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Winthrop in Suffolk County, Massachusetts — The American Northeast (New England)
 

Deane Winthrop House

1630 - 1930

 
 
Deane Winthrop House Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Russell C. Bixby, October 9, 2011
1. Deane Winthrop House Marker
Inscription. In 1637 William Peirce, Captain of the ship "Lion" erected this house which was occupied from 1647 to 1703 by Deane Winthrop, younger son of Governor Winthrop.
 
Erected 1930 by Massachusetts Bay Colony-Tercentenary Commission.
 
Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Colonial EraNotable Buildings. In addition, it is included in the Massachusetts Bay Colony—Tercentenary Commission Markers series list. A significant historical year for this entry is 1637.
 
Location. 42° 22.924′ N, 70° 58.639′ W. Marker is in Winthrop, Massachusetts, in Suffolk County. It is on Shirley Street, on the right when traveling south. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 71 Shirley St, Winthrop MA 02152, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in Historic Boston and specifically in Greater Boston. It is also in the American Northeast, in New England, and on the Eastern Seaboard. Globally, it is in the North Atlantic Region, North America, the Western Hemisphere, the Western World, and the Anglosphere. Historically, it finds itself in
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what was once one of the original Thirteen Colonies.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 3 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Metcalf Square (approx. half a mile away); Governor Winthrop House (approx. 1.1 miles away); The Battle of Chelsea Creek (approx. 2˝ miles away); City of Revere Civil War Memorial (approx. 2.6 miles away); City of Revere (approx. 2.6 miles away); Bellingham-Cary Mansion (approx. 2.7 miles away); Chelsea Public Library (approx. 2.9 miles away); Liberty and Union (approx. 2.9 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Winthrop.
 
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 August 8, 2011, by Russell Chaffee Bixby of Bernardston, Massachusetts.) 
 
Deane Winthrop House Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Russell C. Bixby, October 9, 2011
2. Deane Winthrop House Marker
 
 
Credits. This page was last revised on February 6, 2023. It was originally submitted on August 8, 2011, by Russell Chaffee Bixby of Bernardston, Massachusetts. This page has been viewed 898 times since then and 33 times this year. Last updated on October 26, 2011, by Russell Chaffee Bixby of Bernardston, Massachusetts. Photos:   1, 2. submitted on October 13, 2011, by Russell Chaffee Bixby of Bernardston, Massachusetts. • Bill Pfingsten was the editor who published this page.
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