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Tag: Baker

The Baker-Sutton house, 115 High St. (c.1725)

March 4, 2023April 20, 2023 Gordon HarrisLeave a comment
115 High St., Ipswich MA

Posts and beams display fine beading, and there is handsome woodwork throughout the interior, indicating construction in the 2nd quarter of the 18th Century.

Posted in HousesTagged Baker, High Street, sutton

The Col. John Baker house, 7 South Village Green (1761)

February 24, 2023April 15, 2023 Gordon HarrisLeave a comment
John BAker house, Ipswich South Green

Although Baker is said to have built the present house, the structure is typical of houses built before 1720, which suggests he may remodeled the home of the Rev. John Rogers.

Posted in HousesTagged Baker, South Green

The Col. Nathaniel Wade house, 88 County Rd. (1727)

February 23, 2023April 20, 2023 Gordon Harris1 Comment
Col. Nathaniel Wade house, Ipswich MA

The house at 88 County Road was built in 1727 by Captain Thomas Wade. His son, Nathaniel Wade, at drilled the Ipswich Minute Men on the South Green across from this house. Wade was given command at West Point by Gen. Washington when Benedict Arnold joined the enemy.

Posted in HousesTagged Baker, County Road

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