Theodore Dean House

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Theodore Dean House
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Theodore Dean House
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Location Taunton, Massachusetts
Coordinates 41°54′13″N71°5′2″W / 41.90361°N 71.08389°W / 41.90361; -71.08389
Built1866
Architectural styleItalianate
MPS Taunton MRA
NRHP reference No. 84002108 [1]
Added to NRHPJuly 5, 1984

The Theodore Dean House is a historic house located at 26 Dean Street in Taunton, Massachusetts. The 2+12-story Italianate style frame house features a central gable pavilion and a front porch carried on chamfered posts. [2] It was built in 1866 for Theodore Dean, who was the last owner of the Taunton Iron Works and president of the Eagle Cotton Mill, [3] and president of a local bank. Dean's family had a long history in the community, establishing the iron works in the 17th century. [2]

The house was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 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. 1 2 "NRHP nomination for Theodore Dean House". Commonwealth of Massachusetts. Retrieved June 3, 2015.
  3. History of Bristol County, 1883