David M. Anthony House (Fall River, Massachusetts)

David M. Anthony House
Location 368 N. Main St., Fall River, Massachusetts
Coordinates 41°42′25″N 71°9′18″W / 41.70694°N 71.15500°W / 41.70694; -71.15500Coordinates: 41°42′25″N 71°9′18″W / 41.70694°N 71.15500°W / 41.70694; -71.15500
Built 1875 (1875)
Architectural style Late Victorian, Second Empire
MPS Fall River MRA
NRHP Reference #

83000620

[1]
Added to NRHP February 16, 1983

The David M. Anthony House is a historic house located at 368 North Main Street in Fall River, Massachusetts. Built in 1875 for a local businessman, it is one of the city's finest examples of Second Empire style. It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1983.[1]

Description and history

The David M. Anthony House stands north of downtown Fall River, on the west side of North Main Street between Walnut and Locust Streets. It is a 2-1/2 story brick structure, three bays wide, with a mansard roof, stone corner quoining, and a bracketed cornice. Paired windows are set in rectangular openings, with peaked gable lintels and bracketed sills. The main entrance is sheltered by a porch with clustered columns mounted on square paneled blocks. A polygonal window bay projects from the left side of the house.[2]

The house was built in 1875, and is one of the city's finest examples of Second Empire architecture. It was built for David Anthony, a partner in a supply firm, and may have been built by his wife's uncle, who owned a local construction firm. The use of brick in residential construction is unusual for the period in Fall River, indicating a house of some importance. The house originally also featured a cupola and iron cresting on the roof, but these details have been lost, as has a similarly styled carriage house. Between 1916 and 1940 it was occupied by the Knights of Columbus. It was later sold to the Roman Catholic Diocese of Fall River.[2]

See also

References

  1. 1 2 National Park Service (2008-04-15). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service.
  2. 1 2 "MACRIS inventory form for David M. Antony House". Commonwealth of Massachusetts. Retrieved 2016-11-10.
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