The Capt. Peter Rice House is a historic
First Period house at 377 Elm Street in
Marlborough, Massachusetts
Marlborough is a city in Middlesex County, Massachusetts, United States. The population was 41,793 at the 2020 census. Marlborough became a prosperous industrial town in the 19th century and made the transition to high technology industry in the ...
. The oldest portion of this house, a two-room section, dates to 1688, and was built by Peter Rice around the time of his marriage to Rebecca Howe. It was expanded over the 18th century to its present configuration, a five-bay -story
saltbox with a large central chimney. The house now serves as the headquarters of the Marlborough Historical Society.
The house was added to the
National Register of Historic Places in 1980.
See also
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List of the oldest buildings in Massachusetts
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National Register of Historic Places listings in Marlborough, Massachusetts
References
External links
Marlborough Historical Society
Houses completed in 1688
Houses on the National Register of Historic Places in Middlesex County, Massachusetts
Buildings and structures in Marlborough, Massachusetts
1688 establishments in the Dominion of New England
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