Churchill House

Churchill House is a historic seventeenth-century house located at 250 Sandwich Street Plymouth, Massachusetts.

Beams from the oldest portion of the house were felled in the 1650s and in 1661 or 1662, likely making it the oldest house in Plymouth and the third oldest in Massachusetts verified with dendrochronology according to Professor J. Ritchie Garrison who said "the results are indisputable" and will be presented at the 2023 Vernacular Architecture Forum in Plymouth.[1] According to the survey "[t]he south side of the house was the original front, and just inside the door is a small landing and a staircase that leads straight up to a second floor. The original roof beams as well as a slightly later addition that raised the height of the roof are still visible in the stairwell. The paneling that formed the original walls is still there too."[2] The house is currently owned by Elizabeth and Jack Creeden[3] who has owned the property since 1964 when they acquired it from Lewis Morton, who acquired it from Edward W. Bradford in 1954.[4] Bradford acquired it from Arthur Finney in 1924.[5]

See also

References
  1. Rich Harbert, "Dendrochronology - the science of tree-ring dating - take on Plymouth's oldest homes Modern day science addresses age old question" May 19, 2022 https://www.wickedlocal.com/story/old-colony-memorial/2022/05/19/tree-ring-dating-plymouths-oldest-houses/9751243002/
  2. "Dendrochronology"
  3. Rich Harbert, "Databases provide interesting, but sometimes wrong list of oldest Plymouth homes State and local databases provide interesting, but sometimes wrong list of oldest homes" May 19, 2022 www.wickedlocal.com/story/old-colony-memorial/2022/05/19/plymouth-has-lots-old-homes/9768544002/
  4. Deed from 7/8/1964 in Plymouth Registry of Deeds, Book 03123, Page 158 https://www.plymouthdeeds.org/ (accessed 2/6/23)
  5. Deed from 6/24/1924 in Plymouth Registry of Deeds, Book 01463, Page 416https://www.plymouthdeeds.org/ (accessed 2/6/23)
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