Historic North Street in Grafton, Massachusetts is lined with antique homes giving it the feel of yesteryear. North Street is located in the Grafton Center historic district. The houses range in age from 1734 to early twentieth century.
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| The Kimball - Warren house, circa 1830 |
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| The Joel Drake House, circa 1815 |
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| The Heywood House, circa 1790 |
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| The Jonas H. Chickering House, circa 1874 |
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| The Capt. Jonathan Warren House, circa 1827 |
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| The Hannah Aldrich House, circa 1835 |
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| The George Clapp House, circa 1832 |
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| The Holbrook House, circa 1810 |
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| The Swinn House, circa 1929 |
I live in the Holbrook House in South Grafton, and the house pictured above isn't it. Can I ask what the source of your information is?
ReplyDeleteThe Holbrook House is located on Elmwood St.
Thank you for your email! According to the Massachusetts Cultural Resources Information System (MACRIS) there are two Holbrook houses in Grafton - one on Elmwood Street and one on North Street.
DeleteThe one on Elmwood is described as "for generations it was the farmstead of the Holbrook family..."
The one on North is described as "The 1857 maps shows the owner as William Holbrook..." He was not the earliest owner but that seems to be the way the house got its name according to MACRIS.
Hope this helps clarify things a bit. You can access MACRIS at http://mhc-macris.net/