God House
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| location | Rockport , Massachusetts , USA | ||
| Coordinates | 42 ° 41 '14 " N , 70 ° 37' 53" W | ||
| Built | 1715 | ||
| NRHP number | 90000255 | ||
| The NRHP added | March 19, 1990 | ||
The God House is a home for the final phase of the First Period (1,626 to 1,725), which at the intersection of Avenue God and God Lane in Rockport, Massachusetts stands. The Samuel Gott House, built with wooden planks and provided with a mansard roof , was built between 1715 and 1730 and shows the transitional nature of the construction techniques used; nor is the mansard roof a common feature of the First Period. There are also two dormers that were added to the building some time later. The oldest part of the house is the right side with what is now the central chimney; this part of the building was later extended to include the rooms to the left of the chimney. The interior furnishings and decorations from that time have been preserved. The house has been owned by the Gott family since it was built and has been bequeathed to the current residents over the generations.
Samuel Gott had acquired a property on the Cape near Flat Stone Cove east of Lane's Cove around 1707. He had lived in the Halibut Point area since 1702.
The home was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on March 9, 1990 .
See also
supporting documents
- ^ The First Period. ( Memento of the original from May 9, 2015 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link has been inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. historicipswich.org.
- ^ First Period houses of Essex County . In: Stories From Ipswich . January 24, 2017, Section: RCP.7 Gott House, Gott Ave, Rockport MA c1715 ( storiesfromipswich.org ).
- ^ NRHP nomination for Gott House . Commonwealth of Massachusetts. Retrieved January 18, 2014.
- ^ History of the town of Rockport. As comprised in the centennial address of Lemuel Gott, MD, extracts from the memoranda of Ebenezer Pool, Esq., And interesting items from other sources - Internet Archive pp. 35 and 269.
- ↑ God House. npgallery.nps.gov, accessed April 4, 2017 .
- ^ National Register Information System . In: National Register of Historic Places . National Park Service . Retrieved April 15, 2008.
