{"nrhp_refnum":"80000452","name":"Burnham-Patch House","other_names":[],"category":"building","location":{"address":"1 Turkey Shore Rd.","address_restricted":false,"city":"Ipswich","county":"Essex County","state":"MA","lat":42.67644049900008,"lon":-70.83306888799996,"geom_source":"nps_gis"},"listed_date":"1980-09-17","is_nhl":false,"nhl_designated_date":null,"areas_of_significance":["Architecture","Social History"],"significance_levels":["national","state"],"summary":{"what_it_is":"A 2 1/2 story end-gable house with a central chimney at 1 Turkey Shore Road, Ipswich, Massachusetts, dated to about 1730 on an earlier Burnham property, with a large early 19th-century rear ell.","why_significant":"The nomination argues the house is one of Ipswich's best preserved examples of early 18th-century architecture, with high-style fireplace paneling more sophisticated than most in comparable houses. It is also tied to Ipswich's early development through owners Thomas Burnham, Col. John Patch, and tavern keeper Abner Day. It occupies a key site at the southern end of Turkey Shore Road.","narrative":"Standing at the southern end of Turkey Shore Road, an ancient way along the Ipswich River, this 2 1/2 story house has an end-gable roof, a central chimney, and a five-bay symmetrical facade with a pilastered center entry. The front section dates to about 1730, while the large rear ell is early 19th-century in style. Thomas Burnham bought the land in 1667, and the property stayed in his family until 1795, when Col. John Patch, a Revolutionary War figure and privateer who owned Castle Hill, acquired it. In 1814 Abner Day bought it and ran the Franklin House tavern, a headquarters for Essex County Whigs. Reused timbers in the cellar and an East Anglian-type roof frame point to an earlier house from the 1670s. Its chief importance lies in the extensive 18th-century paneling, including a high-style fireplace. Preservation easements now protect the house.","period_of_significance":null,"architect_builder":null,"architectural_style":"Second Period","criteria":[],"status_note":"Present use is residential; the owners have placed preservation easements on the house through an agreement with the Ipswich Historical Commission.","vacant_flag":false,"machine_generated":true,"model":"claude-sonnet-5-5","prompt_version":"v1.0-2026-10-29","generated_at":"2026-10-29 02:11:54.39955-05","source_pdf":"https://s3.amazonaws.com/NARAprodstorage/opastorage/live/72/7901/63790172/content/electronic-records/rg-079/NPS_MA/80000452.pdf"},"photo":{"url_800":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/80000452/1df97a2b54-800.webp","url_1600":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/80000452/1df97a2b54-1600.webp","licence":"CC BY 3.0","author":"John Phelan","credit_html":"<a href=\"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Burnham-Patch_House,_Ipswich_MA.jpg\" rel=\"noopener\">John Phelan</a>, <a href=\"https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0\" rel=\"license noopener\">CC BY 3.0</a>, via Wikimedia Commons","source_page":"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Burnham-Patch_House,_Ipswich_MA.jpg"},"district":null,"sources":{"nps_snapshot_date":"2026-05-22","nara_catalog":"https://catalog.archives.gov/id/63790172","wikipedia":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Burnham-Patch_House","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q4999726"},"indexable":true,"url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/massachusetts/essex-county/burnham-patch-house-80000452/"}