Clough House

Built circa 1712-1715, this sturdy brick house became the home of its builder, Ebenezer Clough, the master mason who helped construct Old North Church. He built several similar houses on this street, including one owned by Benjamin Franklin and occupied by his sister, Jane Franklin Mecom. Only this house still stands, and it is one of the oldest domestic structures in Boston. The Clough family lived here for only two generations. In 1806, a third floor was added and the house became a tenement for immigrants settling in the North End. Records show over 180 families associated with this address over the next 150 years, and the 1920 census alone reported 29 individuals from eight families living here. Old North acquired the house in 1959, and today it serves as a space for historic interpretation, welcoming visitors with stories of the past.

Cambridge, Massachusetts · United States