Walkden Farm

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Walkden Farm
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Location495 Marvel St.,
Swansea, Massachusetts
Coordinates 41°46′35″N71°10′21″W / 41.77639°N 71.17250°W / 41.77639; -71.17250
Area2 acres (0.81 ha)
Built1800
Architectural styleFederal
MPS Swansea MRA
NRHP reference No. 90000071 [1]
Added to NRHPFebruary 16, 1990

Walkden Farm is a historic farmhouse in Swansea, Massachusetts. The 2+12-story wood-frame house was built c. 1800, and is a well-preserved example of a vernacular Federal style farmhouse. It has the typical five-bay center-entry layout with a large central chimney, with corner pilasters and a frieze below the roofline. The entry is in a single-story hip-roofed projection, with full-length sidelights. The property includes a c. 1885 barn. [2]

The house was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1990. [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 Walkden Farm". Commonwealth of Massachusetts. Retrieved 2014-06-27.