Albert Sweet House

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Albert Sweet House
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Location179 Highland St.,
Taunton, Massachusetts
Coordinates 41°53′34″N71°6′58″W / 41.89278°N 71.11611°W / 41.89278; -71.11611
Builtc. 1875
Architectural styleSecond Empire
MPS Taunton MRA
NRHP reference No. 84002221 [1]
Added to NRHPJuly 5, 1984

The Albert Sweet House is a historic house located at 179 Highland Street in Taunton, Massachusetts.

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Description and history

The 1+12-story, wood-framed house was built sometime in the 1870s, and is a particularly picturesque example of Second Empire styling. It has a mansard roof, with bracketed gable dormers framing round-arch windows, and an off-center entry topped by a 2-1/2 level tower. The cornices of the tower roof, the main roof, and that of a side rectangular bay are all decorated with brackets. [2]

The house was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on July 5, 1984. [1]

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References

  1. 1 2 "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places . National Park Service. April 15, 2008.
  2. "NRHP nomination for Albert Sweet House". Commonwealth of Massachusetts. Retrieved 2014-06-12.