George Taft House

George Taft House
Location Uxbridge, Massachusetts 153 Richardson St
Coordinates 42°3′40″N 71°38′18″W / 42.06111°N 71.63833°W / 42.06111; -71.63833Coordinates: 42°3′40″N 71°38′18″W / 42.06111°N 71.63833°W / 42.06111; -71.63833
Built 1810
Architectural style Federal
MPS Uxbridge MRA
NRHP reference # 83004138[1]
Added to NRHP October 7, 1983

The George Taft House is a historic house at 153 Richardson Street in Uxbridge, Massachusetts. The two story timber-frame house was built in c. 1810.

Taft Benson, Sr, a famous Mormon Pioneer, lived in the house from 1817-1835.[2] It is a well-preserved example of Federal style architecture, expressed mainly in its door surround, which includes pilasters and a broken pedimented gable above a half-round transom window. In the middle of the 19th century it was the home of George Washington Taft, a farmer and local state representative.[3]

On October 7, 1983, it was added to the National Register of Historic Places.[1]

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References

  1. 1 2 National Park Service (2007-01-23). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service.
  2. ↑ "National Register of Historic Places". Welcome to Waymarking.com!. Retrieved November 12, 2014.
  3. ↑ "NRHP nomination for George Taft House". Commonwealth of Massachusetts. Retrieved 2014-04-07.


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