Dole-Little House

Name: Dole-Little House
Address: 289 High Road, Newbury, MA, 01951, US
Telephone: (978) 462-2634
Price range: $$
Rating: 5

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Dole-Little House

Dole-Little House was built around 1715 with materials salvaged from an earlier structure. This shed has since been replaced with a larger lean-to.

Its first owner was Richard Dole, a cattleman, who built a two-room, central-chimney house with a small kitchen shed at the rear. 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 had been made to many of the salvaged framing members to allow them to conform to the plan of the "new" house. During restoration efforts, 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 from one of the chambers was removed and reinstalled in the National Museum of History and Technology in Washington, D.C., while a reproduction of the paneling was installed in the chamber at Dole-Little House. Historic New England received the title to the house after Mrs. Bushee's death in 1975.

2016 Schedule
June 4, free admission
October 1
11:00 a.m. – 3:00 p.m. Admission
$6 adults
$5 seniors
$3 students
Free for 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 on-street parking is permitted for short periods of time.

Operating as usual

04/19/2022

Dole-Little House will be open for guide-led tours on the following days this year:

Sunday June 5th
Sunday September 25th

Tours on the hour 11am- 2pm.
Reservations recommended
For reservations:
https://my.historicnewengland.org/13749/14945

45 minute guide-led tour of the Dole-Little House built c.1715 with materials salvaged from an earlier structure. It's 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, and possibly original stair balusters.

Members tour free.
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Membership information:
https://www.historicnewengland.org/get-involved/memberships/

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10/23/2019

Dole-Little House updated their website address.

05/09/2019

Dole - Little House days open for the 2019 season.
Historic New England Open House Day
Saturday June 1st 11am- 3pm

and
Saturday October 5th 11am - 3pm

photo © Sara Willman

Address

289 High Road
Newbury, MA
01951

Telephone

(978) 462-2634

Website

http://www.historicnewengland.org/historic-properties/homes/dole-little-house

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