Capt. Peter Rice House

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Capt. Peter Rice House
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Location Marlborough, Massachusetts
Coordinates 42°20′51″N71°34′30″W / 42.34750°N 71.57500°W / 42.34750; -71.57500
Built1688
NRHP reference No. 80000641 [1]
Added to NRHPApril 9, 1980

The Capt. Peter Rice House is a historic First Period house at 377 Elm Street in Marlborough, Massachusetts. The oldest portion of this house, a two-room section, dates to 1688, and was built by Peter Rice around the time of his marriage to Rebecca Howe. It was expanded over the 18th century to its present configuration, a five-bay 2+12-story saltbox with a large central chimney. The house now serves as the headquarters of the Marlborough Historical Society. [2]

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The house was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1980. [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. "MACRIS inventory record for Capt. Peter Rice House". Commonwealth of Massachusetts. Archived from the original on 2014-10-14.