Israel Southwick House

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Israel Southwick House
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Location76 Mendon St., Uxbridge, Massachusetts
Coordinates 42°4′42″N71°37′33″W / 42.07833°N 71.62583°W / 42.07833; -71.62583
Built1860 (1860)
Architectural styleItalianate, Queen Anne
MPS Uxbridge MRA
NRHP reference No. 83004133 [1]
Added to NRHPOctober 7, 1983

The Israel Southwick House is an historic house located at 76 Mendon Street (at its northwest corner with Oak Street), in Uxbridge, Massachusetts. The 2+12 story wood-frame house was built c. 1860–65, and is a good local example of Italianate styling, with Queen Anne elements added c. 1890. The main facade is three bays, with a center entry that has an elaborate colonnaded porch with a gable front roof. Above the entry is a Palladian window with a small half-round window surmounting the central of three relatively narrow windows. There is a gable-roof dormer with three windows above. To the left of the entry is a single story porch that has been enclosed, and a rounded corner porch extends to the right of the entry. [2]

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On October 7, 1983, it was added to the National Register of Historic Places, where it is listed at 70 Mendon Street. [1]

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References

  1. 1 2 "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places . National Park Service. January 23, 2007.
  2. "NRHP nomination for Israel Southwick House". Commonwealth of Massachusetts. Retrieved 2014-04-06.