Dr. John Calef House
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On the National Register since 1980

Dr. John Calef House
Dr. John Calef House was added to the National Register of Historic Places on Sep 17, 1980. It is significant for its architecture and social history at the national level. Its architecture is described as First Period and Second Period. It was listed as part of Central Village, Ipswich, Massachusetts MRA.
The Dr. John Calef House is a historic house at 7 Poplar Street in Ipswich, Massachusetts. It is a well-preserved example of a First Period house with high-quality Georgian modifications. The core of the house was built c. 1671 by Deacon Thomas Knowlton, who purchased the land on which it originally stood on South Main Street in that year. It was subsequently altered in the middle of the 18th century, acquiring i…
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