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Benjamin Adams House | |
 Rear/side view of the house, fall 2007 | |
  Location within Massachusetts  Location within the United States | |
| Location | 85 N. Main St., Uxbridge, Massachusetts |
|---|---|
| Coordinates | 42°4′49″N 71°38′3″W / 42.08028°N 71.63417°W |
| Area | 1.86 acres (0.75 ha) |
| Built | 1792 |
| Architectural style | Federal |
| MPS | Uxbridge MRA |
| NRHP reference No. | 83004101 [1] |
| Added to NRHP | October 7, 1983 |
The Benjamin Adams House is a historic house located at 85 North Main Street, in Uxbridge, Massachusetts. Probably built before 1792, it is a good quality example of Federal period architecture, built for a prominent local lawyer and businessman. On October 7, 1983, it was listed on the National Register of Historic Places.[1]
Description and history
[edit]The Benjamin Adams House is located north of the center of Uxbridge, on the east side of North Main Street just beyond its junction with Seagrave Street. It is a 2+1⁄2-story wood-frame structure, with a side-gable roof and symmetrically placed interior brick chimneys. The exterior is finished in aluminum siding, but retains its five-bay front facade. The main entrance is sheltered by a shallow hip-roof portico, supported by paired paneled square columns, which rise to an entablature and modillioned eave. The entrance is framed by sidelight windows and topped by a semi-oval fanlight window. An enclosed hip-roof porch extends across the right side. The house had an associated 19th-century barn into the late 20th century;[2] a modern block of condominiums extends to the rear over its site.
The house was most likely built sometime before 1792; it exhibits high-quality Federal styling despite the application of modern siding. Benjamin Adams, probably its first owner, was an early 19th-century United States Congressman, lawyer, and banker. For much of the 19th century, it was owned by members of the Gunn family, including a manufacturer of men's suits and a pharmacist.[2]
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- 1 2 "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. January 23, 2007.
- 1 2 "NRHP nomination for Benjamin Adams House". Commonwealth of Massachusetts. Retrieved April 3, 2014.
