An early eighteenth-century survival
Dole-Little House is temporarily closed due to COVID-19.
Dole-Little House was built c. 1715 with materials salvaged from an earlier structure. Its first owner was Richard Dole, a cattleman, who built a two-room, central-chimney house with a small kitchen shed at the rear. This shed has since been replaced with a larger lean-to. Decorative carpentry and finishes include chamfered edges, molded sheathing (especially in the hall and parlor), and possibly original stair balusters.
Acquired by Florence Evans Bushee in 1954, the house was subject to an extensive restoration. Workers discovered that new mortise and tenon joints and various other changes were made to many of the salvaged framing members to allow them to conform to the plan of the “new” house. During restoration, the lean-to was rebuilt with new timbers, and sash windows from the front of the house were reinstalled in the lean-to. Decorative paneling was removed and reinstalled in the National Museum of History and Technology in Washington, D.C
Location
289 High Road
Newbury, Mass. 01951
Days & Hours
Temporarily closed
Admission
$10 adults
$9 seniors
$5 students and children
Free to Historic New England members and Newbury residents.
Directions
Dole-Little House is on Route 1A just before the Parker River Bridge.
Parking
There is a small lot in front of the house, and street parking is permitted for short periods of time.
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