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Y/M/D Person Association Description Composition Food Event
Y/M/D Person Association Description Composition Food Event
1677/00/00 Peter Tufts, The Immigrant Architect Richard Russell of Charlestown sells land with "one dwelling house and barn" to Peter Tufts of Charlestown. Tufts will soon build a brick house.
1680/00/00 Capt Peter Tufts Home Peter Tufts sells a house to his son, Captain Peter Tufts.
1684/12/16 Marcy Cotton Tufts Bride Widower Peter Tufts marries Mercy Cotton in the town of Medford, Massachusetts Bay Colony. Peter and Mercy will have thirteen children, six of whom survive infancy.
1877/00/00 Samuel C Lawrence Father of the Bride Samuel Lawrence saves the Tufts house from demolition by buying it as a wedding gift for his daughter. The interior is remodeled at this time in the Colonial Revival style but, the support beams and parts of the staircase are preserved.

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Particulars for Peter Tufts House:
Area of Significance Architecture
Criteria Architecture-Engineering
Sight Category Building
Architectural Style Georgian Architecture
Level of Significance National
Historic Use Single dwelling



US National Registry of Historic Places Data »

Accurate at time of registration:

PLACE DETAILS
Registry Name:
Registry Address:
Registry Number: 68000044
Resource Type:
Owner: Private
Architect: Tufts,Capt. Peter
Architectural Style: Georgian
Other Certification: Designated National Landmark, National Landmark boundary approved
Nominator Name: National Historic Landmark
CULTURAL DETAILS
Level of Significance: National
Area of Significance: Architecture
Applicable Criteria: Architecture-Engineering
Period of Significance: 1650-1699
Significant Year: 1677, 1680
Historic Function: Domestic
Historic Sub-Function: Single dwelling
Current Function: Recreation and Culture
Current Sub-Function: Museum

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