Morse House (Taunton, Massachusetts)
Appearance
Morse House | |
Location | 6 Pleasant Street, Taunton, Massachusetts |
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Coordinates | 41°54′14″N 71°5′41″W / 41.90389°N 71.09472°W |
Built | 1850 |
Architectural style | Late Gothic Revival, Greek Revival |
MPS | Taunton MRA |
NRHP reference No. | 84002185 [1] |
Added to NRHP | July 5, 1984 |
The Morse House is a historic house located at 6 Pleasant Street in Taunton, Massachusetts.
Description and history
[edit]It is a 1+1⁄2-story wood-frame structure, with a gable roof and clapboard siding. It is considered a fine example of Gothic Revival architecture in a cottage form, with vergeboard in the gables, and a bracketed porch. It was built in 1850. While it suffered an interior fire in 1980, it has retained much of its original wood details.[2] The house has been converted to office space.
The house was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on July 5, 1984.[1]
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. April 15, 2008.
- ^ "NRHP nomination and MACRIS inventory record for Morse House". Commonwealth of Massachusetts. Retrieved 2015-06-10.
Categories:
- National Register of Historic Places in Taunton, Massachusetts
- Houses in Taunton, Massachusetts
- Houses on the National Register of Historic Places in Bristol County, Massachusetts
- Houses completed in 1850
- Gothic Revival architecture in Massachusetts
- Greek Revival houses in Massachusetts
- Bristol County, Massachusetts Registered Historic Place stubs