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The '''Rufus Choate House''' is a historic house at 14 Lynde Street in Salem, Massachusetts.  
The '''Rufus Choate House''' is a historic house at 14 Lynde Street in Salem.


It is primarily recognized for its association with lawyer and Federalist Party politician Rufus Choate (1799-1859), who lived here from about 1825 to 1834.
It is primarily recognized for its association with lawyer and Federalist Party politician Rufus Choate (1799-1859), who lived here from about 1825 to 1834.
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==See Also==
==See Also==
[https://catalog.noblenet.org/eg/opac/record/4672699?locg=63 Historic Streets of Salem, Massachusetts] J. Stella, 2020
[https://catalog.noblenet.org/eg/opac/record/4672699?locg=63 Historic Streets of Salem, Massachusetts] J. Stella, 2020, p. 40

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The Rufus Choate House is a historic house at 14 Lynde Street in Salem.

It is primarily recognized for its association with lawyer and Federalist Party politician Rufus Choate (1799-1859), who lived here from about 1825 to 1834.

It is a three-story Federal style wood frame house that was built in 1805 by Ebenezer Beckford, a Salem merchant and real estate developer.

Beckford, and later his same-named son, owned the property until 1841.

The house was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1982.

See Also

Historic Streets of Salem, Massachusetts J. Stella, 2020, p. 40