Theodore Wood House

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Theodore Wood House
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Location1420 Hollister Hill Rd., Marshfield, Vermont
Coordinates 44°18′7″N72°24′51″W / 44.30194°N 72.41417°W / 44.30194; -72.41417
Area2 acres (0.81 ha)
Built1887 (1887)
ArchitectWood, Chester James
Architectural styleSecond Empire
NRHP reference No. 05000037 [1]
Added to NRHPFebruary 10, 2005
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The Theodore Wood House is a historic house at 1420 Hollister Hill Road in Marshfield, Vermont. Built about 1887, it is the only known surviving work of Chester James Wood, a local builder of some reputation, and is the town's only significant surviving example of Second Empire architecture. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2005. [1]

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Description and history

The Theodore Wood House sits on a gentle knoll on Hollister Hill Road in Marshfield, Vermont in a pastoral setting of unpaved roads. Built in 1885, the residence fronts to the south, seventy-five feet from Hollister Hill Road at its intersection with Eaton Cemetery Road. with sweeping views of open pastures and distant mountain views in all directions.

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References

  1. 1 2 "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places . National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  2. Christopher Bellamy (2004). "NRHP nomination for Theodore Wood House". National Park Service . Retrieved November 28, 2016. with photos from 2004