Exterior, north view of Saugus Iron Works house, Saugus, Mass., 1915

Historical/Biographical Note

Historical/Biographical Note

Excerpt from the United States Depoartment of the Interior,
National Park Service, National Register of Historic Places Inventory
Nomination Form For Federal Properties

Ironmaster's House, Building No. 1 - Over the years, the Ironmaster's
house was extensively alterad by its various occupants. In 1915 the house
was restored by Wallace Hunting to what he believed to have been its
17tfr century appearance. At the same time, however, a later addition
to the house was enlarged and remodeled into a caretaker's wing.

The house consists of the original four rooms and entry hall, a rear lean-to which was
added in either the late 17th century or the early 18th century, and the
west wing which was enlarged in 1915. The ground floor of the original section is exhbited
as a historic house with period furnishings. The remainder of the house, the lean-to,
and the west wing are used for storage, administrative offices, and
public rest rooms.