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Tag: Knowlton

Abraham Knowlton, “Workman of rare skill”

December 24, 2022December 24, 2022 Gordon Harris3 Comments
Abraham Knowlton pulpit

Ipswich is home to two groundbreaking masterworks of early eighteenth century America, a paneled wall and a pulpit. Both were made by Abraham Knowlton (1699- 1751), a woodworker who is less well known than he deserves to be.

Posted in History, PeopleTagged 1751, Abraham Knowlton, John Fiske, Knowlton

The Hovey clan and Knowlton’s Close, a 19th Century neighborhood

January 30, 2020January 12, 2023 Gordon Harris2 Comments
1872 map of East Street in Ipswich, known as "Knowlton's Close"

In 1844, John Sawyer sold to Josiah Caldwell an undeveloped tract known as "Knowlton's Close." Caldwell sold the land in house lots, where houses constructed in the popular vernacular Greek Revival style still stand today.

Posted in barn, PlacesTagged Close, East Street, homes, Hovey, Knowlton, neighborhood
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