Stetson House
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About Stetson House
Stetson House, at Hanover St., was added to the National Register of Historic Places on Sep 7, 1979: the first place in Hanover to be listed. Only 628 of Massachusetts’s 4,457 listings are older. The Register lists it for its architecture and social history, at the local level. The listing covers 2 acres.
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 · 54 MB · National Archives↗Make it a walk: 2 landmarks in about 5 minutes
Hanover St., Hanover · about 0.2 miles on foot, as the crow flies
- 1Stetson HouseStart here
- 2
Hanover Center Historic DistrictColonial · 0.2 mi on
2 more Register listings within 2 miles
★ National Historic Landmark · D district · B building · S site. Each opens its own page.
Memories of Stetson House
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Questions about Stetson House
Is Stetson House on the National Register of Historic Places?
Yes. It was added on Sep 7, 1979 (Register number 79000366).
Is Stetson House a National Historic Landmark?
No. It is on the National Register; Massachusetts has 189 National Historic Landmarks. The nearest is Sampson-White Joiner Shop, 8.3 miles away.
Can you visit Stetson 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 Stetson House?
In its National Register nomination, the form that put it on the Register: a 54 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 63796622 · Wikidata. Map tiles © OpenStreetMap contributors.