Scranton House

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Scranton House
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Location711 Brook Rd., Goshen, New Hampshire
Coordinates 43°18′42″N72°7′49″W / 43.31167°N 72.13028°W / 43.31167; -72.13028 Coordinates: 43°18′42″N72°7′49″W / 43.31167°N 72.13028°W / 43.31167; -72.13028
Area85 acres (34 ha)
Built1850 (1850)
MPS Plank Houses of Goshen New Hampshire TR
NRHP reference No. 85001320 [1]
Added to NRHPJune 21, 1985

The Scranton House is a historic house at 711 Brook Road in Goshen, New Hampshire. Built about 1850, it is one of a cluster of plank-frame houses in Goshen, and is unusual in that group for its use of thinner planking. The house was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1985. [1]

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Description and history

The Scranton House is located in a rural setting of northeastern Goshen, on the north side of Brook Road about 0.5 miles (0.80 km) east of its junction with Province Road. It is a 1+12-story Cape-style wooden structure, with a gabled roof and clapboarded exterior. It is 53 feet (16 m) wide, with a seven-bay facade, with a 20th-century entry one bay left of center. Windows are sash, and a brick chimney rises against the right side. The house framing consists of planking (1.25 to 1.5-inch vs. a more typical 3-inch found in other Goshen plank-frame houses) oriented vertically, with dowels placed horizontally for lateral stability. A 20th-century two-car garage is attached to the left side at a recess, and the property also includes a horse barn. [2]

The house was built about 1850, and originally was clad in vertical board-and-batten siding, with a relatively fine Greek Revival entrance surround. Both of these features survived into the mid-20th century before their replacement. [2]

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References

  1. 1 2 "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places . National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  2. 1 2 "NRHP nomination for Scranton House". National Park Service. Retrieved 2014-07-24.