The Morse House is a historic house located at 6 Pleasant Street in
Taunton, Massachusetts.
Description and history
It is a -story wood-frame structure, with a gable roof and clapboard siding. It is considered a fine example of
Gothic Revival
Gothic Revival (also referred to as Victorian Gothic, neo-Gothic, or Gothick) is an architectural movement that began in the late 1740s in England. The movement gained momentum and expanded in the first half of the 19th century, as increasingly ...
architecture in a cottage form, with vergeboard in the gables, and a bracketed porch. It was built in 1850. While it suffered an interior fire in 1980, it has retained much of its original wood details.
The house has been converted to office space.
The house was listed on the
National Register of Historic Places on July 5, 1984.
See also
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National Register of Historic Places listings in Taunton, Massachusetts
References
National Register of Historic Places in Taunton, Massachusetts
Houses in Taunton, Massachusetts
Houses on the National Register of Historic Places in Bristol County, Massachusetts
Houses completed in 1850
Gothic Revival architecture in Massachusetts
Greek Revival houses in Massachusetts
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