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Lincoln Historic District, Hingham

  • Vicinity: Roughly, North St and South St from West St to Water St, Main St S to Garrison Rd, and Lincoln St and Fearing Rd N to Mile
  • Travel Genus: Sight
  • Sight Category: Historic District


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Timeline

Y/M/D Person Association Description Composition Food Event
Y/M/D Person Association Description Composition Food Event
1637/00/00 Samuel Lincoln, The Immigrant Life Samuel Lincoln, a weaver, makes his home at Hingham in the Massachusetts Bay Colony.
1642/00/00 Thomas Lincoln Groom Margaret Langer marries Thomas Lincoln in Hingham, Province of Massachusetts Bay.
1645/05/03 Caleb Mordecai Lincoln Born Caleb Lincoln, the son of Margaret Langer and Thomas Lincoln, is baptized in Hingham, Province of Massachusetts Bay.
1650/00/00 Samuel Lincoln Jr Born Martha Lyford Lincoln, wife of Samuel Lincoln, gives birth to a son, Samuel Lincoln, in Hingham, Massachusetts Bay. Samuel junior will be baptized in Hingham on the 25th of August, 1650.
1713/02/27 Ruth Cushing Lincoln Bride Ruth Cushing, daughter of Daniel Cushing and Elizabeth Thaxter Cushing, marries Samuel Lincoln in Hingham, Province of Massachusetts Bay.
1713/02/27 Samuel Lincoln III Groom Ruth Cushing, daughter of Daniel Cushing and Elizabeth Thaxter Cushing, marries Samuel Lincoln in Hingham, Province of Massachusetts Bay.
1753/03/18 Amos Lincoln Born Rachel Fearing Lincoln, wife of Enoch Lincoln, gives birth to a son, Amos Lincoln, in Hingham, Massachusetts Bay Colony. The Lincoln family lives on Lincoln Street in Hingham.

Places

PlaceAsNotedInType
PlaceAsNotedInType
Gen Benjamin Lincoln House
Hersey Gay House
  • NRHP
Old Ship Meetinghouse

Data »

Particulars for Lincoln Historic District, Hingham:
Architectural Style American Colonial
Area of Significance Architecture
Criteria Architecture-Engineering
Area of Significance Business
Area of Significance Commerce
Architectural Style Early Republic
Area of Significance Education
Cultural Affiliation European American
Criteria Exemplar
Owner Federal
Historic Use Financial Institution
Sight Category Historic District
Architectural Style Late Victorian
Area of Significance Maritime
Historic Use Meeting hall
Attribute Moved property
Historic Use Multiple dwelling
Historic Use Religious Property
Historic Use Retail shop
Area of Significance Science
Historic Use Single dwelling
Historic Use Specialty Store



US National Registry of Historic Places Data »

Accurate at time of registration:

PLACE DETAILS
Registry Name:
Registry Address:
Registry Number: 90001728
Resource Type:
Owner: Private, Local, Federal
Architect: Multiple
Architectural Style: Early republic, Colonial, Late victorian
Other Certification: Additional documentation, Date received-pending nomination
CULTURAL DETAILS
Level of Significance: Local
Area of Significance: Commerce, Education, Science, European, Architecture, Maritime history
Applicable Criteria: Event, Architecture-Engineering
Criteria Consideration: Cemetery, Moved property, Religious property
Period of Significance: 1650-1699, 1600-1649, 1900-1924, 1875-1899, 1700-1749, 1750-1799, 1825-1849, 1850-1874, 1800-1824, 1925-1949
Historic Function: Domestic, Social, Commerce, Trade
Historic Sub-Function: Department store, Meeting hall, Single dwelling, Specialty store, Multiple dwelling, Business, Financial institution
Current Function: Education, Domestic, Commerce, Trade, Social
Current Sub-Function: Meeting hall Single dwelling School Business Specialty store Financial institution

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