Hathaway Brightman House

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Hathaway Brightman House
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Location205 Crescent St.,
Fall River, Massachusetts
Coordinates 41°43′32.05″N71°8′25.58″W / 41.7255694°N 71.1404389°W / 41.7255694; -71.1404389
Builtc. 1858
Architectural styleGothic
MPS Fall River MRA
NRHP reference No. 83000637 [1]
Added to NRHPFebruary 16, 1983

The Hathaway Brightman House is a historic house located at 205 Crescent Street in Fall River, Massachusetts, in the Border City neighborhood.

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Description and history

It is a 1+12-story, wood-framed structure, four bays wide, with a side gable roof that has a front-facing gable with bracketed eave. The house was built in about 1858 and added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1983. It is considered a particularly fine example of a mid-19th century Victorian Gothic cottage. It features a "pine tree" Palladian window above the entrance. [2]

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References

  1. "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places . National Park Service. April 15, 2008.
  2. MHC Inventory Form