William Woodward House
William Woodward House | |
 William Woodward House | |
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| Location | 117 Arlington St., Taunton, Massachusetts |
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| Coordinates | 41°54′17″N 71°4′57″W / 41.90472°N 71.08250°W |
| Built | c. 1800 |
| Architectural style | Federal |
| MPS | Taunton MRA |
| NRHP reference No. | 85001529[1] |
| Added to NRHP | July 10, 1985 |
The William Woodward House is a historic house in Taunton, Massachusetts. Built about 1800, it is a prominent local example of Federal period architecture, notably in part for its brick side walls. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1985.[1]
Description and history
[edit]The William Woodward House is located east of downtown Taunton, on the west side of Arlington Street. The immediate surrounding area is mixed light industrial, commercial and residential, with a former railroad station directly across the street. It is a two-story wood-frame structure, five bays wide, with a hip roof, brick end walls, and clapboard siding on the other walls. The center entrance is sheltered by a decorative shed-roof hood dating to c. 1870. The corner boards are finished in an imitation of quoining. Windows are 1-over-1 sash set in rectangular openings set symmetrically on the front facade. Chimneys rise from each of the side walls.[2]
The house's construction date is not known. Architectural evidence suggests it was built either in the late 18th or early 19th century, and it is a fine local example of Federal period architecture. In 1866 the house was sold to the Old Colony and Newport Railway for use as a depot until a new station was erected nearby on Dean Street in 1881. Originally oriented facing Dean Street, it was moved to its present location at a later date.[2]
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. April 15, 2008.
- ^ a b "MACRIS inventory record and NRHP nomination for William Woodward House". Commonwealth of Massachusetts. Retrieved 2016-12-01.
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