James Leonard House
James Leonard House | |
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| Location | Taunton, Massachusetts |
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| Built | c. 1752 |
| Architectural style | Colonial |
| MPS | Taunton MRA |
| NRHP reference No. | 84002152 [1] |
| Added to NRHP | July 5, 1984 |
The James Leonard House is a historic house at 3 Warren Street in Taunton, Massachusetts. It is a 2-1/2 story wood frame house, five bays wide, with a side gable roof, large central chimney, and wood shingle siding. The doors and windows have simple trim, those on the second floor abutting the eave. The house was built circa 1752 for James Leonard, muster master for Bristol County. during the American Revolutionary War, and descendant of the James Leonard who established the Taunton Iron Works in 1652. The house is characteristic of large farmhouses built in the region during the 18th century, and is one of the oldest on Warren Street.[2]
The house was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1984.[1]
See also
References
- ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. April 15, 2008.
- ^ "NRHP nomination and MACRIS inventory record for James Leonard House". Commonwealth of Massachusetts. Retrieved 2015-06-09.
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