William McFarland House
William McFarland House | |
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Location | 525 Salisbury St., Worcester, Massachusetts |
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Coordinates | 42°17′24″N 71°49′54″W / 42.29000°N 71.83167°WCoordinates: 42°17′24″N 71°49′54″W / 42.29000°N 71.83167°W |
Built | 1743 |
Architect | Unknown |
Architectural style | Other |
MPS | Worcester MRA |
NRHP Reference # | 80000517[1] |
Added to NRHP | March 05, 1980 |
The William McFarland House is an historic house at 525 Salisbury Street in Worcester, Massachusetts. It is a 1-1/2 story wood frame Cape style structure, with a side gable roof, central chimney, clapboard siding, and rubblestone foundation. Its main facade is three bays wide, slightly asymmetrical, with a center entrance flanked by pilasters and topped by a modest entablature. Probably built sometime between 1743 and 1759 house is one of Worcester's oldest surviving structures. It was probably built by William McFarland, Sr., a lieutenant in the American Revolutionary War, and remained in that family for over 100 years.[2]
The house was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1980.[1]
See also
- National Register of Historic Places listings in northwestern Worcester, Massachusetts
- National Register of Historic Places listings in Worcester County, Massachusetts
References
- 1 2 National Park Service (2008-04-15). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service.
- ↑ "NRHP nomination for William McFarland House". Commonwealth of Massachusetts. Retrieved 2014-02-16.
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