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The Pierce-Hichborn House (circa 1711) is a handsome early Georgian house located at 19 North Square, Boston, Massachusetts , immediately adjacent to the Paul Revere House , and now operated as a nonprofit museum by the Paul Revere Memorial Association; an admission fee is charged. The house is an excellent example of early Georgian architecture and one of the earliest surviving brick structures in Boston. It was built by Moses Pierce, a glazier, and was later owned by Nathaniel Hichborn, a boatbuilder and cousin of Paul Revere . Even then the neighborhood was urban, and the house stood three doors down the square from the close-by Revere House. The Pierce-Hichborn House is three stories tall, faced in common-bond brickwork with decorative belt courses and large sash windows. Its narrow side elevation faces the street, with its main facade opening onto a compact private passageway. Inside it is laid out on each floor as a narrow central hallway and stairway with a single heated room to either side. Framing is oak; trim is pine, including fireplace mantels. Originally each room had two front-facing windows and two side windows; later extensions to the side of the house farthest from the street eliminated those side windows. The house is not rectangular; its street-side corner is very sharp to take full advantage of the small urban lot. |
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