David G. Fales House | |
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| Location | 476 High Street, Central Falls, Rhode Island |
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| Coordinates | 41°53′10″N71°23′5″W / 41.88611°N 71.38472°W Coordinates: 41°53′10″N71°23′5″W / 41.88611°N 71.38472°W |
| Area | less than one acre |
| Built | 1858 |
| Architect | Clifton A. Hall |
| Architectural style | Second Empire |
| MPS | Central Falls MRA |
| NRHP reference No. | 79000006 [1] |
| Added to NRHP | April 6, 1979 |
The David G. Fales House is a historic house located at 476 High Street in Central Falls, Rhode Island.
The 2 1⁄2-story, wood-framed house was built in about 1858 and remodeled in a Second Empire style to a design by Clifton A. Hall in 1867. It has a mansard roof with flared eaves studded with brackets, and bracketed bay windows on two sides. The interior was gutted when the house caught fire in the 1960s. [2]
The house was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on April 6, 1979. [1]
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