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The Moses Ellis House is a historic house located at 283 Pleasant Street in Framingham, Massachusetts.


Description and history

The -story wood-frame house was designed by local architect Alexander Rice Esty and built c. 1866 for Moses Ellis, a well-to-do local farmer. The house has a distinctive front facade, with a square projecting gable-end section from which a porte cochere protrudes. The gable of the projection has a nearly pedimented end, with an oval-arched window, a motif repeated in a slightly projecting gable on the house's right facade. In the early 20th century the house was home to a school for boys. The house was listed on the
National Register of Historic Places The National Register of Historic Places (NRHP) is the United States federal government's official list of districts, sites, buildings, structures and objects deemed worthy of preservation for their historical significance or "great artistic v ...
on November 29, 1983.


See also

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National Register of Historic Places listings in Framingham, Massachusetts Framingham, Massachusetts, has 18 locations listed on the National Register of Historic Places. Current listings References {{DEFAULTSORT:National Register Of Historic Places Listings In Framingham, Massachusetts ...


References

Houses on the National Register of Historic Places in Middlesex County, Massachusetts Buildings and structures in Framingham, Massachusetts Houses completed in 1866 Italianate architecture in Massachusetts {{MiddlesexCountyMA-NRHP-stub