The Eldridge House is a historic house located at 172 County Street in
Taunton, Massachusetts
Taunton is a city in and the county seat of Bristol County, Massachusetts, United States. Taunton is situated on the Taunton River, which winds its way through the city on its way to Mount Hope Bay, to the south. As of the 2020 United States ...
.
Description and history
It is a -story, wood-framed structure, with a five-bay wide front facade and an unusually broad front-facing gable roof with two levels within it. It was built for a laborer in about 1850 in the
Greek Revival
Greek Revival architecture is a architectural style, style that began in the middle of the 18th century but which particularly flourished in the late 18th and early 19th centuries, predominantly in northern Europe, the United States, and Canada, ...
style; its form is very rare for southeastern New England, and is more commonly found in northern
Worcester County, southern
New Hampshire
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and in the
Connecticut River
The Connecticut River is the longest river in the New England region of the United States, flowing roughly southward for through four states. It rises 300 yards (270 m) south of the U.S. border with Quebec, Canada, and discharges into Long Isl ...
valley.
The house was added to the
National Register of Historic Places
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on July 5, 1984.
See also
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References
National Register of Historic Places in Taunton, Massachusetts
Houses in Taunton, Massachusetts
Houses on the National Register of Historic Places in Bristol County, Massachusetts
Greek Revival houses in Massachusetts
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