William McFarland House

William McFarland House
Location 525 Salisbury St., Worcester, Massachusetts
Coordinates 42°17′24″N 71°49′54″W / 42.29000°N 71.83167°W / 42.29000; -71.83167Coordinates: 42°17′24″N 71°49′54″W / 42.29000°N 71.83167°W / 42.29000; -71.83167
Built 1743
Architect Unknown
Architectural style Other
MPS Worcester MRA
NRHP Reference # 80000517[1]
Added to NRHP March 05, 1980

The William McFarland House is an historic house at 525 Salisbury Street in Worcester, Massachusetts. It is a 1-1/2 story wood frame Cape style structure, with a side gable roof, central chimney, clapboard siding, and rubblestone foundation. Its main facade is three bays wide, slightly asymmetrical, with a center entrance flanked by pilasters and topped by a modest entablature. Probably built sometime between 1743 and 1759 house is one of Worcester's oldest surviving structures. It was probably built by William McFarland, Sr., a lieutenant in the American Revolutionary War, and remained in that family for over 100 years.[2]

The house was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1980.[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. ↑ "NRHP nomination for William McFarland House". Commonwealth of Massachusetts. Retrieved 2014-02-16.


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