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Historic house in Massachusetts, United States United States historic place
Hillside
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
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Location230 Summer Street, Plymouth, Massachusetts
Coordinates41°56′54″N 70°40′48″W / 41.94833°N 70.68000°W / 41.94833; -70.68000
Built1845
ArchitectSamuel Longfellow
Architectural styleGothic Revival
NRHP reference No.75001626
Added to NRHPSeptember 18, 1975

Hillside is a historic house located at 230 Summer Street in Plymouth, Massachusetts.

Description and history

The 2+1⁄2-story wood-frame house was built in 1845, and was designed in the Gothic Revival style. It was the site at which Benjamin Watson established one of the nation's first garden nurseries, the "Old Colony Gardens". Also Ralph Waldo Emerson stayed the night here before marrying Plymouth native Lydia Jackson.

The house was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on September 18, 1975.

See also

References

  1. ^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  2. "MACRIS inventory record for Hillside". Commonwealth of Massachusetts. Retrieved 2014-05-24.
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