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Peter Walker House
Peter Walker House is located in Massachusetts
Peter Walker House
LocationTaunton, Massachusetts
Built1727
Architectural styleGeorgian
MPSTaunton MRA
NRHP reference No.84002256 [1]
Added to NRHPJuly 5, 1984

The Peter Walker House is a historic colonial house at 1679 Somerset Avenue in Taunton, Massachusetts. Built c. 1727, this 2-1/2 story wood frame house is the oldest documented house in the city. It is five bays wide and two 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 in 1984.[1]

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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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