David G. Fales House

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David G. Fales House
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Location476 High Street,
Central Falls, Rhode Island
Coordinates 41°53′10″N71°23′5″W / 41.88611°N 71.38472°W / 41.88611; -71.38472 Coordinates: 41°53′10″N71°23′5″W / 41.88611°N 71.38472°W / 41.88611; -71.38472
Arealess than one acre
Built1858
Architect Clifton A. Hall
Architectural styleSecond Empire
MPS Central Falls MRA
NRHP reference No. 79000006 [1]
Added to NRHPApril 6, 1979

The David G. Fales House is a historic house located at 476 High Street in Central Falls, Rhode Island.

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Description and history

The 2 12-story, wood-framed house was built in about 1858 and remodeled in a Second Empire style to a design by Clifton A. Hall in 1867. It has a mansard roof with flared eaves studded with brackets, and bracketed bay windows on two sides. The interior was gutted when the house caught fire in the 1960s. [2]

The house was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on April 6, 1979. [1]

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References

  1. 1 2 "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places . National Park Service. March 13, 2009.
  2. "Historic Resources of Central Falls, Rhode Island (PDF page 26)" (PDF). Rhode Island Preservation. Retrieved 2014-07-17.