Levi Thaxter House

Levi Thaxter House

Woodman, W.C. -- 1903-1979.; Thaxter, Levi -- 1777-1857.; Architecture, Domestic -- Watertown (Mass) -- History.; Dwellings -- Massachusetts -- Watertown.; Historic sites -- Watertown (Mass).; Historic buildings -- Watertown (Mass.).; Real property -- Massachusetts -- History. Watertown (Mass.) -- Social life and customs.; City and town life -- Massachusetts -- Watertown.;

Levi Thaxter House, 262 Main Street. Built in 1818. Celia, poet and artist, and Levi Lincoln Thaxter lived a brief time in this house built by his parents. This center-entrance frame structure was the home of Celia Thaxter, a well-known American poet. Levi L. Thaxter was Harvard educated, a lawyer, well known in the literary circles as a man of culture and refinement. Levi, always in search of a career, was best known for his readings of poetry by Robert Browning. The house has been moved from the original location (Main Street near current Town Hall) to the corner of Main and Cuba Streets. Photographed in 1961 by W.C. Woodman.

1961

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