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Burnham-Patch House
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National Register of Historic Places

Burnham-Patch House

On the National Register since 198046 years
Second PeriodListed 1980Ipswich
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About

About Burnham-Patch House

Burnham-Patch House, at 1 Turkey Shore Rd., was added to the National Register of Historic Places on Sep 17, 1980. The Register lists it for its architecture and social history, at the national level. It describes its style as Second Period, as it does for 16 other Massachusetts listings. It was listed as part of Central Village, Ipswich, Massachusetts MRA. The listing covers 1.2 acres. Eight more Register listings are within a quarter mile.

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 · 3 MB · National Archives↗
Through the years

1730 to today

  1. 1730Built
  2. 1980Added to the National Register of Historic Places
  3. 2026On the Register for 46 years
Visit

Make it a walk: 5 landmarks in about 10 minutes

1 Turkey Shore Rd., Ipswich · about 0.3 miles on foot, as the crow flies

DirectionsWalk the tour in Google Maps
  1. 1Burnham-Patch HouseStart here
  2. 2Heard-Lakeman HouseSecond Period · next door
  3. 3Dr. John Calef HouseFirst Period · next door
  4. 4John Whipple HouseColonial · 0.1 mi on
  5. 5South Green Historic DistrictFederal · next door
Around it

12 more Register listings within half a mile

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

BWade HouseThird Period0.1 miBMerrifield HouseThird Period0.1 miBGiddings-Burnham HouseFirst Period · Built 16800.2 miBBenjamin Grant HouseEarly Second Period · Built 17350.2 miBNathaniel Rust MansionFirst Period0.3 miDIpswich Mills Historic DistrictMid 19th Century0.3 miBShoreborne Wilson HouseFirst Period0.3 miStChoate BridgeStructure0.3 miBCaldwell BlockItalianate · Built 18700.3 miBBailey HouseQueen Anne · Built 19000.4 miDMeetinghouse Green Historic DistrictGreek Revival0.4 miDEast End Historic DistrictVictorian0.4 mi
More like it

Second Period style, nearby

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

Heard-Lakeman House0 mi away
Dr. John Calef House0.1 mi away
Giddings-Burnham HouseBuilt 1680 · 0.2 mi away
House on Labor-in-Vain RoadBuilt 1720 · 1.4 mi away

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Questions about Burnham-Patch House

Is Burnham-Patch House on the National Register of Historic Places?

Yes. It was added on Sep 17, 1980 (Register number 80000452).

Is Burnham-Patch House a National Historic Landmark?

No. It is on the National Register; Massachusetts has 189 National Historic Landmarks. The nearest is John Whipple House, 0.2 miles away.

Can you visit Burnham-Patch 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 Burnham-Patch House?

In its National Register nomination, the form that put it on the Register: a 3 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 63790172 · Wikidata. Map tiles © OpenStreetMap contributors.