George Carpenter House, Uxbridge

Name: George Carpenter House
Address: Uxbridge, United States

#14 among attractions in Uxbridge

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The George Carpenter House is a historic house located at 53 South Main Street, in Uxbridge, Massachusetts. Built c. 1815–25, this two-story brick building is an excellent local example of high-style Federal architecture. The nearly square building has a hip roof with interior end wall chimneys. Its front entry is set beneath an elliptical arch supported by colonnettes. Its owner, George Carpenter, was a manufacturer of textile processing machinery. ()

Built: 1815 (209 years ago)Coordinates: 42°4'25"N, 71°37'42"W

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Uxbridge United States

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George Carpenter House – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Uxbridge Town Hall, Stanley Woolen Mill, Uxbridge Free Public Library, Uxbridge Common District.

~650 ftN
City hall
Uxbridge Town Hall, Uxbridge
4 min walk • Uxbridge Town Hall is the town hall of Uxbridge, Massachusetts, located at 45 South Main Street. It is listed on the National Register of Historic Places. It was built in 1879 and added to the historic registry 100 years later. Amos P. Cutting of Worcester was the architect. Ferry & Gardner of Springfield also submitted plans.
0.6 miNE
Park
Stanley Woolen Mill, Uxbridge
17 min walk • Stanley Woolen Mill is the common historic name applied to a defunct company based in southeastern Massachusetts and to the company's buildings which stand at the southern entrance to the Blackstone River and Canal Heritage State Park. The mill is an important footnote in the history of the textile industry in America.
~1300 ftN
Library
Uxbridge Free Public Library, Uxbridge
7 min walk • The Uxbridge Free Public Library is the public library in Uxbridge, Massachusetts. It opened in 1875. The first library in the town of Uxbridge was the Uxbridge Social and Instructive Library, managed by George Southwick at his store in the Quaker City section of South Uxbridge.
~1560 ftNW
Neighbourhood
Uxbridge Common District, Uxbridge
8 min walk • The Uxbridge Common District is located in downtown Uxbridge, Massachusetts. It is listed on the National Register of Historic Places. Historic buildings in this district include the Uxbridge Academy, Uxbridge Free Public Library, the Deborah A. Wheelock House, a blacksmith shop, the First Congregational Church, and the Unitarian Church.
~610 ftNW
Greek Revival architecture, Gothic Revival architecture
A. Chapin House, Uxbridge
3 min walk • The A. Chapin House is a historic house located at 36 Pleasant Street, in Uxbridge, Massachusetts.
~1250 ftSE
Greek Revival architecture
Zadock Taft House, Uxbridge
7 min walk • The Zadock Taft House is a historic house at 115 South Main Street in Uxbridge, Massachusetts. Probably built in the 18th century, it received its present Greek Revival styling in the 1840s or 1850s.
0.4 miN
Gothic Revival architecture
R. Farnum House, Uxbridge
11 min walk • The R. Farnum House is an historic house located at 22 Oak Street, in Uxbridge, Massachusetts. This 2+1⁄2 story wood-frame house was built c. 1875–80, and is a well-preserved local example of Gothic Revival styling.
0.6 miNE
Neighbourhood
Central Woolen Mills District, Uxbridge
17 min walk • The Central Woolen Mills District is a historic district in Uxbridge, Massachusetts, USA. The centerpiece of this historic district is the Stanley Woolen Mill, also known as the Central Woolen Mill, built by Moses Taft in 1852, and earlier by his father, Luke Taft, in 1833, on the banks of the Blackstone Canal.
0.8 miNE
Neighbourhood
Wheelockville District, Uxbridge
22 min walk • The Wheelockville District is an historic district located at Mendon and Henry streets in the village of Wheelockville in Uxbridge, Massachusetts.

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Nearby attractions include A. Chapin House, Uxbridge (3 min walk), Uxbridge Town Hall, Uxbridge (4 min walk), Zadock Taft House, Uxbridge (7 min walk), Uxbridge Free Public Library, Uxbridge (7 min walk).