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Pinkham, Lydia, House

Pinkham, Lydia, House is a historic place in Lynn, Essex County, Massachusetts, listed on the United States National Register of Historic Places on September 25, 2012, and designated a National Historic Landmark. Its National Register reference number is 12000818.

Lynn, Essex County, MassachusettsListed September 25, 2012NRIS #12000818★ National Historic Landmark
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What is Pinkham, Lydia, House?

The Lydia Pinkham House was the Lynn, Massachusetts, home of Lydia Pinkham, a leading manufacturer and marketer of patent medicines in the late 19th century. It is in this house that she developed Lydia Pinkham's Vegetable Compound, an application claimed to provide relief for "female complaints". Its address, 285 Western Avenue, was widely known, for women all over the country would write to her for advice and comment, and the company cultivated the idea that Pinkham created the compound in her home. Pinkham herself would answer such letters, and the practice was continued by the company in her name for some time after her death in 1883.

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Listing details

Name
Pinkham, Lydia, House
City
Lynn
County
Essex County
State
Massachusetts
Listed on the National Register
September 25, 2012
NRIS reference number
12000818
Resource type
building
National Historic Landmark
Yes
Coordinates
42.47570, -70.95070
When was Pinkham, Lydia, House listed on the National Register?

Pinkham, Lydia, House was added to the National Register of Historic Places on September 25, 2012.

Where is Pinkham, Lydia, House located?

Pinkham, Lydia, House is located in Lynn, Essex County, Massachusetts at approximately 42.47570, -70.95070. See the map above.

Is Pinkham, Lydia, House a National Historic Landmark?

Yes. Pinkham, Lydia, House is designated a National Historic Landmark, the highest federal recognition for a historic place.

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