Adams, Benjamin, House - Uxbridge MA
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The Benjamin Adams House is an historic house located at 85 North Main Street, in Uxbridge, Massachusetts. On October 07, 1983, it was added to the National Register of Historic Places.
Waymark Code: WM58NF
Location: Massachusetts, United States
Date Posted: 11/28/2008
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Benjamin Adams (December 16, 1764-March 28, 1837) was an American lawyer and politician. Adams was born in Mendon, Massachusetts in 1764. Benjamin Adams grew up in Mendon, which was then a rural agricultural community. He was well educated by existing public schools in that community.
He graduated from Brown University in Providence, Rhode Island in 1788, where he studied law. He was admitted to the Massachusetts bar, and began the practice of the law in Uxbridge, Massachusetts.
He was elected to the Massachusetts House of Representatives in 1809, later winning election to the Massachusetts Senate in 1814 through 1815. In 1816, he was elected to the United States House of Representatives from Massachusetts, serving in that body until 1821. He was then reelected to the Massachusetts State Senate, and served there through 1825.
He died in Uxbridge in 1837. Benjamin Adams is buried in the Prospect Hill Cemetery, next to the historic Capron Mill in downtown Uxbridge
County / Borough / Parish: Worcester
Year listed: 1983
Historic (Areas of) Significance: Person, Architecture/Engineering
Periods of significance: 1750-1799, 1800-1824
Historic function: Domestic
Current function: Domestic
Privately owned?: yes
Season start / Season finish: From: 01/01/2008 To: 12/31/2008
Hours of operation: From: 9:00 AM To: 5:00 PM
Primary Web Site: [Web Link]
Street address: Not listed
Secondary Website 1: Not listed
Secondary Website 2: Not listed
National Historic Landmark Link: Not listed
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