Built in 1755 (Georgian architecture). Listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2019. 20 historic topographic surveys show this location, the earliest from 1886.
“The William Sever House is an historic house at 2 Linden Street in Kingston, Massachusetts. Built in 1768, it is a good local example of Georgian and Federal period architecture.”
Wikipedia article William Sever House, CC BY-SA 4.0.
One of 138 National Register listings published here for Plymouth County · listed in 2019 · category: Building · built in 1755, Georgian architecture.
Sources: the Wikipedia article · the National Register database, National Park Service
The ground this property stands on, surveyed 108 years apart. Drag the handle to wipe between them. Both sheets are United States Geological Survey originals; neither has been altered.
The chapter on Kingston Town in Ships of Kingston. : "Good-bye, Fare Ye Well", published 1926 names Kingston. This is what it says, exactly as the scans read.
I WISH to return my thanks to all who have assisted me in the preparation of this book. As a record, its value has been increased by those who have allowed photographs to be taken of their pictures of Kingston vessels, and also of the men who built or commanded them.
Passage source: Ships of Kingston. : "Good-bye, Fare Ye Well", published 1926.
In connexion with the list of vessels built and owned in Kingston I have received most valuable assistance from my wife, Abby B. Jones, daughter of Edward Holmes, concerning the voyages made by vessels owned by the Holmes family, and also from Mr. Alexander Holmes, especially in regard to the ownership of the strip of land on the westerly bank of Jones River, called the Landing, and from Mr. Thomas W. Bailey as to plans of this property at different periods.
Passage source: Ships of Kingston. : "Good-bye, Fare Ye Well", published 1926.
Machine-read from a century-old scan, so expect the errors a machine makes: misspelled names, dropped words, stray characters.
Read the whole chapter on Kingston Town - 57,949 words on its settlement, mills, schools and churches.
Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 322 fires within 5 miles of William Sever House between 2015 and 2020, burning about 107 acres in total. 1 started naturally. 3 were recorded as arson. Distance is straight-line from the map coordinates, so a fire counted here may appear on a neighbouring settlement's page as well.
| Reported cause | Fires |
|---|---|
| Debris and open burning | 210 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 70 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 25 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 6 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 3 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 2 |
| Smoking | 2 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 2 |
| Fireworks | 1 |
| Natural | 1 |
The most recent of them, most recent first, with the day each was reported and the service that recorded it.
| Date | Cause | Size | Reported by | Name on the report |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 September 2015 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Massachusetts Bureau of Forest Fire Control | PLYMOUTH |
| 7 September 2015 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Massachusetts Bureau of Forest Fire Control | PLYMOUTH |
| 5 September 2018 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Massachusetts Bureau of Forest Fire Control | not named |
| 5 September 2017 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Massachusetts Bureau of Forest Fire Control | not named |
| 5 September 2016 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Massachusetts Bureau of Forest Fire Control | PLYMOUTH |
| 5 September 2016 | Recreation and ceremony | under an acre | Massachusetts Bureau of Forest Fire Control | PLYMPTON |
| 4 September 2018 | Misuse of fire by a minor | under an acre | Massachusetts Bureau of Forest Fire Control | not named |
| 3 September 2015 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Massachusetts Bureau of Forest Fire Control | DUXBURY |
Regional context, not property-specific evidence. Museums hold 1,670 specimens collected within 10 miles of William Sever House between 1816 and 1975: 971 Animalia, 430 Plantae, 184 Fungi, 40 Unrecorded, 31 Chromista, 14 Protozoa. 12 distinct Species records are shown. Collected by -- Russell, A., A. B. Seymour and others. Each is a physical object with a catalogue number, and each entry opens the museum's record. This is what was collected and kept, not a survey of what lives here - nothing can be concluded from a species being absent.
| Image | Species | Year | Collected by | Where, as recorded |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 | Taphrina Fr., 1815 | 1900 | Seymour, Arthur Bliss | Plymouth Woods, Mass. [Massachusetts] |
 | Trientalis borealis Raf. | 1900 | not recorded | |
 | Sparganium L. | 1816 | Boott, J.W. | Plymouth, Mass.ts. |
 | Juncus greenei Oakes & Tuck. | 1825 | W. Oakes | Plymouth |
 | Baptisia tinctoria (L.) R.Br. | 1837 | J. Blake | |
 | Myriophyllum humile (Raf.) Morong | 1838 | W Oakes | |
 | Utricularia cornuta Michx. | 1840 | not recorded | Plymouth |
| Carex stellata Mack. | 1842 | Collector unspecified | [Half May Pond], Plymouth. | |
 | Pseudevernia consocians (Vainio) Hale & W.L.Culb. | 1849 | -- Russell | Kingston |
| Phylloporus rhodoxanthus (Schwein.) Bres. | 1899 | Dr. Hallock | ||
| Russula crustosa Peck, 1887 | 1899 | Dr. Hallock | ||
| Solidago gigantea Aiton | 1899 | J. Murdoch, Jr. | Carver |
All 1,670 specimens within 10 miles, at the Global Biodiversity Information Facility.
Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 3 workings within 5 miles of William Sever House: 2 past producers, 1 producer. 1 still produces. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction. Distance is straight-line from the map coordinates, so a quarry counted here may appear on a neighbouring settlement's page as well.
| Where | Site | Commodity | Status | Recorded |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kelleher Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | Sedimentary | |
| Southeastern Pit & Plant | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Southeastern Sand and Gravel Co | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | Sedimentary |
Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Kingston, the town this property stands in, in 4 storm reports between 2006 and 2019: 3 flood, 1 lightning. No death or injury is recorded in these reports. Each account below is quoted exactly as the forecast office filed it, from the NOAA Storm Events Database, and each date opens the federal record of that event.
| When | Event | Place named | Harm | What the report says |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| August 2006 | Lightning | Kingston | $25,000 | no account filed |
| November 2018 | Flood | Kingston | $1,000 | In Kingston, a car was stuck in two feet of water on Marion Drive near the railroad tracks. |
| July 2019 | Flood | Kingston | - | The Kingston Commuter Rail train station parking lot was closed due to flooding. |
| October 2017 | Flood | Kingston | - | Elm Street near St Joseph Cemetery was flooded. A section of Pleasant Street in Brockton was flooded. |
United States Geological Survey topographic sheets whose coverage includes this point. Matched by taking the coordinate the National Park Service records for this property, then testing that coordinate against the published boundary of every sheet.
Other National Register properties close enough to walk or drive between, ordered by distance from this one. Both positions come from the same geocoding pass that matched these properties to their map sheets.
| Photograph | Property | Distance | Listed |
|---|---|---|---|
 | Bradford House | 0.3 miles | 2006 |
 | Frederic C. Adams Public Library | 0.3 miles | 2001 |
 | Kingston Center Historic District | 0.4 miles | 2002 |
| Sampson-White Joiner Shop | 2.2 miles | ||
 | Alexander Standish House | 2.6 miles | 1978 |
 | Myles Standish Park and Myles Standish House Site | 2.8 miles | 2021 |
| National Archives record | The nomination case file for reference 100003469 in Record Group 79. |
| Wikipedia article | Community-written account of this property, licensed CC BY-SA. |
| Plymouth County | All 138 listed properties in this county. |
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