Ashley House (Fall River, Massachusetts)

The Ashley House (also known as Aunt Polly's House) was a historic house located at 3159 North Main Street in Fall River, Massachusetts.

Ashley House
Ashley House (Fall River, Massachusetts) is located in Massachusetts
Ashley House (Fall River, Massachusetts)
Location3159 Main St.,
Fall River, Massachusetts
Coordinates41°44′21″N 71°7′49″W / 41.73917°N 71.13028°W / 41.73917; -71.13028
Builtc. 1750
Architectural styleFederal
MPSFall River MRA
NRHP reference No.83000621[1]
Added to NRHPFebruary 16, 1983

Description and history

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The house was built in about 1750 in the Steep Brook section of the town, which was then still part of Freetown. It was a 2+12-story, wood-framed structure, five bays wide, with a side-gable roof and clapboard siding. It was one of the only Federal-period with a pedimented doorway that included a half-round fanlight.[2]

It was added to the National Register of Historic Places on February 16, 1983.[1]

The house was dismantled in July 1983, only 5 months after its designation as a landmark.[3] The site is now owned by the New England Power Company.[4]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. 2008-04-15.
  2. ^ MHC Inventory, with photo
  3. ^ Giza, Patricia (1984). A Guide Book to Fall River's National Register Properties. Fall River, MA: The City.
  4. ^ Tax Info