George Taft House | |
Location | Uxbridge, Massachusetts 153 Richardson St |
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Coordinates | 42°3′40″N 71°38′18″W / 42.06111°N 71.63833°W |
Built | 1810 |
Architectural style | Federal |
MPS | Uxbridge MRA |
NRHP reference No. | 83004138 [1] |
Added to NRHP | October 7, 1983 |
The George Taft House is a historic house at 153 Richardson Street in Uxbridge, Massachusetts. The two-story timber-frame house was built in c. 1810.
Taft Benson, Sr, a famous Mormon Pioneer, lived in the house from 1817 to 1835. [2] It is a well-preserved example of Federal-style architecture, expressed mainly in its door surround, which includes pilasters and a broken pedimented gable above a half-round transom window. In the middle of the 19th century it was the home of George Washington Taft, a farmer and local state representative. [3]
On October 7, 1983, it was added to the National Register of Historic Places. [1]