Stone_House_(Taunton,_Massachusetts)

Stone House (Taunton, Massachusetts)

Stone House (Taunton, Massachusetts)

Historic house in Massachusetts, United States

The Stone House is an historic house at 15-17 Plain Street in Taunton, Massachusetts. Built in 1847, this 2+1⁄2-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.[2]

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

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  1. [1]
    "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. April 15, 2008.
  2. [2]
    "NRHP nomination for Stone House". Commonwealth of Massachusetts. Retrieved 2014-06-12.


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