Ethan Allen House and Gun Shop

Ethan Allen House and Gun Shop
Location Grafton, Massachusetts
Coordinates 42°14′14″N 71°42′23″W / 42.23722°N 71.70639°W / 42.23722; -71.70639Coordinates: 42°14′14″N 71°42′23″W / 42.23722°N 71.70639°W / 42.23722; -71.70639
Built 1833
Architectural style Greek Revival
NRHP Reference #

95001167

[1]
Added to NRHP October 12, 1995

The Ethan Allen House and Gun Shop is an historic building at 37 Waterville Street in Grafton, Massachusetts. The building includes the home and business of armsmaker Ethan Allen. The gun shop was constructed in 1833, while the house was built in 1834-36.[2] Allen, the inventor of the pepper-box revolver, began manufacturing guns in Grafton in 1832; his business was one of the earliest gunmakers in the region and an early part of Grafton's industrial development.[3][4] Allen's home was a Greek Revival residence, an uncommon style in the area.[4]

The building was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1995.[1]

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References

  1. 1 2 National Park Service (2008-04-15). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service.
  2. ↑ "MHC Reconnaissance Survey Town Report: Grafton" (PDF). Massachusetts Historical Commission. 1984. Retrieved November 30, 2013.
  3. ↑ "Preserve America Community: Grafton, Massachusetts". Preserve America. Retrieved November 30, 2013.
  4. 1 2 "Allen, Ethan House and Gun Shop". Massachusetts Cultural Resource Information System. Massachusetts Historical Commission. Retrieved November 30, 2013.


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