John Wade House
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| John Wade House | |
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| U.S. National Register of Historic Places | |
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John Wade House
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| Location: | Medford, Massachusetts |
| Coordinates: | 42°25′15″N 71°7′18″W / 42.42083°N 71.12167°WCoordinates: 42°25′15″N 71°7′18″W / 42.42083°N 71.12167°W |
| Built/Founded: | 1784 |
| Architect: | Unknown |
| Architectural style(s): | Greek Revival, Colonial, Other |
| Governing body: | Private |
| Added to NRHP: | June 18, 1975 |
| NRHP Reference#: | 75000282 |
John Wade House is a historic house at 253 High Street in Medford, Massachusetts.
It was built in 1784 and added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1975.
Historic clipper ship
The medium clipper ship John Wade, 678 tons, was built in Medford by Hayden & Cudworth in 1851, and owned by Reed & Wade. It was sold in 1854 to J.J. Dixwell, Augustine Heard Line, for service in the China trade. John Wade's time from Boston to San Francisco was 131 days in 1851-1852, 119 days in 1853; from New York to San Francisco, 117 days in 1852-1853. While enroute from Bangkok to Hong Kong, she struck a rock in the Gulf of Siam at 10 degrees 40 min. N, 104 degrees 48 min. E. The ship was abandoned, March 29, 1859.[2]
References
- ↑ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. 2008-04-15. http://www.nr.nps.gov/.
- ↑ Gleason, Hall (1937). Old Ships and Ship-Building Days of Medford. Medford, MA: J.C. Miller. p. 74.
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