H. C. Wells Double House
H.C. Wells Double House
H.C. Wells Double House is located in Massachusetts
H.C. Wells Double House
H.C. Wells Double House is located in the United States
H.C. Wells Double House
Location28-30 Dresser St., Southbridge, Massachusetts
Coordinates42°4′26″N 72°2′10″W / 42.07389°N 72.03611°W / 42.07389; -72.03611
Built1888
Architectural styleQueen Anne
MPSSouthbridge MRA
NRHP reference No.89000531 [1]
Added to NRHPJune 22, 1989

The H. C. Wells Double House is a historic house at 28-30 Dresser Street in Southbridge, Massachusetts. The 2+12-story wood-frame duplex was built in the late 1880s or early 1890s by Hiram C. Wells, member of the Wells family which owned the locally important American Optical Company. It was one of several duplexes Wells built in the area as an income property. Although not as ornate as some Queen Anne houses, it features high quality construction methods despite a relatively simple symmetrical plan. It features a granite foundation, diamond transom windows, and stained glass windows.[2]

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

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References

  1. 1 2 "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. April 15, 2008.
  2. "MACRIS inventory record for H. C. Wells Double House". Commonwealth of Massachusetts. Retrieved 2013-12-29.


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