Emerson House | |
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Location | Methuen, Massachusetts |
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Coordinates | 42°42′27″N71°10′19″W / 42.70750°N 71.17194°W |
Built | 1750 |
Architectural style | Greek Revival, Other |
MPS | Methuen MRA |
NRHP reference No. | 84002351 [1] |
Added to NRHP | January 20, 1984 |
The Emerson House is a historic house located at 58 Ayers Village Road in Methuen, Massachusetts. It is set in a rural corner of northeastern Methuen, near the town line with Haverhill.
It is a 1+1⁄2-story vernacular wood-frame structure, five bays wide, with a side gable roof, end chimneys, and clapboard siding. Its front facade has a centered entrance, which is topped by a transom window and framed by Greek Revival pilasters and entablature. The bays flanking the entrance are symmetrically placed pairs of small sash windows. [2]
This colonial farm house was built in 1750 and remains a well preserved 18th century dwelling and conserves a portion of the original rural landscape. [3]
The house was added to the National Register of Historic Places on January 20, 1984. [1]
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