THE PEARSON-DUMMER HOUSE ROWLEY
DOING RENOVATIONS WITH CITIES AND TOWNS THAT HAVE HISTORICAL GUIDELINES CAN BE JUST A BIT FRUSTRATING. IT’S GOOD TO HAVE A DEFINITIVE PLAN WHEN GOING THROUGH THIS PROCESS SO THAT YOU DON’T GET SIDETRACKED. THIS IS WHERE HAVING AN ARCHITECT CAN MAKE ALL THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN WISH I HAD AND GLAD I DID.
THE CAPT.JOHN PEARSON HOUSE WAS BUILT IN 1714 JUST BEYOND THE JEWEL MILL AND THE SITE OF THE FIRST FULLING MILL IN AMERICA.
THE HOUSE WAS ORIGINALLY A SALT BOX WHEN IT CAME INTO POSSESSION OF THE DUMMER FAMILY.
ALTERATIONS WERE MADE IN 1858 BY NATHANIAL N. DUMMER
NATHANIEL RAISED THE ROOF IN THE BACK TO MATCH THE HEIGHT IN THE FRONT.
THE THREE SHALLOW DORMERS COULD HAVE BEEN ADDED AT THAT TIME
ALL HISTORICAL INFORMATION ON THIS PAGE IS FROM HISTORICMASSACHUSETTS.ORG