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Inventory No: SDW.70   

Historic Name: Hamblin, Thomas House

Common Name:

Address: 246 Rte 6A

City/Town: Sandwich

Village/Neighborhood: East Sandwich

Local No: 67-050

Year Constructed:

Architect(s):

Architectural Style(s): Federal

Use(s): Single Family Dwelling House

Significance: Architecture

Area(s):SDW.L: Spring HillSDW.R: Old King's Highway Regional Historic DistrictSDW.Y: Spring Hill Historic District

Designation(s):Local Historic District (5/1/1973); Nat'l Register District (10/28/2010)

Building Materials(s): Roof: Wood ShingleWall: Wood Shingle; WoodFoundation: Granite; Stone, Cut

 

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Wednesday, December 16, 2015 at 6:49: AM

 

Inventory No: SDW.70   

Historic Name: Hamblin, Thomas House

Common Name:

Address: 246 Rte 6A

City/Town: Sandwich

Village/Neighborhood: East Sandwich

Local No: 67-050

Year Constructed:

Architect(s):

Architectural Style(s): Federal

Use(s): Single Family Dwelling House

Significance: Architecture

Area(s):SDW.L: Spring HillSDW.R: Old King's Highway Regional Historic DistrictSDW.Y: Spring Hill Historic District

Designation(s):Local Historic District (5/1/1973); Nat'l Register District (10/28/2010)

Building Materials(s): Roof: Wood ShingleWall: Wood Shingle; WoodFoundation: Granite; Stone, Cut

 

The Massachusetts Historical Commission (MHC) has converted this paper record to digital format as part of ongoing projects to scan records of the Inventory of Historic Assets of the Commonwealth and National Register of Historic Places nominations for Massachusetts. Efforts are ongoing and not all inventory or National Register records related to this resource may be available in digital format at this time.

The MACRIS database and scanned files are highly dynamic; new information is added daily and both database records and related scanned files may be updated as new information is incorporated into MHC files. Users should note that there may be a considerable lag time between the receipt of new or updated records by MHC and the appearance of related information in MACRIS. Users should also note that not all source materials for the MACRIS database are made available as scanned images. Users may consult the records, files and maps available in MHC's public research area at its offices at the State Archives Building, 220 Morrissey Boulevard, Boston, open M-F, 9-5.

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See Nye f a m i l y c h a r t . T h i s house was r e p o r t e d l y b u i l t by P e l e g N y e I I (who l i v e d nea rby i n 71) f o r h i s d a u g h t e r S y l v i a who m a r r i e d Thomas H a m b l l n . I t pa s sed t o t h e i r son W i l l i a m (1818-1874) and t o h i s d a u g h t e r I da H a m b l i n b o r n 1852. A f t e r I d a ' s d e a t h i t h a s p a s s e d t h r o u g h s e v e r a l h a n d s , the p r e s e n t owner b e i n g from an o l d N a n t u c k e t f a m i l y . The house has had an e x t e n d e d h i s t o r y o f ma jo r r e c o n s t r u c t i o n , as documented by a c o l l e c t i o n o f snapsho t s a s sembled and p a s s e d on t o s u c c e s s i v e o w n e r s . The o l d e s t p o r t i o n f a c i n g e a s t , became a s a l t b o x , and the f o o f l i n e o f the s a l t box s t i l l r e m a i n s . However t h e r e i s a l a r g e e l l a l o n g one s i d e , the d o o r has been moved to the l e f t edge o f the h o u s e , and a p i c t u r e window I n s t a l l e d i n the c e n t e r . I n s i d e , the o r i g i n a l f i r e p l a c e and chimney a re gone and w h o l l y new room a r rangements made. The grounds a re e x t e n s i v e and b e a u t i f u l l y m a i n ­t a i n e d , b u t the house i s so crowded by t r e e s and bushes t ha t i t i s d i f f i c u l t t o c a p t u r e the facade and r o o f l i n e i n one p h o t o g r a p h . A g l a s s e d - i n p o r t i o n c o n t a i n s Ian e x t e n s i v e o r c h i d c o l l e c t i o n .

BIBLIOGRAPHY AND/OR R E F E R E N C E

RESTRICTIONS

Original Owner: Deed Information: Book Number Page , Registry of Deeds

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