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General Israel Putnam House

1648 establishments in the Massachusetts Bay ColonyEssex County, Massachusetts Registered Historic Place stubsFirst period houses in Massachusetts (1620–1659)Historic house museums in MassachusettsHouses completed in 1648
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Putnam House, Danvers, Massachusetts front view
Putnam House, Danvers, Massachusetts front view

The General Israel Putnam House in Danvers, Massachusetts, United States, is a historic First Period house recorded in the National Register of Historic Places. The house is also sometimes known as the Thomas Putnam House after Lt. Thomas Putnam (1615–1686), who built the home circa 1648. His grandson, Israel Putnam, the famous general of the American Revolution, was born in the house. Lt. Thomas Putnam was the father of Sgt. Thomas Putnam Jr., (Israel's half-uncle), a notorious figure in the Salem witch trials. The Putnam House is now owned by the Emerson Family, the same owners of Putnam Pantry.

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General Israel Putnam House
Old Maple Street, Danvers

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Old Maple Street
01937 Danvers
Massachusetts, United States
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Glen Magna Farms
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Prince Osborne House
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