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Whittemore House
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National Register of Historic Places

Whittemore House

On the National Register since 199036 years
First PeriodListed 1990Gloucester
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About Whittemore House

Whittemore House, at 179 Washington St., was added to the National Register of Historic Places on Mar 9, 1990. The Register lists it for its historic - non-aboriginal and architecture, at the state level. It describes its style as First Period, as it does for 124 other Massachusetts listings. It was listed as part of First Period Buildings of Eastern Massachusetts TR. Two more Register listings are within a quarter mile.

What it isHistoric First Period house in Gloucester, Massachusetts. 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 · 64 MB · National Archives↗
Visit

Make it a walk: 4 landmarks in about 15 minutes

179 Washington St., Gloucester · about 0.5 miles on foot, as the crow flies

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  1. 1Whittemore HouseStart here
  2. 2First Parish Burial GroundSite · 0.1 mi on
  3. 3Oak Grove CemeteryRomanesque · 0.3 mi on
  4. 4Gloucester Net and Twine CompanyItalianate · 0.2 mi on
Around it

11 more Register listings within a mile

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

BBabson-Alling HouseGeorgian · Built 17400.3 miBWhite-Ellery HouseFirst Period0.3 miOGloucester Fisherman's MemorialBuilt 19250.6 miBPuritan HouseBuilding0.6 miDFront Street BlockFederal0.6 miDCentral Gloucester Historic DistrictVictorian0.6 miBGloucester City HallBuilding0.7 miBFitz Henry (formerly known as Fitz Hugh) Lane HouseBuilding0.9 miBWebster-Lane HouseGreek Revival0.9 miBOur Lady of Good Voyage ChurchMission · Built 19150.9 mi★ADVENTURE (schooner)Knockabout' Schooner1 mi
More like it

First Period style, nearby

Other National Register listings within 25 miles described as First Period.

White-Ellery House0.3 mi away
Dyke-Wheeler House1.7 mi away
Davis-Freeman House1.8 mi away
Edward Harraden House2.4 mi away

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Questions about Whittemore House

Is Whittemore House on the National Register of Historic Places?

Yes. It was added on Mar 9, 1990 (Register number 90000218).

Is Whittemore House a National Historic Landmark?

No. It is on the National Register; Massachusetts has 189 National Historic Landmarks. The nearest is ADVENTURE (schooner), 1 mile away.

Can you visit Whittemore 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 Whittemore House?

In its National Register nomination, the form that put it on the Register: a 64 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 63789857 · Wikidata. Map tiles © OpenStreetMap contributors.