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| Location | 6 Pleasant Street, Taunton, Massachusetts |
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| Coordinates | 41°54′14″N71°5′41″W / 41.90389°N 71.09472°W Coordinates: 41°54′14″N71°5′41″W / 41.90389°N 71.09472°W |
| Built | 1850 |
| Architectural style | Late Gothic Revival, Greek Revival |
| MPS | Taunton MRA |
| NRHP reference No. | 84002185 [1] |
| Added to NRHP | July 5, 1984 |
The Morse House is a historic house located at 6 Pleasant Street in Taunton, Massachusetts.
It is a 1+1⁄2-story wood-frame structure, with a gable roof and clapboard siding. It is considered a fine example of Gothic Revival architecture in a cottage form, with vergeboard in the gables, and a bracketed porch. It was built in 1850. While it suffered an interior fire in 1980, it has retained much of its original wood details. [2] The house has been converted to office space.
The house was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on July 5, 1984. [1]
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