Donald McKay House

The Donald McKay House is a historic wood-frame home at 78-80 White Street in East Boston, Massachusetts. It was the residence of Donald McKay, noted builder of clipper ships. The house was built in 1844 in the Greek Revival architectural style and is distinguished by an A-roof with a front-facing gable resembling a Greek pediment. McKay moved into the house in 1845, and during his residence there he designed and built some of the most successful clippers ever built. These ships include the Flying Cloud (1851), whidh made two 89-day passages from New York to San Francisco; the Sovereign of the Seas (1852), which posted the fastest speed ever by a sailing ship — 22 kts. — in 1854; the Lightning (1854), which set multiple records,...