Ahijah Wood House
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| Location | Westminster, Massachusetts |
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| Coordinates | 42°31′21″N 71°53′35″W / 42.52250°N 71.89306°WCoordinates: 42°31′21″N 71°53′35″W / 42.52250°N 71.89306°W |
| Built | 1795 |
| Architect | Unknown |
| Architectural style | Federal |
| NRHP Reference # | 87000374 [1] |
| Added to NRHP | September 17, 1987 |
The Ahijah Wood House is an historic house at 175 Worcester Road in Westminster, Massachusetts. The two story brick Federal style house was built in 1795, and is a rare example of a Federal period house with a hipped mansard roof. The main facade is five bays wide, with first-floor windows set in segmented-arch openings with small-paned transom windows above. Wood's father Nathan was the first colonial settler in what is today Westminster. Ahijah Wood's son Aaron, who succeeded to the property, was a prominent local church member and politician.[2]
The house was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1987 (where it is incorrectly listed at 174 Worcester Road).[1][2]
See also
- Nathan Wood House, 164 Worcester Road (almost across the street), house of Ahijah's father
- National Register of Historic Places listings in Worcester County, Massachusetts
References
- 1 2 Staff (2008-04-15). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service.
- 1 2 "MACRIS inventory record for Ahijah Wood House". Commonwealth of Massachusetts. Retrieved 2014-03-04.
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