W.C. Beattie House

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W.C. Beattie House
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289 W. Brittania Street
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Location289 W. Brittania St.,
Taunton, Massachusetts
Coordinates 41°55′7″N71°6′24″W / 41.91861°N 71.10667°W / 41.91861; -71.10667 Coordinates: 41°55′7″N71°6′24″W / 41.91861°N 71.10667°W / 41.91861; -71.10667
Built1882
Architectural styleQueen Anne
MPS Taunton MRA
NRHP reference No. 84002092 [1]
Added to NRHPJuly 5, 1984

The W.C. Beattie House is a historic house located at 289 West Brittania Street in Taunton, Massachusetts.

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Description and history

The house was built in 1882 for W.C. Beattie, a designer at Reed & Barton. It is among the best extant examples of a large-scale builder-produced Queen Anne residence in the city. The 2+12-story building has a hipped-roof projecting, gable sections, and porch with a decorated gabled portico. [2]

The house was added to 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 W.C. Beattie House". Commonwealth of Massachusetts. Retrieved 2015-06-02.