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H.C. Wells Double House

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Built
  
1888

NRHP Reference #
  
89000531

Added to NRHP
  
22 June 1989

MPS
  
Southbridge MRA

Opened
  
1888

H.C. Wells Double House

Location
  
28-30 Dresser St., Southbridge, Massachusetts

Architectural style
  
Queen Anne style architecture

The H. C. Wells Double House is a historic house at 28-30 Dresser Street in Southbridge, Massachusetts. The 2.5 story wood frame duplex was built in the late 1880s or early 1890s by Hiram C. Wells, member of the Wells family which owned the locally important American Optical Company. It was one of several duplexes Wells built in the area as an income property. Although not as ornate as some Queen Anne houses, it features high quality construction methods despite a relatively simple symmetrical plan. It features a granite foundation, diamond transom windows, and stained glass windows.

The house was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1989.

References

H.C. Wells Double House Wikipedia