown had built.

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Which popular attractions are close to Burnham-Patch House?

Nearby attractions include Ipswich Museum, Ipswich (4 min walk), Ipswich Museum, Ipswich (4 min walk), John Whipple House, Ipswich (4 min walk), South Green Historic District, Ipswich (5 min walk).

How to get to Burnham-Patch House by public transport?

The nearest stations to Burnham-Patch House:

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Ipswich (10 min walk)