| Job Knapp House | |
| U.S. National Register of Historic Places | |
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| Location | 81 Shores Street, Taunton, Massachusetts |
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| Coordinates | 41°54′7″N 71°6′49″W / 41.90194°N 71.11361°W / 41.90194; -71.11361 |
| Built | c. 1728 |
| Architectural style | Colonial |
| MPS | Taunton MRA |
| NRHP reference No. | 84002150 |
| Added to NRHP | July 5, 1984 |
The Job Knapp House is a historic house located at 81 Shores Street in Taunton, Massachusetts.
Description and history
It is a 1+1⁄2-story wood-framed structure, five bays wide, with a side gable gambrel roof, a central chimney, and wood shingle siding. It has a narrow wood plank door flanked by sidelight windows. The house was built circa 1728, making it one of the oldest standing structures in the city. The gambrel roof is a particularly rare feature on houses of this period in Southeastern Massachusetts.
The house was added to the National Register of Historic Places on July 5, 1984.
See also
References
- ^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. April 15, 2008.
- "Historic Building Detail: TAU.265 Knapp, Job House".
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