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Clough House
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Shorelander
N 42° 21.961 W 071° 03.256
19T E 330844 N 4692459
One of only a handful of free-standing single-family homes in central Boston - this one dating to 1712.
Waymark Code: WM9VM
Location: Massachusetts, United States
Date Posted: 04/03/2006
Views: 29
Sitting close to the Paul Revere Mall and the Old North Church, the Clough House is a rare example of a detached single-family home in Boston's core. From the plaque:
"This graceful home was built around 1712 and managed to survive when all its neighbors - including the house that Ben Franklin owned next door - were torn down. This was the home of one of Boston's 'substantial mechanicks,' Ebenezer Clough, the master mason who helped build Christ Church ('Old North'). Once, before the present-day promenade and newer buildings were here, many small brick houses like this one made up the prosperous neighborhood."
Agency Responsible for Placement: Boston 200
![](/images/spacer.gif) Year Placed: 1976
![](/images/spacer.gif) County: Suffolk
![](/images/spacer.gif) City/Town Name: Boston
![](/images/spacer.gif) Agency Responsible for Placement (if not in list above): Not listed
![](/images/spacer.gif) Relevant Web Site: Not listed
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