Ezra Carpenter House

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Ezra Carpenter House
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Ezra Carpenter House
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Location Foxborough, Massachusetts
Coordinates 42°3′7″N71°15′17″W / 42.05194°N 71.25472°W / 42.05194; -71.25472 Coordinates: 42°3′7″N71°15′17″W / 42.05194°N 71.25472°W / 42.05194; -71.25472
Built1800
Architectural styleFederal
NRHP reference No. 85000029 [1]
Added to NRHPJanuary 3, 1985

The Ezra Carpenter House is a historic house at 168 South Street in Foxborough, Massachusetts. The 1+12-story Cape style house was built in 1800 by Ezra Carpenter, a veteran of the American Revolutionary War. Later generations of Carpenters also played significant roles in the civic life of the town. The main block of the house is five bays wide, with a centered entry, and an original central chimney. The ell to the right is a later 19th century addition. [2]

The house was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1985. [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 for Ezra Carpenter House". Commonwealth of Massachusetts. Retrieved 2014-05-28.