Ambrose Lincoln Jr. House

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Ambrose Lincoln Jr. House
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Location1916 Bay St.,
Taunton, Massachusetts
Coordinates 41°54′50″N71°5′37″W / 41.91389°N 71.09361°W / 41.91389; -71.09361 Coordinates: 41°54′50″N71°5′37″W / 41.91389°N 71.09361°W / 41.91389; -71.09361
Builtc. 1775
Architectural styleFederal
MPS Taunton 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.

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Description and history

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.

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References

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