Location Ipswich, Massachusetts Architectural style Colonial Opened 1730 | Built 1730 NRHP Reference # 80000452 Added to NRHP 17 September 1980 | |
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MPS Central Village, Ipswich, Massachusetts MRA Similar Bradley Palmer State Park, Parker River National, Castle Hill, Crane Beach, Ipswich River Wildlife S | ||
The Burnham-Patch House is a historic house at 1 Turkey Shore Road in Ipswich, Massachusetts. The 2.5 story Colonial stands on a plot of land purchased by Thomas Burnham in 1667, occupying a prominent position on Turkey Shore Road, a historically important path to the coast. The house itself appears to have been built around 1730, with evidence that some of its beams were reused from an older, 17th century, structure. Its irregular interior floorplan suggests that it may have been built following the old house's floorplan. The property remained in the Burnham family until 1795, when it was sold to Colonel John Patch, a leading local figure in the American Revolutionary War. In 1814 the house was purchased by Abner Day, who operated a tavern on the premises for many years.
The house was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1980. It is under a local preservation restriction.