McKinstrey House

McKinstrey House
Location 111 High St.,
Taunton, Massachusetts
Coordinates 41°53′58″N 71°5′50″W / 41.89944°N 71.09722°W / 41.89944; -71.09722Coordinates: 41°53′58″N 71°5′50″W / 41.89944°N 71.09722°W / 41.89944; -71.09722
Built 1759
Architectural style Georgian
MPS Taunton MRA
NRHP reference #

84002181

[1]
Added to NRHP July 5, 1984

The McKinstrey House is a historic house located at 111 High Street in Taunton, Massachusetts.

Description and history

It was built in 1759 for surgeon William McKinstry, born in Ellington, Connecticut. He was a Tory in the Revolution, and died of tuberculosis on a ship in Boston Harbor at the evacuation of Boston in 1776. The house and property were confiscated by the Massachusetts Legislature in 1779. The 2-story brick-end house is arranged on a symmetrical 5-bay plan with a hipped roof framed by four interior chimneys.[2]

He is mentioned in the Diary of John Adams (June 1771). In June 1763, the house was the scene of a grisly murder where the McKinstrey's sister Elizabeth was murdered by an enslaved man called Bristol.[3]

It was added to the National Register of Historic Places on July 5, 1984. It is now the rectory for St. Thomas Episcopal Church, next door.

See also

References

  1. ↑ National Park Service (2008-04-15). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service.
  2. ↑ http://mhc-macris.net/Details.aspx?MhcId=TAU.214
  3. ↑ Historical Collections


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