James Perry House

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James Perry House
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Location Rehoboth, Massachusetts
Coordinates 41°51′41″N71°15′26″W / 41.86139°N 71.25722°W / 41.86139; -71.25722
Area13 acres (5.3 ha)
Built1870
Architectural styleGreek Revival, Italianate
MPS Rehoboth MRA
NRHP reference No. 83000701 [1]
Added to NRHPJune 6, 1983

The James Perry House is a historic house at 121 Perryville Road in Rehoboth, Massachusetts. This 1+12-story cottage was built c. 1860 by James Perry, a wealthy manufacturer, and is one of Rehoboth's finest Italianate houses. Its center entry is flanked by sidelight windows and pilasters, topped by a narrow entablature. The eaves are bracketed and modillioned, and there are round-arch windows in the gables. The land on which it was built belonged to members of the Perry family from 1831, and overlooked a mill operated by the family. [2]

The house was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1983. [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. "NRHP nomination for James Perry House". Commonwealth of Massachusetts. Retrieved 2014-06-24.