Sylvanus N. Staples House
The Sylvanus N. Staples House is a historic house located at 21 Second Street in Taunton, Massachusetts.
Sylvanus N. Staples House | |
 | |
   | |
| Location | 21 Second St., Taunton, Massachusetts |
|---|---|
| Coordinates | 41°53′11″N 71°5′37″W |
| Built | 1837 |
| Architectural style | Greek Revival |
| MPS | Taunton MRA |
| NRHP reference No. | 84002217 [1] |
| Added to NRHP | July 5, 1984 |
Description and history
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]
References
- "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 2014-06-12.
| Topics |  | ||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lists by county | |||||||||||||||||
| Lists by city |
| ||||||||||||||||
| Other lists | |||||||||||||||||
| |||||||||||||||||
This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.