Deane Winthrop House

Deane Winthrop House is a Massachusetts historical marker in Winthrop, Suffolk County, dedicated 1930.

Shirley Street, Winthrop · location approximate

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In 1637 William Peirce, Captain of the ship "Lion" erected this house which was occupied from 1647 to 1703 by Deane Winthrop, younger son of Governor Winthrop.

1930 text, presented as a historical document.

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1677 · A map of New England (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
1688 · This harbour of Boston (Digital Commonwealth, Boston Public Library)
1794 · Massachusetts. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
1852 · Boston and vicinity. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
1884 · Boston Harbor. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)

A map of New England, 1677, covering the location of Deane Winthrop House, with a pin at the marker's coordinates — A map of New England, 1677, covering this location. David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries. The pin is ours and the location is approximate.

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Marker data: Massachusetts Bay Colony Tercentenary Commission, 1930 (Commonwealth of Massachusetts)

Deane Winthrop House

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