Alexander Standish House
Alexander Standish House, Colonial house in Duxbury, United States.
Description
The Alexander Standish House is a wood shingle residence in Duxbury featuring a gambrel roof with five bays across its front wall. A central chimney runs through the structure, which sits on Standish Street.
History
The house was originally thought to date from 1666, but architectural analysis shows it was built around 1750. Examination of the wooden structure provided evidence for this later construction period.
Culture
The residence represents early American colonial architecture through its traditional wood shingle construction and maintains its original structural characteristics from 1879.
Practical
The house is viewable from the street and is located in a residential neighborhood of Duxbury that is easy to reach. Morning light works best for photographs, as it highlights the wood shingles and architectural details.
Did you know?
In the 1870s, Stephen Allen painted the year 1666 on the chimney to create a link to the Mayflower and Pilgrim settlers. This painted date remains visible as a physical marker of that reinterpretation.
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