Fitch Tufts House

Fitch Tufts was a distiller from Boston, who bought a large parcel east of the Common from William Bruce in 1827. Between 1852 and 1855, Fitch, his wife Mary, and his daughter Mary all died, leaving just his unmarried daughter Martha. Martha Tufts subdivided the land into two parcels, each with a house on it. The northern parcel was sold to Jefferson Cutter, who sold to Paul Hill. This southern parcel was sold to William G. Alley, a carriage maker, in 1853. He is also shown living here on the 1853 Walling Map.

Alley didn't last long in the location, and sold to Mark Lund, a blacksmith, in 1855, along with a blacksmith shop two lots south. Lund maintained the property through 1889, when he sold to Moses Parker Greenwood.

Greenwood died in 1905. By 1918, there was a second house built on the property, with the property owned by two of his daughters, Harriet and Caroline. Based on census records, they likely rented out that second house as their income.

The house remained in the Greenwood family until the heirs sold it off in 1963, and it was demolished within two years. The Billerica Central Post Office is now in this location.

Records:

• 1827: 11/508 William Bruce to Fitch Tufts
• 1853: 19/414 Fitch Tufts Estate to Alley
• 1853 Map: William G. Alley
• 1855: 2/322 William G. Alley to Mark Lund
• 1875 Map: M. Lund
• 1889 Map: M. Lund
• 1889: 207/322 Mark Lund to Moses P Greenwood
• 1963: 1604/164: Oliver Parker Greenwood & Laurence Jennison Greenwood to Middlesex County National Bank
• 1965: 1712/432 Middlesex County National Bank to Walter Davidson
• 1966: 1780/263 Walter Davidson to Trapelo Realty