Edward Stark House | |
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| Location | 21 Oread St., Worcester, Massachusetts |
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| Coordinates | 42°15′18″N71°48′39″W / 42.25500°N 71.81083°W Coordinates: 42°15′18″N71°48′39″W / 42.25500°N 71.81083°W |
| Built | 1880 |
| Architect | John B. Woodworth |
| Architectural style | Queen Anne |
| MPS | Worcester MRA |
| NRHP reference No. | 80000633 [1] |
| Added to NRHP | March 05, 1980 |
The Edward Stark House is a historic house at 21 Oread Street in Worcester, Massachusetts.
The 2+1⁄2-story Queen Anne Victorian house was built in 1880 for Edward H. Stark, owner of a boot and shoe factory. It is principally brick, with sandstone trim, and resting on a sandstone block foundation. Its features include a rounded bay that rises to a conical turret, and a porch with turned balusters and pillars. It was designed by John B. Woodworth, a local architect, and is the finest known example of his work. [2]
The house was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1980. [1]
The Battle of Bennington was a battle of the American Revolutionary War, part of the Saratoga campaign, that took place on August 16, 1777, in Walloomsac, New York, about 10 miles (16 km) from its namesake, Bennington, Vermont. A rebel force of 2,000 men, primarily New Hampshire and Massachusetts militiamen, led by General John Stark, and reinforced by Vermont militiamen led by Colonel Seth Warner and members of the Green Mountain Boys, decisively defeated a detachment of General John Burgoyne's army led by Lieutenant Colonel Friedrich Baum, and supported by additional men under Lieutenant Colonel Heinrich von Breymann.
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