Tisdale-Morse House

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Tisdale-Morse House
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Location17 Fayette Pl.,
Taunton, Massachusetts
Coordinates 41°54′15″N71°5′28″W / 41.90417°N 71.09111°W / 41.90417; -71.09111 Coordinates: 41°54′15″N71°5′28″W / 41.90417°N 71.09111°W / 41.90417; -71.09111
Built1835
Architectural styleGreek Revival
MPS Taunton MRA
NRHP reference No. 84002231 [1]
Added to NRHPJuly 5, 1984

The Tisdale-Morse House is a historic house located at 17 Fayette Place in Taunton, Massachusetts.

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Description and history

This large 2+12-story, Greek Revival style house was built in 1835 for Samuel Tisdale, and is one of the last surviving estate houses in the city. It originally sat on a large estate, which was held through the 1870s by Lovett Morse, a bank president, before being subdivided for development. The house has a central-hall plan, and is set on a high brick foundation. It has a single-story porch supported by fluted columns, that wraps around two sides. The house has been subdivided into apartments. [2]

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 for Tisdale-Morse House". Commonwealth of Massachusetts. Retrieved 2014-06-12.