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Baker House
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National Register of Historic Places

Baker House

Rehoboth’s first place on the National RegisterListed Jun 6, 1983; only 1,301 of Massachusetts’s 4,457 listings are older
Late ItalianateListed 1983Rehoboth
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Many listed buildings are private homes. Please enjoy them from the street.

About

About Baker House

Baker House, at 191 Hornbine St., was added to the National Register of Historic Places on Jun 6, 1983: the first place in Rehoboth to be listed. Only 1,301 of Massachusetts’s 4,457 listings are older. The Register lists it for its architecture, at the local level. It describes its style as Late Italianate, as it does for 1 other Massachusetts listings. It was listed as part of Rehoboth MRA. The listing covers 3.2 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 · 5 MB · National Archives↗
Through the years

1880 to today

  1. 1880Built
  2. 1983Added to the National Register of Historic Places
  3. 2026On the Register for 43 years
Visit

Make it a walk: 4 landmarks in about 20 minutes

191 Hornbine St., Rehoboth · about 0.7 miles on foot, as the crow flies

DirectionsWalk the tour in Google Maps
  1. 1Baker HouseStart here
  2. 2Capt Pierce Mial FarmFederal · 0.3 mi on
  3. 3Hornbine SchoolGreek Revival · 0.3 mi on
  4. 4Hornbine Baptist ChurchVernacular · Built 1753 · next door
Around it

4 more Register listings within 2 miles

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

BHouse at 197 Hornbine RoadVictorian Bracketed Cottage · Built 18900.4 miBSimcock HouseGeorgian Vernacular1.4 miDHortonville Historic DistrictGeorgian1.5 miBWalkden FarmFederal Vernacular1.5 mi

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Questions about Baker House

Is Baker House on the National Register of Historic Places?

Yes. It was added on Jun 6, 1983 (Register number 83000622).

Is Baker House a National Historic Landmark?

No. It is on the National Register; Massachusetts has 189 National Historic Landmarks. The nearest is USS LIONFISH (SS0298) National Historic Landmark, 6.1 miles away.

Can you visit Baker 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 Baker House?

In its National Register nomination, the form that put it on the Register: a 5 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 63789589 · Wikidata. Map tiles © OpenStreetMap contributors.