Nathan Fisher House

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Nathan Fisher House
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Nearest city146 Oak Street,
Westborough, Massachusetts
Coordinates 42°17′3″N71°37′30″W / 42.28417°N 71.62500°W / 42.28417; -71.62500 Coordinates: 42°17′3″N71°37′30″W / 42.28417°N 71.62500°W / 42.28417; -71.62500
Built1820
Architectural styleFederal
Part of Lyman School for Boys (ID94000693)
NRHP reference No. 80001679 [1]
Significant dates
Added to NRHPMarch 25, 1980
Designated CPJuly 25, 1994

The Nathan Fisher House is a historic house in Westborough, Massachusetts.

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Description and history

The wood frame Federal style house was built c. 1820 by Nathan Fisher, who had married into the locally prominent Lothrop family. Fisher operated a store, which fell into decline after the area was bypassed by the railroad in 1834. Next to the house was also built a thread factory (no longer standing) where the first steam power was used in Westborough. [2] The property was purchased by the state in 1884 and became part of the (now closed) Lyman School for Boys. [2]

The house was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1980, [1] and included in the historic district encompassing the Lyman School in 1994. [2]

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References

  1. 1 2 "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places . National Park Service. April 15, 2008.
  2. 1 2 3 "MACRIS inventory record for Nathan Fisher House". Commonwealth of Massachusetts. Retrieved 2014-03-06.