The Albree-Hall-Lawrence House is a historic house located at 353 Lawrence Road in
Medford, Massachusetts
Medford is a city northwest of downtown Boston on the Mystic River in Middlesex County, Massachusetts, United States. At the time of the 2020 U.S. Census, Medford's population was 59,659. It is home to Tufts University, which has its campus alo ...
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Description and history
The 2.5-story wood-frame house has a somewhat complex construction history, which may date to the early years of the 18th century. Its foundations give evidence of at least three periods of construction prior to 1850, and it is known that a house was standing at this one's approximate site in 1720, when John Albree purchased the farm and house. In the early decades of the 19th century the house was owned by
Peter Chardon Brooks
Peter Chardon Brooks (January 6, 1767 – January 1, 1849) was a wealthy Massachusetts merchant.
Early life
Brooks born in North Yarmouth, Maine, on January 6, 1767. His parents were the Rev. Edward Brooks and Abigail Brown. In 1769, the fami ...
, who gave it his sister and son-in-law, Joanna Brooks Hall and Nathaniel Hall. During the 1830s,
Francis Parkman, then a child, lived in this house for several years. The farm was later purchased by
Samuel C. Lawrence, the first mayor of Medford, and incorporated into his estate.
The house was listed on the
National Register of Historic Places on April 30, 1976.
See also
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National Register of Historic Places listings in Medford, Massachusetts
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National Register of Historic Places listings in Middlesex County, Massachusetts
References
Houses on the National Register of Historic Places in Medford, Massachusetts
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