Matthew Harvey House

Matthew Harvey House
Location west side of Harvey Rd., 0.25 mi. north of junction with Keyser St., Sutton, New Hampshire
Coordinates 43°22′22″N 71°57′22″W / 43.37278°N 71.95611°W / 43.37278; -71.95611Coordinates: 43°22′22″N 71°57′22″W / 43.37278°N 71.95611°W / 43.37278; -71.95611
Area 1 acre (0.40 ha)
Built 1784 (1784)
Architectural style Georgian, Federal
NRHP Reference # 92001082[1]
Added to NRHP September 4, 1992

The Matthew Harvey House is a historic house on Harvey Street in Sutton, New Hampshire. This elegant Federal style wood frame house was built in 1784, at a time when Harvey Street was a major north-south thoroughfare. Matthew Harvey, who had settled the land in 1772, built this house, from which he operated a tavern that may have been the first in Sutton. At his death in 1799 he was the largest landowner in town. The heavy frame of the house suggests it may have been built by someone more experienced in building larger wood frame buildings such as meeting houses; Harvey's cousin John is known to have engaged in this business, and may have been the builder of this house.[2]

The house was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1992.[1]

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References

  1. 1 2 National Park Service (2010-07-09). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service.
  2. ↑ "NRHP nomination for Matthew Harvey House" (PDF). National Park Service. Retrieved 2014-03-04.


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