C.J.H. Bassett House
The C.J.H. Bassett House is a historic house located at 20 Chestnut Street in Taunton, Massachusetts. The house was built in 1851 for Charles Jarvis Hunt Bassett, a prominent Taunton attorney and president of the Taunton Bank.
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| Location | 20 Chestnut St., Taunton, Massachusetts |
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| Coordinates | 41°54′12″N 71°5′25″W |
| Built | 1851 |
| Architectural style | Gothic Revival |
| MPS | Taunton MRA |
| NRHP reference No. | 84002091 [1] |
| Added to NRHP | July 05, 1984 |
Description and history
The house is locally significant as a rare example of a Gothic Revival residence in the city. The 2-1/2 story frame house features an irregular floor plan and a belcast gable roof with Gothic Revival influenced vergeboards, incised and punched with quatrefoil motifs, and pointed arch dormer windows.[2]
It was added to the National Register of Historic Places on July 5, 1984.
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