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Ambrose Lincoln Jr. House

Coordinates: 41°54′50″N 71°5′37″W / 41.91389°N 71.09361°W / 41.91389; -71.09361
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Ambrose Lincoln Jr. House
Ambrose Lincoln Jr. House is located in Massachusetts
Ambrose Lincoln Jr. House
Ambrose Lincoln Jr. House is located in the United States
Ambrose Lincoln Jr. House
Location1916 Bay St.,
Taunton, Massachusetts
Coordinates41°54′50″N 71°5′37″W / 41.91389°N 71.09361°W / 41.91389; -71.09361
Builtc. 1775
Architectural styleFederal
MPSTaunton MRA
NRHP reference No.84002157 [1]
Added to NRHPJuly 5, 1984

The Ambrose Lincoln Jr. House is a historic house located at 1916 Bay Street in Taunton, Massachusetts.

Description and history

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It was built in about 1775 by Ambrose Lincoln Jr., a farmer, shortly after his marriage. The house remained in the Lincoln family until it was sold to William Austin in 1919.

The Federal Period, two-story I-house has a hipped roof with a five-bay wide façade is entered through a central doorway with a louvered fanlight set in a key-stoned, molded surround. The structure features two interior end chimneys.[2]

It was added to the National Register of Historic Places on July 5, 1984.

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. April 15, 2008.
  2. ^ "MACRIS Details".