Part of the National Heritage Trail, The 1677 Platts-Bradstreet House is located on Rt.1A, 233 Main St. Just oppostite The Margaret Scott Memorial Green. Maintained, operated and home to the Rowley Historical Society.
Built in 1677, the house faces south, has nine over six windows with Indian shutters and a large center chimney. Originally it was a two story rectangular house with four rooms and an attic. The house was later added on to in 1770. This house shows its oaken beams and posts and great fireplaces and is an unusual find for such an old dwelling. The house is one of six known 17th century houses in Rowley.
The house is owned by the Rowley Historical Society, which was formed in 1918. Tours are given and other functions held. During the holiday season luncheon and tea is served in the beautifully decorated rooms. Many other activities take place throughout the year.
The society has reconstructed a 1775 post and beam barn on the property bought from Derry, New Hampshire.
Rev. Ezekiel Rogers, 24th Pastor of St. Peter's Church, Rowley, Yorkshire, England, organized a company of twenty families from Rowley and nearby towns and sailed on "John of London".
They arrived in Salem, Massachusetts in the fall of 1638. The town was settled in the spring of 1639 during the session of the General Court in Boston. Named, Mr. Ezechi Roger's Plantation and called Rowley, Mass. |
