Paul Curtis House | |
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| Location | 114 South Street, Medford, Massachusetts, U.S. |
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| Coordinates | 42°25′2.6″N 71°7′0.6″W / 42.417389°N 71.116833°W |
| Built | 1839 |
| Architectural style | Greek Revival |
| NRHP reference No. | 75000272[1] |
| Added to NRHP | May 6, 1975 |
Grandfather's House, also known as the Paul Curtis House, is a historic house in Medford, Massachusetts. It is claimed to be the original house named in the American poem "Over the River and through the Wood" by Lydia Maria Child. (Although many people sing "to grandmother's house we go", the author's original words were "to grandfather's house we go".)[2]
The house, which was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1975, is also noteworthy for being the best preserved example of Greek Revival architecture in Medford, and for its association with Paul Curtis, a prominent local shipbuilder.[3]
- ^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. April 15, 2008.
- ^ "Lydia Maria Child and the Development of Children's Literature". Boston College: bostonliteraryhistory.com. 2012. Retrieved 27 September 2015.
- ^ "MACRIS inventory record for Paul Curtis House". Commonwealth of Massachusetts. Retrieved 2014-02-27.