Emerson House (Methuen, Massachusetts)

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Emerson House
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Location Methuen, Massachusetts
Coordinates 42°42′27″N71°10′19″W / 42.70750°N 71.17194°W / 42.70750; -71.17194 Coordinates: 42°42′27″N71°10′19″W / 42.70750°N 71.17194°W / 42.70750; -71.17194
Built1750
Architectural styleGreek Revival, Other
MPS Methuen MRA
NRHP reference No. 84002351 [1]
Added to NRHPJanuary 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.

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Description and history

It is a 1+12-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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References

  1. 1 2 "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places . National Park Service. April 15, 2008.
  2. "MACRIS inventory record and NRHP nomination for Emerson House". Commonwealth of Massachusetts. Retrieved 2015-04-18.
  3. Gagnon, Dan (2001). "Methuen History.org" . Retrieved 2009-05-23.