A historical house built in 1650 by President Abraham Lincoln’s great-grandfather has been wrecked by a teenage driver crashing into it to avoid a squirrel.

The Samuel Lincoln House on North Street in the town of Hingham in the US state of Massachusetts was badly damaged when a 19-year-old motorist crashed into the front of the historical home on Thursday morning, according to NBC Boston.

First responders at the scene found a 2014 Audi Q7 lodged in the home’s living room.

The Hingham Fire Department responded to the incident at around 6.30am, and the road was closed for several hours as teams cleared the scene.

Nine-year-old local resident Will Keefer said the impact of the teen driving into the house, built in 1650 by President Abraham Lincoln’s great-grandfather, was so loud it woke him up from his slumber.

He said: “I heard a loud boom. I looked out the window and there was a car stuck halfway through the house…I got my parents to call 911.”

The young lad added: “It was pretty crazy.”

The 19-year-old driver, who veered into the front of the house to avoid a squirrel, only suffered minor injuries.

The Hingham police said in a statement: “The driver said she swerved to avoid a squirrel in the road and drove off the right side of the road, over the sidewalk, and into the front of the house.

“Approximately half of the car entered the home.”

The police added that they issued the teenager with a citation for failing to stay in marked lanes.

The owners said they were still asleep in their upstairs bedroom when the teenager’s vehicle slammed into their home and ended up in their living room.

The owners added that they will repair the historical house and hire a specialist team to repair a sign that was knocked off in the crash.