The Aaron Wheeler House is a historic colonial house located at 371 Fairview Avenue in
Rehoboth, Massachusetts.
Description and history
The two-story gambrel-roofed wood-frame house was built c. 1745, and is one of the town's best-preserved examples of the style. It is also notable for its detailed deed history, which is also rare in Rehoboth. Aaron Wheeler, its builder, was a farmer, part owner of local industrial sites, and was an active participant in the
American Revolutionary War
The American Revolutionary War (April 19, 1775 – September 3, 1783), also known as the Revolutionary War or American War of Independence, was a major war of the American Revolution. Widely considered as the war that secured the independence of t ...
.
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 ...
on June 6, 1983.
See also
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References
Houses completed in 1745
Houses on the National Register of Historic Places in Bristol County, Massachusetts
Buildings and structures in Rehoboth, Massachusetts
1745 establishments in the Province of Massachusetts Bay
Colonial architecture in Massachusetts
Georgian architecture in Massachusetts
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