The Borden–Winslow House is a historic house located at 3063 North Main Street in

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. It was built c. 1740 in the Steep Brook area, then still part of

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, making it possibly the oldest extant house in Fall River. Of particular interest is the fine Georgian pediment doorway, which includes a six-light transom within its entablature. The survival of this doorway makes the house unusually important.MHC Inventory form
/ref> It is one of six houses in the Steep Brook area considered to be the best representatives of the pre-industrial period of the city's history, and was added to the

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in 1983.

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Houses completed in 1740 Houses in Fall River, Massachusetts National Register of Historic Places in Fall River, Massachusetts Houses on the National Register of Historic Places in Bristol County, Massachusetts 1740 establishments in the Province of Massachusetts Bay {{BristolCountyMA-NRHP-stub

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