Tom Thumb House (Middleborough, Massachusetts)

The Tom Thumb House is a historic house in Middleborough, Massachusetts. The 212 story wood frame house was built in the 1870s as a summer home for the dwarf entertainer Charles Stratton, best known by his stage name, General Tom Thumb. It has Second Empire architecture, including a mansard roof, paired brackets in the cornice, and paired columns supporting the porch. The interior was built to meet the needs of the 3-foot-4-inch (102 cm) Stratton and his wife Lavinia, who was also a proportionate dwarf (midget,) however, few of its miniaturized features have survived.[2]

Tom Thumb House
Location351 Plymouth Street,
Middleborough, Massachusetts
Coordinates41°55′16″N 70°55′8″W
Architectural styleSecond Empire, Italianate
NRHP reference No.93000298[1]
Added to NRHPApril 16, 1993

The house was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1993.[1]

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