Wells House (North Adams, Massachusetts)

Wells House

(2010)
Location North Adams, Massachusetts
Coordinates 42°41′54″N 73°8′5″W / 42.69833°N 73.13472°W / 42.69833; -73.13472Coordinates: 42°41′54″N 73°8′5″W / 42.69833°N 73.13472°W / 42.69833; -73.13472
Built c. 1840
Architect unknown
Architectural style Greek Revival
MPS North Adams MRA
NRHP Reference # 85003393[1]
Added to NRHP October 25, 1985

The Wells House is a historic house located at 568 West Main Street in North Adams, Massachusetts. It was built in about 1840 for Orson Wells, who first settled in North Adams in the 1810s and established an acid production facility nearby.[2] The Wells family owned much land in the area, even as it industrialized; around the turn of the 20th century the family still owned 160 acres (65 ha) of farmland. This land was eventually developed, but the Wells house remained in the family until 1968.[3]

The Greek Revival house is one of North Adams' oldest;[3] it was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1985.[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. ↑ "History of North Adams, Mass., 1749-1885 Reminiscences of early settlers: extracts from old town records; its public institutions, industries and prominent citizens, together with a roster of commissioned officers in the War of the Rebellion.". Hoosac Valley News Printing house. 1885. Retrieved 2 August 2014.
  3. 1 2 "NRHP nomination for Wells House". Commonwealth of Massachusetts. Retrieved 2013-12-06.



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