Aaron Wheeler House

Aaron Wheeler House
Location 371 Fairview Ave.,
Rehoboth, Massachusetts
Coordinates 41°52′28″N 71°13′24″W / 41.87444°N 71.22333°W / 41.87444; -71.22333Coordinates: 41°52′28″N 71°13′24″W / 41.87444°N 71.22333°W / 41.87444; -71.22333
Built c. 1745
Architect Aaron Wheeler
Architectural style Colonial, Georgian
MPS Rehoboth MRA
NRHP reference #

83000730

[1]
Added to NRHP June 6, 1983

The Aaron Wheeler House is a historic colonial house located at 371 Fairview Avenue in Rehoboth, Massachusetts.

Description and history

The two-story gambrel-roofed wood frame house was built c. 1745, and is one of the town's best-preserved examples of the style. It is also notable for its detailed deed history, which is also rare in Rehoboth. Aaron Wheeler, its builder, was a farmer, part owner of local industrial sites, and was an active participant in the American Revolutionary War.[2]

The house was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on June 6, 1983.[1]

See also

References

  1. 1 2 National Park Service (2008-04-15). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service.
  2. ↑ "NRHP nomination for Aaron Wheeler House". Commonwealth of Massachusetts. Retrieved 2014-06-25.


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