General Benjamin Lincoln House, Hingham

Name: General Benjamin Lincoln House
Address: Hingham, United States

#7 among attractions in Hingham

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The General Benjamin Lincoln House is a National Historic Landmark at 181 North Street in Hingham, Massachusetts, United States. It was the birthplace and principal residence of Continental Army Major General Benjamin Lincoln, a well-respected military leader of the American Revolutionary War. The house has portions that are said to date to the 1630s, with significant additions made principally during the 18th century, possibly making it one of the nation's oldest wood-frame buildings. The last major modifications to the house were probably undertaken by General Lincoln in the late 18th century. ()

Built: XVII centuryCoordinates: 42°14'35"N, 70°53'35"W

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HinghamHingham United States

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General Benjamin Lincoln House – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Old Ship Church, Loring Hall Cinema, Hingham Public Library, Trustees of The Hingham Bathing Beach.

~1620 ftE
Sacred and religious sites, Church, Gothic Revival architecture
Old Ship Church, Hingham
8 min walk • The Old Ship Church is a Puritan church built in 1681 in Hingham, Massachusetts. It is the only surviving 17th-century Puritan meetinghouse in America.
~1500 ftSE
Theater
Loring Hall Cinema, Hingham
8 min walk • Loring Hall Cinema is a historic building located in downtown Hingham, Massachusetts. The cinema was originally opened in 1852 as a meeting hall with the intent to provide the town with a suitable building for lectures, picnics, and social meetings of all kinds.
1.1 miSE
42°14'8"N • 70°52'30"W
Hingham Public Library, Hingham
28 min walk • Library
0.4 miNE
42°14'51"N • 70°53'19"W
Trustees of The Hingham Bathing Beach, Hingham
10 min walk • Beach
1 miSW
42°14'15"N • 70°54'39"W
Bare Cove Fire Museum, Hingham
26 min walk • Museum
0.7 miNE
Island
Button Island, Hingham
19 min walk • Button Island is a small island in the Hingham Bay area of the Boston Harbor Islands National Recreation Area. It is part of the Town of Hingham. The island has a permanent size of under 1-acre, plus an intertidal zone of a further 116 acres. It is composed of a massing of glacial till which rises to a height of 10 feet above sea level.
1.2 miN
Island
Langlee Island
32 min walk • Langlee Island or Langley Island is an island in the Hingham Bay area of the Boston Harbor Islands National Recreation Area. The island has a permanent size of 4 acres, plus an intertidal zone of a further 3 acres, and is composed of a massing of Roxbury puddingstone which rises to a height of 40 feet above sea level.
~1370 ftSE
Neighbourhood
Lincoln Historic District, Hingham
7 min walk • The Lincoln Historic District is a historic district in Hingham, Massachusetts, United States. It is roughly located on North and South Streets from West to Water Streets, Main Street south to Garrison Road, and Lincoln Street and Fearing Road north to Miles.

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Which popular attractions are close to General Benjamin Lincoln House?

Nearby attractions include Lincoln Historic District, Hingham (7 min walk), Loring Hall Cinema, Hingham (8 min walk), Old Ship Church, Hingham (8 min walk), Trustees of The Hingham Bathing Beach, Hingham (10 min walk).

How to get to General Benjamin Lincoln House by public transport?

The nearest stations to General Benjamin Lincoln House:

Train

West Hingham (18 min walk)