Peak House

Peak House is a Massachusetts historical marker in Medfield, Norfolk County, dedicated 1930.

Route 137, Main Street and Pound Street, Medfield · location approximate

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The original house, built in 1651, was burned when King Philip's Indians burnt the town of Medfield in 1676. Seth Clark, the owner, received indemnity from the colonial government and in 1680 rebuilt the present Peak house, so called because of its architecture.

1930 text, presented as a historical document.

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Historical maps covering this location

1660 · Noui Belgii Nouaeque Angliae nec non partis Virginiae tabula (Digital Commonwealth, Boston Public Library)
1677 · A map of New England (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
1777 · Carte des environs de Boston, capitale de la Nlle. Angleterre en Amerique (Digital Commonwealth, Boston Public Library)
1892 · Map of Charles River showing principal sources of pollution (Digital Commonwealth, Boston Public Library)
1934 · The townships of Dedham, Westwood, Needham, Dover, Sherborn, Norwood, Medfield, Millis… (Digital Commonwealth, Boston Public Library)

Noui Belgii Nouaeque Angliae nec non partis Virginiae tabula, 1660, covering the location of Peak House, with a pin at the marker's coordinates — Noui Belgii Nouaeque Angliae nec non partis Virginiae tabula, 1660, covering this location. Digital Commonwealth, Boston Public Library. The pin is ours and the location is approximate.

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

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