Barnes-Hill House

Barnes-Hill House
Location 12 N. Brookfield Rd., Spencer, Massachusetts
Coordinates 42°15′41″N 72°0′50″W / 42.26139°N 72.01389°W / 42.26139; -72.01389Coordinates: 42°15′41″N 72°0′50″W / 42.26139°N 72.01389°W / 42.26139; -72.01389
Built c. 1800
Architectural style Federal
NRHP Reference # 15001007[1]
Added to NRHP January 26, 2016

The Barnes-Hill House is a historic house at 12 North Brookfield Road in Spencer, Massachusetts. It is a 2-1/2 story wood frame structure, five bays wide, with a side gable roof, central chimney, clapboard siding, and stone foundation. A two-story wing extends to the left, and a 1-1/2 story wing extends to the right and partially to the rear, giving the house a partial saltbox profile. Thought by local historians to date to the 1760s (supposedly built by David Barnes), it was more likely built c. 1800. Its most prominent owner was Sullivan Hill, owner of a local chair factory, who is said to have introduced the cane-seated chair to Massachusetts.[2]

The house was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2016.[1]

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References

  1. 1 2 National Park Service (2008-04-15). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service.
  2. "MACRIS inventory record for Sullivan Hill House". Commonwealth of Massachusetts. Retrieved 2016-02-09.


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