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Fairbanks House (Dedham, Massachusetts)

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The Fairbanks House in Dedham, Massachusetts is a historic house built between 1637 and 1641 making it the oldest surviving timber-frame house in North America that has been verified by dendrochronology testing. [1]

23 relations: Boston, Bressummer, Charles W. Fairbanks, Dedham Historical Society and Museum, Dedham, Massachusetts, Dendrochronology, Emeritus, Frank W. Weston, Gable, Hall and parlor house, Heptonstall, Historic house museum, Jonathan Fairbanks, List of National Historic Landmarks in Massachusetts, List of the oldest buildings in Massachusetts, List of the oldest buildings in the United States, Massachusetts, Mortgage law, National Historic Landmark, National Register of Historic Places, National Register of Historic Places listings in Norfolk County, Massachusetts, Yale University, Yorkshire.

Boston

Boston is the capital city and most populous municipality of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts in the United States.

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Bressummer

A bressummer, breastsummer, summer beam (somier, sommier, sommer, somer, cross-somer, summer, summier, summer-tree, or dorman, dormant tree) are load bearing beams in a timber framed building.

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Charles W. Fairbanks

Charles Warren Fairbanks (May 11, 1852 – June 4, 1918) was an American politician who served as the 26th Vice President of the United States from 1905 to 1909 and a Senator from Indiana from 1897 to 1905.

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Dedham Historical Society and Museum

The Dedham Historical Society and Museum is a historical society dedicated to preserve and establish a greater sense of appreciation for the history of Dedham, Massachusetts.

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Dedham, Massachusetts

Dedham is a town in and the county seat of Norfolk County, Massachusetts, United States.

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Dendrochronology

Dendrochronology (or tree-ring dating) is the scientific method of dating tree rings (also called growth rings) to the exact year they were formed in order to analyze atmospheric conditions during different periods in history.

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Emeritus

Emeritus, in its current usage, is an adjective used to designate a retired professor, pastor, bishop, pope, director, president, prime minister, or other person.

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Frank W. Weston

Frank W. Weston (1843–1911) was an English-born and trained architect who practiced in Portland, Maine and Boston, Massachusetts.

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Gable

A gable is the generally triangular portion of a wall between the edges of intersecting roof pitches.

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Hall and parlor house

A hall and parlor house is a type of vernacular house found in early modern to 19th century England, as well as in colonial North America.

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Heptonstall

Heptonstall is a small village and civil parish within the Calderdale borough of West Yorkshire, England, historically part of the West Riding of Yorkshire.

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Historic house museum

A historic house museum is a house that has been transformed into a museum.

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Jonathan Fairbanks

Jonathan Fairbanks (1594 – December 5, 1668) was an English colonist born in Heptonstall, Halifax, in the West Riding of Yorkshire, England who immigrated to New England in 1633.

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List of National Historic Landmarks in Massachusetts

The Commonwealth of Massachusetts has a total of 188 National Historic Landmarks (NHLs) within its borders.

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List of the oldest buildings in Massachusetts

This article attempts to list the oldest buildings in the state of Massachusetts in the United States of America, including the oldest houses in Massachusetts and any other surviving structures.

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List of the oldest buildings in the United States

This article attempts to list the oldest extant, freestanding buildings constructed in the United States and its territories.

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Massachusetts

Massachusetts, officially known as the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, is the most populous state in the New England region of the northeastern United States.

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Mortgage law

A mortgage is a security interest in real property held by a lender as a security for a debt, usually a loan of money.

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National Historic Landmark

A National Historic Landmark (NHL) is a building, district, object, site, or structure that is officially recognized by the United States government for its outstanding historical significance.

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National Register of Historic Places

The National Register of Historic Places (NRHP) is the United States federal government's official list of districts, sites, buildings, structures, and objects deemed worthy of preservation for their historical significance.

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National Register of Historic Places listings in Norfolk County, Massachusetts

This is a list of properties and historic districts listed on the National Register of Historic Places in Norfolk County, Massachusetts, other than those within the city of Quincy and the towns of Brookline and Milton.

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Yale University

Yale University is an American private Ivy League research university in New Haven, Connecticut.

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Yorkshire

Yorkshire (abbreviated Yorks), formally known as the County of York, is a historic county of Northern England and the largest in the United Kingdom.

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References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fairbanks_House_(Dedham,_Massachusetts)

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