The Sylvanus N. Staples House is a historic house located at 21 Second Street in Taunton, Massachusetts.
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| Location | 21 Second St., Taunton, Massachusetts |
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| Coordinates | 41°53′11″N 71°5′37″W / 41.88639°N 71.09361°W |
| Built | 1837 |
| Architectural style | Greek Revival |
| MPS | Taunton MRA |
| NRHP reference No. | 84002217 [1] |
| Added to NRHP | July 5, 1984 |
Description and history
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The Greek Revival style, 2+1⁄2-story, wood-framed house was built in 1837 by Sylvanus Staples, a leading merchant of the Weir Village area of Taunton. Staples (1811-1893) went to sea as a young man, and was by the 1830s a successful merchant, dealing in flour and groceries. He greatly expanded is business during the 19th century, and died in this house in 1893.[2]
The house was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on July 5, 1984.[1]
See also
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edit- ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. April 15, 2008.
- ^ "NRHP nomination for Sylvanus N. Staples House". Commonwealth of Massachusetts. Retrieved June 12, 2014.