Sawyer Homestead, Historic house in Sterling, Massachusetts.
The Sawyer Homestead stood as a Cape style wood-frame structure with four bays, an off-center interior chimney, clapboard siding, and a stone foundation.
Built in 1756 by Ezra Sawyer Jr., who later died serving in the American Revolutionary War, the house remained with the Sawyer family for over 250 years.
The homestead gained recognition as the birthplace of Mary Sawyer, connected to the American children's nursery rhyme Mary Had a Little Lamb.
The property extended across 33 acres at the intersection of Maple Street and Rugg Road until its destruction by an arsonist in 2007.
After the original structure burned down, the Sawyer family initiated construction of a replica building in 2008 to preserve the historical legacy.
Location: Massachusetts
GPS coordinates: 42.43306,-71.73028
Latest update: September 23, 2025 14:24
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