Job Knapp House

The Job Knapp House is a historic house located at 81 Shores Street in Taunton, Massachusetts.

Job Knapp House
Location81 Shores Street,
Taunton, Massachusetts
Coordinates41°54′7″N 71°6′49″W
Builtc. 1728
Architectural styleColonial
MPSTaunton MRA
NRHP reference No.84002150 [1]
Added to NRHPJuly 5, 1984

Description and history

It is a 1-1/2 story wood-framed structure, five bays wide, with a side gable gambrel roof, a central chimney, and wood shingle siding. It has a narrow wood plank door flanked by sidelight windows. The house was built circa 1728, making it one of the oldest standing structures in the city. The gambrel roof is a particularly rare feature on houses of this period in Southeastern Massachusetts.[2]

The house was added to the National Register of Historic Places on July 5, 1984.[1]

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