Peter Walker House

The Peter Walker House is a historic colonial house located at 1679 Somerset Avenue in Taunton, Massachusetts.

Peter Walker House
Location1679 Somerset Ave.,
Taunton, Massachusetts
Coordinates41°51′26″N 71°6′55″W
Builtc. 1727
Architectural styleGeorgian
MPSTaunton MRA
NRHP reference No.84002256 [1]
Added to NRHPJuly 5, 1984

Description and history

Built in about 1727, this 2-1/2 story, Georgian style, wood-framed house is the oldest documented house in the city. It is five bays wide and two bays deep, with a side-gable roof and a large central chimney. Its main entry is framed by pilasters, and topped by a fanlight and gabled pediment. Peter Walker purchased the land, and is said to have built the house soon afterward as a wedding present for his new bride.[2]

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

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