Gershom Hyde House

The Gershom Hyde House was a historic house at 29 Greenwood Street in Newton, Massachusetts, US. One of the city's oldest houses, this Georgian-style farmhouse, c. 1744, was probably built by Gershom Hyde, one of Newton's early settlers. It was a 2+1⁄2-story wood-frame structure, five bays wide, with a side-gable roof, large central chimney, and clapboard siding. The rear ell and front porch were later additions. The house's location was along what was once a major road through the area.^[2]

2021 photo showing new construction at the largely demolished landmark

Gershom Hyde House
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
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Location	29 Greenwood St., Newton, Massachusetts
Coordinates	42°18′37″N 71°10′58″W
Built	1744
Architectural style	Georgian, Mid-Georgian
MPS	Newton MRA
NRHP reference No.	86001840 [1]
Added to NRHP	September 04, 1986

The house was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1986.^[1] It was designated a City of Newton Local Landmark in 1997.^[3]

The house was demolished on or before April 27, 2021, without city approval by developer Ty Gupta, according to Newton, Massachusetts Department of Planning and Development meeting minutes^[4] from the May 27, 2021 session. The violation is still under review.

See also

• National Register of Historic Places listings in Newton, Massachusetts

References

1. "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. April 15, 2008.
2. "NRHP nomination for Gershom Hyde House". Commonwealth of Massachusetts. Retrieved 2014-04-16.
3. "Newton City Landmarks | City of Newton, MA". www.newtonma.gov. Retrieved 2021-06-03.
4. http://meeting%20minuteshttps://www.newtonma.gov/home/showpublisheddocument/70555/637584039252800000