John Humphreys House, Lynn

Name: John Humphreys House
Address: Lynn, United States

#18 among attractions in Lynn

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The John Humphreys House, also known as Sir John Humphreys House, is a historic house museum located in Swampscott, Massachusetts. Although it was long thought to be associated with John Humphrey, an early deputy governor of the Massachusetts Bay Colony, it was more likely built about 1700, based on architectural analysis. In 1641 Deborah Moody bought the Humphrey house and 900 acres when the Humphreys returned to England giving her over 1300 acres of what would become Swampscott, Massachusetts. The house was originally located on what is now Elmwood Road, but moved to its current location in 1891 as the Olmsted district was developed. It is currently owned by the Swampscott Historical Society. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1990. ()

Built: 1700 (324 years ago)Coordinates: 42°28'21"N, 70°55'6"W

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SwampscottLynn United States

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John Humphreys House – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Mary Baker Eddy House, Swampscott Cemetery, Swampscott Town Hall, Lynn Shore Drive.

1 miSW
Museum, History museum, Italianate architecture
Mary Baker Eddy House, Lynn
27 min walk • The Mary Baker Eddy House is a historic house museum at 8 Broad Street in Lynn, Massachusetts. Built in 1870–71, it was the home of Mary Baker Eddy, founder of the Church of Christ, Scientist, from 1875 to 1882. The house is now owned by the church, which operates it as a historic site devoted to Eddy's life and early church history.
0.9 miNE
Cemetery
Swampscott Cemetery, Lynn
23 min walk • Swampscott Cemetery is a historic cemetery at 400 Essex Street in Swampscott, Massachusetts. It is the town's only cemetery, and was established in 1852, not long after the town's incorporation.
~1060 ftS
City hall, Library
Swampscott Town Hall, Lynn
6 min walk • Swampscott Town Hall, previously the Elihu Thomson House, is a historic building in Swampscott, Massachusetts. The house was designed by architect James T.
0.9 miSW
Street
Lynn Shore Drive, Lynn
23 min walk • Lynn Shore Drive is an historic oceanfront parkway in Lynn, Massachusetts. Composed of a two-lane road, parkland, a seaside pedestrian esplanade, and a seawall, Lynn Shore Drive runs for approximately one mile along Lynn's Atlantic Ocean coastline, following the upland boundary...
~1720 ftE
Town, Area
Swampscott, Lynn
9 min walk • Swampscott is a town in Essex County, Massachusetts, United States, located 15 miles up the coast from Boston in an area known as the North Shore. The population was 15,111 as of the 2020 United States Census.
0.6 miSE
Shingle style architecture
Swampscott Fish House, Lynn
15 min walk • Swampscott Fish House is a historic fishing supply storage house off Humphrey Street on Fisherman's Beach in Swampscott, Massachusetts. It is the oldest active fish house in the country. The Shingle style house was built in 1896 on land taken by eminent domain.
1.1 miSW
National park
Lynn Shore Reservation
27 min walk • Lynn Shore Reservation is a protected coastal reservation in the city of Lynn, Massachusetts. It includes 22 acres of beaches and recreational areas.
0.8 miSW
42°28'3"N • 70°55'59"W
Goldfish Pond, Lynn
22 min walk • Garden, Park
~800 ftE
Neighbourhood
Olmsted Subdivision Historic District, Lynn
4 min walk • Olmsted Subdivision Historic District is a historic district roughly bounded by New Ocean St/Paradise Road, Swampscott Avenue, Redington Street and Burrill Street in Swampscott, Massachusetts.

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Which popular attractions are close to John Humphreys House?

Nearby attractions include Olmsted Subdivision Historic District, Lynn (4 min walk), Swampscott Town Hall, Lynn (6 min walk), Swampscott, Lynn (9 min walk), Swampscott Fish House, Lynn (15 min walk).

How to get to John Humphreys House by public transport?

The nearest stations to John Humphreys House:

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Swampscott (6 min walk)