Reginald A. Fessenden House

Infobox_nrhp | name =Reginald A. Fessenden House
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location= 45 Waban Hill Road, Chestnut Hill, Newton, Massachusetts
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designated=January 7, 1976
added = January 07, 1976
governing_body = Private
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refnum=76000950 cite web|url=http://www.nr.nps.gov/|title=National Register Information System|date=2007-01-23|work=National Register of Historic Places|publisher=National Park Service] Infobox Celebrity
name = "Reginald Fessenden"


caption = "The Father of Radio Broadcasting"
birth_date = October 6, 1866
birth_place = Bolton-Est, Quebec
death_date = July 22, 1932
death_place = Bermuda
occupation = Inventor and radio pioneer
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footnotes = 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 [ [http://ewh.ieee.org/reg/7/millennium/radio/radio_wireless.html Inventing the Wireless Telephone ] ] 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.

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.

ee also

* List of Registered Historic Places in Newton, Massachusetts
* List of National Historic Landmarks in Massachusetts

References