Framingham in Middlesex County, Massachusetts — The American Northeast (New England)

Pike Haven Homestead

1630 - 1930

Photographed By Russell C. Bixby, July 30, 2011

1. Pike Haven Homestead Marker

Inscription. Built in 1693 by Jeremiah Pike. He and his descendants were town and militia officers, yeomen and makers of spinning wheels, in the colonial period. This house has been occupied by the same family for eight generations.

Erected 1930 by Massachusetts Bay Colony-Tercentenary Commission.

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Colonial Era • Notable Buildings. In addition, it is included in the Massachusetts Bay Colony—Tercentenary Commission Markers series list. A significant historical year for this entry is 1693.

Location. 42° 18.718′ N, 71° 26.766′ W. Marker is in Framingham, Massachusetts, in Middlesex County. Marker is at the intersection of Belknap Street and Grove Street, on the right when traveling east on Belknap Street. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Framingham MA 01701, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 4 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies. Our Soldiers' Lot (approx. half a mile away); Gen. Henry Knox Trail (approx. one mile away); Old Burying Ground Cemetery (approx. 1.3 miles away); Site of Eames Massacre (approx. 1.8 miles away); Thomas Eames (approx. 1.8 miles away); Garden in the Woods (approx. 2.2 miles away);

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Knox Trail (approx. 3.2 miles away); Corporal Harold E. Fay (approx. 3.3 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Framingham.

Also see . . . Historical Markers Erected by Massachusetts Bay Colony Tercentenary Commission (1930). Original 1930 publication by the Commonwealth of Massachusetts of Tercentenary Commission Markers, commemorating the three hundredth anniversary of the Massachusetts Bay Colony. (Submitted on July 31, 2011, by Russell Chaffee Bixby of Bernardston, Massachusetts.)

Additional commentary.
1. Location of marker
The Pike Haven Homestead marker is barely visible, surrounded by a growth of small trees; when looking north down Grove Street from the Belknap Street intersection.

— Submitted July 31, 2011, by Russell Chaffee Bixby of Bernardston, Massachusetts.

Pike Haven Homestead from Belknap Street image. Click for full size.

Photographed By Russell C. Bixby, July 30, 2011

2. Pike Haven Homestead from Belknap Street

Credits. This page was last revised on October 16, 2020. It was originally submitted on July 31, 2011, by Russell Chaffee Bixby of Bernardston, Massachusetts. This page has been viewed 2,062 times since then and 228 times this year. Last updated on October 26, 2011, by Russell Chaffee Bixby of Bernardston, Massachusetts. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on July 31, 2011, by Russell Chaffee Bixby of Bernardston, Massachusetts. • Bill Pfingsten was the editor who published this page.