Isaac Royall House | |
_facade.JPG) East (front) facade, built by Isaac Royall Sr. over the original farmhouse | |
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| Location | 15 George Street, Medford, Massachusetts |
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| Coordinates | 42°24′43″N 71°6′44″W / 42.41194°N 71.11222°W |
| Built | 1732 |
| Architectural style | Georgian |
| NRHP reference No. | 66000786[1] |
| Significant dates | |
| Added to NRHP | October 15, 1966 |
| Designated NHL | October 9, 1960[2] |
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The Isaac Royall House and Slave Quarters is a historic house located in Medford, Massachusetts, near Tufts University. The historic estate was founded by Bay Colony native Isaac Royall and is recognized as giving a face and life to the history and existence of slave quarters and slavery in Massachusetts. It is a National Historic Landmark, operated as a non-profit museum, and open for public visits between June 1 and the last weekend in October.
The Royall House is notable for its excellent preservation, its possession of the only surviving slave quarters in Massachusetts, and its American Revolution associations with General John Stark, Molly Stark, and General George Washington. Among the historic objects on display is a tea box, said to be from the [4] same batch that was dumped into Boston Harbor on the night of December 16, 1773, and a very small painting by John Singleton Copley of Isaac Royall Jr. The Royalls were the largest slave-holding family in Massachusetts history.
- ^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. January 23, 2007.
- ^ "Listings of National Historic Landmarks by state: Massachusetts" (PDF). National Park Service. Retrieved August 8, 2009.
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