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The Isaac Goodale House is a historic house in
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. Built about 1700, the house has many original
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elements, despite its relocation to its present location in 1928. The house was listed on the
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in 1990, and is the subject of a preservation easement held by the Ipswich Historic Commission.


Description and history

The Isaac Goodale House is set on a remote lot at the end of a private lane that runs to the rear of Goodale, now Russell Orchards on the south side of Argilla Road. It is situated facing east toward salt marshes of a small tidal river. It is a -story timber-framed structure, with a gabled roof, central chimney, and clapboarded exterior. It has many surviving interior
First Period First Period is an American architecture style in the time period between approximately 1626 and 1725, used by British colonists during the earliest English settlements in United States, particularly in Massachusetts and Virginia and later in ...
elements, including chamfered beams and board and batten doors. The windows are reproductions; according to architectural historian Anne Grady, "old leading and glass found in the cellar formed the model for the new leaded glass windows" as part of a 1929 restoration. By tradition, Robert Goodale moved from
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to what is now Peabody in 1669 and built the house for his son Isaac shortly thereafter. Stylistic features place the construction date closer to 1700, and it was more likely built by Isaac Goodale c. 1695. The house was moved to Ipswich by their descendant, Dr. Robert Goodale and his family in 1928, its reconstruction overseen by preservationist Eugene Dow. The house was added to the
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in 1990. After 300 years of almost continuous ownership by the Goodales, the property was sold to another family.


See also

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List of the oldest buildings in Massachusetts This article lists the oldest buildings in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts in the United States of America, including the oldest houses in Massachusetts and any other surviving structures. Some dates are approximate (indicated with a "") and b ...
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National Register of Historic Places listings in Ipswich, Massachusetts This is a list of the National Register of Historic Places listings in Ipswich, Massachusetts. This is intended to be a complete list of the properties and districts on the National Register of Historic Places in Ipswich, Massachusetts, United S ...
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National Register of Historic Places listings in Essex County, Massachusetts This list is of that portion of the National Register of Historic Places (NRHP) designated in Essex County, Massachusetts. The locations of these properties and districts for which the latitude and longitude coordinates are included below, may b ...


References

{{National Register of Historic Places in Massachusetts Houses completed in 1695 Houses in Ipswich, Massachusetts National Register of Historic Places in Ipswich, Massachusetts 1695 establishments in Massachusetts Houses on the National Register of Historic Places in Essex County, Massachusetts Colonial architecture in Massachusetts