Morse House (Taunton, Massachusetts)

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Location6 Pleasant Street,
Taunton, Massachusetts
Coordinates 41°54′14″N71°5′41″W / 41.90389°N 71.09472°W / 41.90389; -71.09472
Built1850
Architectural styleLate Gothic Revival, Greek Revival
MPS Taunton MRA
NRHP reference No. 84002185 [1]
Added to NRHPJuly 5, 1984

The Morse House is a historic house located at 6 Pleasant Street in Taunton, Massachusetts.

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Description and history

It is a 1+12-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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References

  1. 1 2 "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places . National Park Service. April 15, 2008.
  2. "NRHP nomination and MACRIS inventory record for Morse House". Commonwealth of Massachusetts. Retrieved 2015-06-10.