William Lindsey House (Fall River, Massachusetts)

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William Lindsey House
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Location Fall River, Massachusetts
Coordinates 41°42′25.3″N71°9′15.5″W / 41.707028°N 71.154306°W / 41.707028; -71.154306
Built1844
ArchitectRussell Warren
Architectural styleGreek Revival
MPS Fall River MRA
NRHP reference No. 83000690 [1]
Added to NRHPFebruary 16, 1983

The William Lindsey House is a historic house located at 373 North Main Street in Fall River, Massachusetts. It was designed by Rhode Island architect Russell Warren in 1844 for William Lindsey, a local merchant. It is one of seven extant monumental temple-fronted Greek Revival houses in Fall River, along with the John Mace Smith House next door. It is a 2+12-story wood-frame structure, five bays wide, with a hip roof topped by an octagonal cupola. The Greek temple front consists of a fully pedimented gable and entablature supported by four fluted Corinthian columns. [2]

The house was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1983. [1] It is used for law offices.

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References

  1. 1 2 "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places . National Park Service. April 15, 2008.
  2. MHC Inventory Forms