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Ashley House (Fall River, Massachusetts)

Coordinates: 41°44′21″N 71°7′49″W / 41.73917°N 71.13028°W / 41.73917; -71.13028
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Ashley House
Ashley House (Fall River, Massachusetts) is located in Massachusetts
Ashley House (Fall River, Massachusetts)
Location3159 Main St.,
Fall River, Massachusetts
Coordinates41°44′21″N 71°7′49″W / 41.73917°N 71.13028°W / 41.73917; -71.13028
Builtc. 1750
Architectural styleFederal
MPSFall River MRA
NRHP reference No.83000621[1]
Added to NRHPFebruary 16, 1983

The Ashley House (also known as Aunt Polly's House) was a historic house located at 3159 North Main Street in Fall River, Massachusetts.

Description and history

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The house was built in about 1750 in the Steep Brook section of the town, which was then still part of Freetown. It was a 2+12-story, wood-framed structure, five bays wide, with a side-gable roof and clapboard siding. It was one of the only Federal-period with a pedimented doorway that included a half-round fanlight.[2]

It was added to the National Register of Historic Places on February 16, 1983.[1]

The house was dismantled in July 1983, only 5 months after its designation as a landmark.[3] The site is now owned by the New England Power Company.[4]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. 2008-04-15.
  2. ^ MHC Inventory, with photo
  3. ^ Giza, Patricia (1984). A Guide Book to Fall River's National Register Properties. Fall River, MA: The City.
  4. ^ Tax Info