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House at 70–72 Main Street

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Coordinates: 42°4′23″N 72°1′43″W / 42.07306°N 72.02861°W / 42.07306; -72.02861
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House at 70–72 Main Street
House at 70–72 Main Street is located in Massachusetts
House at 70–72 Main Street
House at 70–72 Main Street is located in the United States
House at 70–72 Main Street
Location70–72 Main St.,
Southbridge, Massachusetts
Coordinates42°4′23″N 72°1′43″W / 42.07306°N 72.02861°W / 42.07306; -72.02861
Built1898
Architectural styleColonial Revival
MPSSouthbridge MRA
NRHP reference No.89000581[1]
Added to NRHPJune 22, 1989

The house at 70–72 Main Street in Southbridge, Massachusetts was built around the turn of the 20th century for George Wells, president of the American Optical Company, to provide housing for his workers. A gambrel-roofed three family house its gable end faces the street, and is adorned with porches, of which the one on the third floor has since been enclosed. The roof line is pierced by long dormers, giving the third floor unit more space than it might otherwise have. Ownership of the house was eventually transferred to the company, which continued to use the property for worker housing into the 1940s.[2]

The house was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1989.[1]

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References

  1. ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. April 15, 2008.
  2. ^ "MACRIS inventory record for 70–72 Main Street". Commonwealth of Massachusetts. Retrieved 2014-01-03.


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