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National Register of Historic Places

Babson-Alling House

On the National Register since 199630 years
GeorgianListed 1996Gloucester
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Many listed buildings are private homes. Please enjoy them from the street.

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About Babson-Alling House

Babson-Alling House, at 245 Washington St., was added to the National Register of Historic Places on Apr 26, 1996. The Register lists it for its architecture and exploration/settlement, at the local level. It describes its style as Georgian, as it does for 310 other Massachusetts listings. It was listed as part of Gloucester MPS.

What it isHistoric house in Massachusetts, United States. From Wikidata (CC0). Read about it on Wikipedia ↗

PDFRead the original nominationThe form that put it on the Register, with its history, photos and a map · 90 MB · National Archives↗
Through the years

1740 to today

  1. 1740Built
  2. 1996Added to the National Register of Historic Places
  3. 2026On the Register for 30 years
Visit

Make it a walk: 5 landmarks in about 20 minutes

245 Washington St., Gloucester · about 0.8 miles on foot, as the crow flies

DirectionsWalk the tour in Google Maps
  1. 1Babson-Alling HouseStart here
  2. 2White-Ellery HouseFirst Period · 0.1 mi on
  3. 3Whittemore HouseFirst Period · 0.3 mi on
  4. 4First Parish Burial GroundSite · 0.1 mi on
  5. 5Oak Grove CemeteryRomanesque · 0.3 mi on
Around it

6 more Register listings within a mile

★ National Historic Landmark · D district · B building · S site. Each opens its own page.

BGloucester Net and Twine CompanyItalianate0.5 miOGloucester Fisherman's MemorialBuilt 19250.9 miDFront Street BlockFederal0.9 miDCentral Gloucester Historic DistrictVictorian0.9 miBPuritan HouseBuilding1 miBGloucester City HallBuilding1 mi
More like it

Georgian style, nearby

Other National Register listings within 25 miles described as Georgian.

Central Gloucester Historic District0.9 mi away
East Gloucester Square Historic District1.7 mi away
Norwood-Hyatt House2 mi away
Cogswell's Grant4.9 mi away

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Questions about Babson-Alling House

Is Babson-Alling House on the National Register of Historic Places?

Yes. It was added on Apr 26, 1996 (Register number 96000472).

Is Babson-Alling House a National Historic Landmark?

No. It is on the National Register; Massachusetts has 189 National Historic Landmarks. The nearest is ADVENTURE (schooner), 1.3 miles away.

Can you visit Babson-Alling House?

Our record doesn’t say whether it is open to visitors. Many listed buildings are private, so it may only be seen from the street.

Where can I read the history of Babson-Alling House?

In its National Register nomination, the form that put it on the Register: a 90 MB PDF at the National Archives, linked on this page.

Sources: National Park Service, National Register of Historic Places (05/22/2026) · National Archives catalog record 63790164 · Wikidata. Map tiles © OpenStreetMap contributors.