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Benjamin Thompson House (Count Rumford Birthplace)
(U.S. National Historic Landmark)
Benjamin Thompson House, Woburn, Massachusetts
Benjamin Thompson House, Woburn, Massachusetts
Location: 90 Elm Street, Woburn, Massachusetts
Built/Founded: before 1753
Designated as NHL: January 15, 1975
Added to NRHP: June 15, 1975
NRHP Reference#: 75001942 [1]
Governing body: Private (Rumford Historical Association)
Benjamin Thompson's cradle, exhibted within the house.
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Statue of Benjamin Thompson (Count Rumford) outside the library of his hometown, Woburn, Massachusetts. (A copy of the original in Munich.)
Statue of Benjamin Thompson (Count Rumford) outside the library of his hometown, Woburn, Massachusetts. (A copy of the original in Munich. )

Benjamin Thompson House, also known as the Count Rumford Birthplace, located at 90 Elm Street, in the North Woburn area of Woburn, Massachusetts, is the birthplace of scientist and inventor Benjamin Thompson (1753-1814), who became Count Rumford of the Holy Roman Empire as well as Sir Benjamin Thompson of the United Kingdom It is on both the List of National Historic Landmarks and the List of National Register of Historic Places. Sir Benjamin Thompson, Count Rumford (in German: de Reichsgraf von Rumford FRS ( 26 March 1753 – 21 August 1814 The Holy Roman Empire ( HRE; German Heiliges Römisches Reich (HRR, Latin Sacrum Romanum Imperium (SRI was a union of territories in The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, commonly known as the United Kingdom, the UK or Britain,is a Sovereign state located The following List of US National Historic Landmarks by state provides detailed information on United States National Historic Landmarks (NHLs in each state

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History

Benjamin Thompson (Jr. ), later to become Count Rumford, was born on March 26, 1753, in the west end of this house which had been built by his grandfather, Captain Ebenezer Thompson and in which his parents had lived since their marriage. Young Benjamin's father died on November 7, 1754, and he stayed on in the house with his grandfather and his mother until she married Josiah Pierce, Jr. , of Woburn and he was taken to live in his house. [2]

National Register listing

Current ownership

The birthplace of Benjamin Thompson is now owned by the Rumford Historical Association founded in 1877 to maintain it as a site of historic interest. In its museum are reconstructed models of Count Rumford’s scientific experiments and inventions. A copy of a portrait of Count Rumford by Gainsborough is on display. The house also has a library of Rumford biographies and essays. It is open several afternoons a week. Admission is free. [3]

See also

References

  1. ^ National Register Information System. Sir Benjamin Thompson, Count Rumford (in German: de Reichsgraf von Rumford FRS ( 26 March 1753 – 21 August 1814 See also List of National Historic Landmarks in Boston This is a complete list of National Historic Landmarks in Massachusetts, exclusive List of Registered Historic Places in Middlesex County in the U Colonel Loammi Baldwin ( January 10 1744 - October 20 1807) was a noted American engineer politician and a soldier in the American Revolutionary The Rumford fireplace is a tall shallow Fireplace designed by Sir Benjamin Thompson, Count Rumford born 1753 in Woburn Massachusetts, an Anglo-American National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service (2007-01-23). Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Events 393 - Roman Emperor Theodosius I proclaims his nine year old son Honorius co-emperor
  2. ^ Genealogy Life Story of Benjamin Thompson Jr. - Livshistorie af Benjamin Thompson Jr
  3. ^ The Life and Legend of Count Rumford

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