Joseph Bancroft House

Last updated
Joseph Bancroft House
ReadingMA JosephBancroftHouse.jpg
USA Massachusetts location map.svg
Red pog.svg
Usa edcp location map.svg
Red pog.svg
Location101 Lowell St.,
Reading, Massachusetts
Coordinates 42°31′41″N71°6′32″W / 42.52806°N 71.10889°W / 42.52806; -71.10889 Coordinates: 42°31′41″N71°6′32″W / 42.52806°N 71.10889°W / 42.52806; -71.10889
Built1833 (1833)
Architectural styleFederal
MPS Reading MRA
NRHP reference No. 84002467 [1]
Added to NRHPJuly 19, 1984

The Joseph Bancroft House is a historic house in Reading, Massachusetts. Built in the early 1830s, it is a prominent local example of Federal period architecture. It was built for a member of the locally prominent Bancroft family, who inherited a large tract of land in the area. The house was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1984. [1]

Contents

Description and history

The Joseph Bancroft House stands on the north side of Lowell Street (Massachusetts Route 129), at northeast corner of its junction with Bancroft Avenue. It is a 2+12-story wood-frame structure, set back from the street on a lot that is fronted by a low fieldstone retaining wall. The roof is gabled, and the exterior is clad in wooden clapboards. The main facade is five bays wide and symmetrical, with a central entrance framed by pilasters and a corniced entablature. There is no window above the entrance, and most windows are placed slightly lower than is typical for the Federal period. A single-story ell extends to the right of the main block with a dormered gable roof. [2]

The house was built on a large tract of land inherited by Joseph Bancroft. It may have been built around the time of Bancroft's marriage in 1833, and does not appear on an 1830 map of the town. The Bancroft family owned most of the Reading Highlands for many years; the area south of Lowell Street was inherited by Joseph's brother. [2] An earlier Joseph Bancroft was prominent in the town for introducing the shoe manufacturing trade to the town, which was a cottage industry for many years. [3]

See also

Related Research Articles

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Francis D. Williams House</span> Historic house in Massachusetts, United States

The Francis D. Williams House is a historic brick house located at 3 Plain Street in Taunton, Massachusetts. Built in about 1830, it is a prominent and rare example of Federal period architecture in the city's Weir Village neighborhood.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Abbot-Battles House</span> Historic house in Massachusetts, United States

The Abbot-Battles House is a historic house in Andover, Massachusetts. Built about 1809 as a farmhouse for a member of the locally prominent Abbot family, it is a good example of Federal period architecture, with later Victorian additions. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1982.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Adams-Magoun House</span> Historic house in Massachusetts, United States

The Adams-Magoun House is a historic house at 438 Broadway in Somerville, Massachusetts. Built about 1783, it is one of the city's few surviving 18th-century buildings and its best-preserved. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1989.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Batchelder House (Reading, Massachusetts)</span> Historic house in Massachusetts, United States

The Batchelder House is a historic house at 607 Pearl Street in Reading, Massachusetts. Built about 1783, it is a good local example of Federal period architecture. It is also significant for its association with the locally prominent Batchelder family, and as an early shoemaking site. The house was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1984.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">George Batchelder House</span> Historic house in Massachusetts, United States

The George Batchelder House is a historic house in Reading, Massachusetts. Built in 1825, it is a prominent local example of Federal period architecture. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1984. It currently houses professional offices.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">House at 11 Beach Street</span> Historic house in Massachusetts, United States

11 Beach Street in Reading, Massachusetts is a modest Queen Anne cottage, built c. 1875-1889 based on a published design. Its first documented owner was Emily Ruggles, a prominent local businesswoman and real estate developer. The house was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1984.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">House at 322 Haven Street</span> Historic house in Massachusetts, United States

322 Haven Street in Reading, Massachusetts is well preserved cottage with Gothic and Italianate features. Built sometime before 1889, its use of even modest Gothic features is unusual in Reading, where the Gothic Revival was not particularly popular. The house was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1984.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Joseph Damon House</span> Historic house in Massachusetts, United States

The Joseph Damon House is a historic house in Reading, Massachusetts. Built about 1754, this 2+12-story wood-frame house is good local example of a Georgian colonial house with later Federal period alterations. It also demonstrates a typical pattern of shared ownership by multiple descendants of one of its owners. The house was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1984.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Joseph Temple House</span> Historic house in Massachusetts, United States

The Joseph Temple House is a historic house in Reading, Massachusetts. The Second Empire wood-frame house was built in 1872 by Joseph Temple, owner of locally prominent necktie manufacturer. The house was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1984.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Kemp Place</span> Historic house in Massachusetts, United States

The Kemp Place and Barn form a historic farmstead in Reading, Massachusetts. The main house is a 2+12-story Italianate wood-frame structure, with an L-shaped cross-gable footprint and clapboard siding. Its roofline is studded with paired brackets, its windows have "eared" or shouldered hoods, and there is a round-arch window in the front gable end. The porch wraps around the front to the side, supported by Gothic style pierced-panel posts. The square cupola has banks of three round-arch windows on each side. It is one of Reading's more elaborate Italianate houses, and is one of the few of the period whose cupola has survived.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Nathaniel Batchelder House</span> Historic house in Massachusetts, United States

The Nathaniel Batchelder House is a historic house at 71 Franklin Street in Reading, Massachusetts. Built sometime between 1753 and 1765, it is a prominent local example of Georgian architecture. It is also significant for its association with several members of the locally prominent Batchelder family. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1984.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Old Hose House</span> United States historic place

The Old Hose House is a historic fire house in Reading, Massachusetts. The Colonial Revival wood-frame building was constructed in 1902 for a cost of $1,180.50, plus $10 for the land on which it stands. The modestly-scaled building housed a fire truck until 1930, after which time it has served as home to community groups. The building was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1984.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Samuel Bancroft House</span> Historic house in Massachusetts, United States

The Samuel Bancroft House is a historic house in Reading, Massachusetts. With an estimated construction date of 1748, it is one of the town's older surviving houses, and one of a small number from the late colonial period. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1984.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Wendell Bancroft House</span> Historic house in Massachusetts, United States

The Wendell Bancroft House is a historic house in Reading, Massachusetts. Built in the late 1860s, it is one of the town's few surviving examples of residential Gothic Revival architecture, built for one of its leading businessmen of the period. The house was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1984.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Robert Bacon House</span> Historic house in Massachusetts, United States

The Robert Bacon House is a historic house at 6 Mystic Valley Parkway in Winchester, Massachusetts. Built about 1830, it is one of the town's only surviving examples of high-style transitional Federal/Greek Revival styling. It was built for a local businessman whose nearby mills were major employers of the period. The house was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1989.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Ezra Rice House</span> Historic house in Massachusetts, United States

The Ezra Rice House is a historic house at 1133 West Boylston Street in Worcester, Massachusetts. It was built sometime between 1833 and 1845, and was a rare local example of transitional Federal and Greek Revival styling. Most of significant exterior details have been obscured or lost due to the application of modern siding. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1980.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">E. Boardman House</span> Historic house in Massachusetts, United States

The Elias Boardman House is a historic house at 34 Salem Street in Wakefield, Massachusetts. Built in 1790, it is one of the city's most elaborate examples of Federal period architecture. It was built by Elias Boardman, and was dubbed Boardman's Folly for its extravagance. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1989.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Jonas Cowdry House</span> Historic house in Massachusetts, United States

The Jonas Cowdry House is a historic house at 61 Prospect Street in Wakefield, Massachusetts. Built c. 1833, the Federal style wood-frame house is three bays wide and four deep, a significant local variant to conventional Federal style architecture. The house was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1989.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Benjamin Wiley House</span> Historic house in Maine, United States

The Benjamin Wiley House is a historic house on Fish Street in a rural part of northern Fryeburg, Maine. Its oldest part dating to 1772, it is one of oldest buildings in the town. The portion, now the ell of a larger Federal-style structure built 1790–92, was built by Benjamin Wiley, one of Fryeburg's early settlers. The house, which demonstrates the organic growth of old houses in rural Maine, was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1980.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Joseph Fessenden House</span> Historic house in Vermont, United States

The Joseph Fessenden House is a historic house at 58 Bridge Street in Royalton, Vermont. Built about 1802, it is a high quality local example of transitional Georgian-Federal architecture. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2002.

References

  1. 1 2 "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places . National Park Service. April 15, 2008.
  2. 1 2 "NRHP nomination for Joseph Bancroft House". Commonwealth of Massachusetts. Retrieved 2014-02-15.
  3. "Multiple Resource Area document for Reading, Massachusetts". National Park Service. Retrieved 2016-10-30.