Job Knapp House

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Job Knapp House
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Location81 Shores Street,
Taunton, Massachusetts
Coordinates 41°54′7″N71°6′49″W / 41.90194°N 71.11361°W / 41.90194; -71.11361 Coordinates: 41°54′7″N71°6′49″W / 41.90194°N 71.11361°W / 41.90194; -71.11361
Builtc. 1728
Architectural styleColonial
MPS Taunton MRA
NRHP reference No. 84002150 [1]
Added to NRHPJuly 5, 1984

The Job Knapp House is a historic house located at 81 Shores Street in Taunton, Massachusetts.

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Description and history

It is a 1+12-story wood-framed structure, five bays wide, with a side gable gambrel roof, a central chimney, and wood shingle siding. It has a narrow wood plank door flanked by sidelight windows. The house was built circa 1728, making it one of the oldest standing structures in the city. The gambrel roof is a particularly rare feature on houses of this period in Southeastern Massachusetts. [2]

The house was added to the National Register of Historic Places on July 5, 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. http://mhc-macris.net/Details.aspx?MhcId=TAU.265 [ bare URL ]