Reginald A. Fessenden House

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Reginald A. Fessenden House
(U.S. National Historic Landmark)

Location:	45 Waban Hill Road, Chestnut Hill, Newton, Massachusetts
Designated as NHL:	January 7, 1976
Added to NRHP:	January 07, 1976
NRHP Reference#:	76000950 ^[1]
Governing body:	Private

Reginald Fessenden
The Father of Radio Broadcasting
Born	October 6, 1866 Bolton-Est, Quebec
Died	July 22, 1932 Bermuda
Occupation	Inventor and radio pioneer

The Reginald A. Fessenden House, 45 Waban Hill Road in the village of Chestnut Hill in Newton, Massachusetts, was the residence from 1906 or earlier^[2] to 1932 of the inventor Reginald A. Fessenden, called "the father of radio broadcasting", because he was the first to broadcast the human voice and music by radio. It is still a private home and is not open to the public.

[edit] National recognition

Historic Place: The Reginald A. Fessenden House was listed on January 7, 1976, in the National Register of Historic Places under number 76000950.
National Landmark: The house also is one of only 183 National Historic Landmarks in Massachusetts and is the only one in the city of Newton.

[edit] See also

[edit] References

^ National Register Information System. National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service (2007-01-23).
^ Inventing the Wireless Telephone

Coordinates: 42°20′26.5″N, 71°10′17.1″W

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