Hamilton Millwright-Agent's House

Hamilton Millwright-Agent's House
757 Main Street
Location 757-761 Main St., Southbridge, Massachusetts
Coordinates 42°4′48″N 72°2′40″W / 42.08000°N 72.04444°WCoordinates: 42°4′48″N 72°2′40″W / 42.08000°N 72.04444°W
Built 1840
Architectural style Greek Revival, Federal
Governing body Private
MPS Southbridge MRA
NRHP Reference #

89000543

[1]
Added to NRHP June 22, 1989

The Hamilton Millwright-Agent's House is a historic house at 757-761 Main Street in Southbridge, Massachusetts. The large two story brick house was built about 1840 by the Hamilton Woolen Company. It was probably built for John Edwards Bacon, the millwright who built the 1836 Hamilton Company's mill. The house stands on a rise overlooking the mill. It has typical Greek Revival characteristics, including a doorway with sidelights and transom, as well as granite sills and lintels. There is a side ell, in front of which is a porch with Doric posts and a Greek entablature. By 1855 the house was occupied by the mill's agent, Joshua Ballard, who held leading positions in the company for forty years.[2]

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

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References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. 2008-04-15.
  2. ↑ "MACRIS inventory record for Hamilton Millwright-Agent's House". Commonwealth of Massachusetts. Retrieved 2014-01-01.