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ARCHITECTURAL SIGNIFICANCE

This house is interesting for the traditional features of its design, which date back to the eighteenth century. The five-bay facade, low hipped roof and second story windows positioned close to the plate are typical of Georgian and Federal style buildings. Yet the house was built around 1864 with Italianate style ornamentation typical of that period. This includes the long narrow windows, the portico with ornate brackets and the round arch windows in the front door.

Mary and John Fitzgerald purchased this property from Daniel Ford in 1864. The house was probably built at that time. John Fitzgerald was a shoemaker. like most of the early residents on this street and in Rockland in general. (Although the 1867 Directory lists him as a laborer.) The house remains in the Fitzgerald family, as the present owner is a Fitzgerald.

Town of Rockland Assessor's Office                                Rockland, Directory, 1884                                                     Abington  Directory, 1867                                                     Maps of Abington 1830, 1848.                                         Map of Plymouth County 1857                                      Atlases of Plymouth County, 1874, 1903   

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