On the Market: A Fixer-Upper from 1650

The Thomas Lincoln House is one of the oldest homes for sale in Massachusetts.

1650 house hingham

Photo courtesy of Jack Conway Realtor

319 North Street, Hingham
Price: $429,900
Size: 2,357 square feet
Bedrooms: 4
Baths: 2

This colonial known as the Thomas Lincoln House is a whopping 366 years old. It was originally constructed in 1650 near the site where the West Hingham Railroad Station would later be built. The house was then moved across a frozen swamp during one winter in the early 1700s. It was home to eight generations of Hingham’s prominent Lincoln family, who lived there over a span of 250 years.

The time-honored home—one of the oldest for sale in Massachusetts—boasts a total of five fireplaces. Original wood flooring, three staircases, and plenty of period details and molding add to the place’s historic charm. There’s ample storage space in the walk-up attic and the kitchen offers a pantry. The house is being sold as-is—it needs a history-loving owner to restore it to its original 17th-century glory.

For information, contact Rosemary Sullivan, Jack Conway Realtor, jackconway.com.

1650 house hingham

Photo courtesy of Jack Conway Realtor

1650 house hingham

Photo courtesy of Jack Conway Realtor

1650 house hingham

Photo courtesy of Jack Conway Realtor

1650 house hingham

Photo courtesy of Jack Conway Realtor

1650 house hingham

Photo courtesy of Jack Conway Realtor

1650 house hingham

Photo courtesy of Jack Conway Realtor

1650 house hingham

Photo courtesy of Jack Conway Realtor

1650 house hingham

Photo courtesy of Jack Conway Realtor

1650 house hingham

Photo courtesy of Jack Conway Realtor

1650 house hingham

Photo courtesy of Jack Conway Realtor

1650 house hingham

Photo courtesy of Jack Conway Realtor

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