The Otis Cary House is a historic house in Foxboro, Massachusetts. It is a 2+1⁄2-story wood-frame house, five bays wide, with a side-gable roof, twin end chimneys, and a central entrance with flanking sidelights. It was built in 1837 by Otis Cary, a leading businessman and politician in the town. Cary owned the foundry on Mill Street, and was active in town and state politics. Cary's grandson, the noted educator Frank Boyden, was born in this house.[2]
Otis Cary House | |
 Otis Cary House | |
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| Location | 242 South Street, Foxboro, Massachusetts |
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| Coordinates | 42°2′42″N 71°15′36″W / 42.04500°N 71.26000°W |
| Built | 1837 |
| Architectural style | Greek Revival |
| NRHP reference No. | 86000379[1] |
| Added to NRHP | March 13, 1986 |
The house was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1986.[1] It is now home to Bright Start Child Care.
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edit- ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. April 15, 2008.
- ^ "MACRIS inventory record for Otis Cary House". Commonwealth of Massachusetts. Retrieved 2014-05-28.