Great House
Added to the National Register in 1977, and a National Historic Landmark.
The record
| Property type | Building |
| Address | E of Ipswich on Argilla Rd., Ipswich vicinity, MA |
| County | Essex County |
| Listed | Dec 2, 1977 |
| Listed for | Architecture, Landscape architecture |
| Level of significance | National |
| Reference number | 77000183 |
| Type of place | estate |
| Designations | National Historic Landmark |
| Contributing resources | 9 buildings, 5 structures, 1 site |
| Standing | Yes |
The nomination form, the document that argues why this place matters, is in the National Archives: Read the nomination ↗
Visiting
| Address | E of Ipswich on Argilla Rd., Ipswich, MA |
| Coordinates | 42.6854° N, 70.7791° W · Directions ↗ |
| Also in Ipswich | 31 listed places in Ipswich → · walking tour → |
| Nearest national park unit | Salem Maritime National Historical Park · 13 miles · on Park Atlas |
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Nearby in Essex County
Public land around it
| Parker River National Wildlife Refuge ↗National Wildlife Refuge, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service | About 3 miles away4,534 acres |
Wilderness Atlas publishes a centroid and an acreage for each unit, not a boundary line. Distance here is measured to a circle of the same area drawn around that centroid, so treat it as roughly right rather than surveyed.
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Reference
Questions people ask
When was Great House listed on the National Register?
Dec 2, 1977. It is also a National Historic Landmark, the higher of the two designations.
Source: National Park Service
Where is Great House?
E of Ipswich on Argilla Rd., Ipswich vicinity, Essex County, Massachusetts. The nearest national park unit is Salem Maritime National Historical Park, 13 miles away.
What does the Great House listing include?
The listing counts 15 contributing resources. Those are 9 buildings, 5 structures, and 1 site. A contributing resource is a part of the listed property that carries its historic significance.
Source: National Park Service
Where is the nomination form for Great House?
The National Archives holds the nomination form, the document that made the case for listing.
Source: National Archives
Is there cell service at Great House?
FCC coverage maps show Verizon 4G LTE, AT&T 5G, and T-Mobile 5G at the listed point. Coverage indoors and behind old masonry is another matter.
Source: FCC Broadband Map
Sources
Location, type and contributing counts come from the National Park Service's National Register spatial data. Listing dates come from the National Register office's spreadsheet where it carries the listing. Construction date, architect, style, photograph and encyclopedia link come from Wikidata and Wikimedia Commons, matched on reference number 77000183. Nothing here is transcribed by hand. The nomination form and photographs ↗ at NPGallery are the original nomination as filed with the National Park Service, and the form is often the best description of the place.