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Reginald A. Fessenden House

Houses on the National Register of Historic Places in Newton, MassachusettsNational Historic Landmarks in Massachusetts
Reginald A. Fessenden House, Newton (Middlesex County, Massachusetts)
Reginald A. Fessenden House, Newton (Middlesex County, Massachusetts)

The Reginald A. Fessenden House is a historic house in the village of Chestnut Hill in Newton, Massachusetts. It was the residence from 1919 to his death in 1932 of the inventor Reginald A. Fessenden (1866–1932), called "the father of radio broadcasting," because he was the first to broadcast the human voice and music by radio. The house was designated a National Historic Landmark in 1976 in recognition of Fessenden's accomplishments.

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Reginald A. Fessenden House
Waban Hill Road, Newton Chestnut Hill

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Waban Hill Road 45
02138 Newton, Chestnut Hill
Massachusetts, United States
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