The Stone House is an historic house at 15-17 Plain 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 ...
. Built in 1847, this -story stone structure is one of only two stone houses built in Taunton in the 19th century. Its walls are fashioned out of coursed granite, and it has a single-story porch across its front facade, supported by stone piers. It was operated as a hostelry for seamen in the employ of some of Taunton's shipping magnates.
The house was listed on the
National Register of Historic Places
The National Register of Historic Places (NRHP) is the Federal government of the United States, United States federal government's official United States National Register of Historic Places listings, list of sites, buildings, structures, Hist ...
in 1984.
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References
Houses completed in 1847
Houses in Taunton, Massachusetts
National Register of Historic Places in Taunton, Massachusetts
1847 establishments in Massachusetts
Houses on the National Register of Historic Places in Bristol County, Massachusetts
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