Built 1754 Opened 1754 Added to NRHP 11 November 1977 | NRHP Reference # 77000175 Area 5,261 m² Nearest city Concord | |
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The Dr. John Cuming House is an historic house located west of Concord, Massachusetts, at 998 Elm Street, at Barretts Mill Road and Reformatory Circle. The 2-1/2 story wood frame house was built c. 1754 by John Cuming, a prominent local doctor. In addition to his role as a leading physician in the town, Cuming presided over Concord's town meetings in the turbulent years of the American Revolution, and served as a delegate to the 1779 convention that drafted the Massachusetts State Constitution. He left a bequest to Harvard College to be used for the establishment of its medical school. His house later served as the residence of the deputy superintendent of Concord State Prison, and is now owned by the state.
The house was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1977.