Charles R. Atwood House

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Charles R. Atwood House
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Location30 Dean Street,
Taunton, Massachusetts
Coordinates 41°54′14″N71°4′59″W / 41.90389°N 71.08306°W / 41.90389; -71.08306
Builtc. 1850
Architectural styleItalianate
MPS Taunton MRA
NRHP reference No. 84002087 [1]
Added to NRHPJuly 5, 1984

The Charles R. Atwood House is a historic house located at 30 Dean Street in Taunton, Massachusetts.

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Description and history

The Italianate style single family house was built in about 1850 for Charles R. Atwood, treasurer and agent for the Phoenix Manufacturing Co. The house remained in the Atwood family until the 1930s. It is a 2+12-story L-shaped, wood-framed structure, with the entry porch at the crook of the L, and a second porch against the left side. The eaves are bracketed, and windows are capped by bracketed lintels. [2] The exterior of the house has clapboard siding.

The house 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. "NRHP nomination for Charles R. Atwood House". Commonwealth of Massachusetts. Retrieved 2015-06-02.