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Christopher Carpenter House
Photo: John Phelan, CC BY 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons · tap to enlarge
National Register of Historic Places

Christopher Carpenter House

Listed as “Carpenter, Christopher, House”

Rehoboth’s first place on the National RegisterListed Jun 6, 1983; only 1,301 of Massachusetts’s 4,457 listings are older
FederalListed 1983Rehoboth

Many listed buildings are private homes. Please enjoy them from the street.

About

About Christopher Carpenter House

Christopher Carpenter House, at 60 Carpenter 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 Federal, as it does for 661 other Massachusetts listings. It was listed as part of Rehoboth MRA. The listing covers 5 acres. Two more Register listings are within a quarter mile.

What it isRehoboth, Massachusetts, NRHP-listed. 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 · 4 MB · National Archives↗
Through the years

1800 to today

  1. 1800Built
  2. 1983Added to the National Register of Historic Places
  3. 2026On the Register for 43 years
Visit

Make it a walk: 3 landmarks in about 5 minutes

60 Carpenter St., Rehoboth · about 0.2 miles on foot, as the crow flies

Around it

5 more Register listings within a mile

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

More like it

Federal style, nearby

Other National Register listings within 25 miles described as Federal.

Memories of Christopher Carpenter House

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Questions about Christopher Carpenter House

Is Christopher Carpenter House on the National Register of Historic Places?

Yes. It was added on Jun 6, 1983 (Register number 83000643).

Is Christopher Carpenter House a National Historic Landmark?

No. It is on the National Register; Massachusetts has 189 National Historic Landmarks. The nearest is Old Slater Mill, 6.9 miles away.

Can you visit Christopher Carpenter 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 Christopher Carpenter House?

In its National Register nomination, the form that put it on the Register: a 4 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 63789535 · Wikidata. Map tiles © OpenStreetMap contributors.