The Abijah Thompson House is a historic house in
Winchester, Massachusetts.
History
The 1.5-story wood-frame house was built sometime between 1835 and 1850, and is a fine local example of
Gothic Revival
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style. Its first documented owner, Abijah Thompson, was the first president of the Winchester Historical Society.
The house bears resemblance to other Gothic Revival cottages in
Wellesley and
Newton
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, particularly because of the central polygonal bay, which is flanked by steeply pitched gables. It is also somewhat similar to the
Moore House at 85 Walnut Street.
The house was added to the
National Register of Historic Places in 1989.
See also
*
National Register of Historic Places listings in Winchester, Massachusetts
References
Houses on the National Register of Historic Places in Winchester, Massachusetts
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