Abraham Browne House.

Abraham Browne House.

Woodman, W.C. -- 1903-1979.; Browne, Abraham -- 1671-1729.; 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.;

Abraham Browne House, 562 Main Street, built in 1663. Restored by the SPNEA in 1924. The Browne House became one of the first fully-documented restorations of a First Period building in the United States. During the restoration, an impressive amount of seventeenth-century finish detail was uncovered. Browne House is a modest "one-over-one" dwelling with eighteenth- and nineteenth-century additions. Prominent features include a steeply pitched roof, diamond-patterned casement windows, and early door and window placements and styles. W.C. Woodman, photographer.

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