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Peter Walker House
Peter Walker House is located in Massachusetts
Peter Walker House
Peter Walker House is located in the United States
Peter Walker House
Location1679 Somerset Ave.,
Taunton, Massachusetts
Coordinates41°51′26″N 71°6′55″W / 41.85722°N 71.11528°W / 41.85722; -71.11528
Builtc. 1727
Architectural styleGeorgian
MPSTaunton MRA
NRHP reference No.84002256 [1]
Added to NRHPJuly 5, 1984

The Peter Walker House is a historic colonial house located at 1679 Somerset Avenue in Taunton, Massachusetts.

Description and history

Built in about 1727, this 2+1⁄2-story, Georgian style, wood-framed house is the oldest documented house in the city. It is five bays wide and two bays deep, with a side-gable roof and a large central chimney. Its main entry is framed by pilasters, and topped by a fanlight and gabled pediment. Peter Walker purchased the land, and is said to have built the house soon afterward as a wedding present for his new bride.[2]

The house was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on July 5, 1984.[1]

See also

References

  1. ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. April 15, 2008.
  2. ^ "NRHP nomination for Peter Walker House". Commonwealth of Massachusetts. Retrieved 2014-06-13.


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