Tobey Homestead

	Tobey Homestead
	U.S. National Register of Historic Places
Location	Wareham, Massachusetts
Coordinates	41°45′24″N 70°42′51″W / 41.75667°N 70.71417°W
Built	1825
Architectural style	Second Empire, Federal
NRHP reference No.	86001219
Added to NRHP	June 5, 1986

The Tobey Homestead was a historic farmhouse located at the crossroads of Main Street and Sandwich Road in Wareham, Massachusetts.

Description and history[edit]

The 2+1⁄2-story wood-frame house, which occupied a prominent site in the town center in front of Tobey Hospital, was built c. 1825 and extensively remodeled c. 1870. The house followed a basic Federal-style plan, five bays wide and two deep. The 1870 alterations included adding the mansard roof with gable dormers, giving it a characteristic Second Empire appearance. A rear ell and left-side sun porch also date to this period. The Tobeys were a prominent local family who owned a local iron foundry and other businesses. The property was given to the town by bequest in 1938, for use as a hospital.^[2]

The house was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on June 5, 1986.^[1]

On August 26, 2019, Tobey Homestead was demolished to make way for an expansion of the Tobey Hospital Emergency Department.