MPS Taunton MRA Opened 1837 Added to NRHP 5 July 1984 | Built 1837 NRHP Reference # 84002217 Area 3,238 m² | |
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The Sylvanus N. Staples House is a historic house at 21 Second Street in Taunton, Massachusetts. The Greek Revival 2-1/2 story wood frame house was built in 1837 by Sylvanus Staples, a leading merchant of the Weir Village area of Taunton. Staples (1811-1893) went to sea as a young man, and was by the 1830s a successful merchant, dealing in flour and groceries. He greatly expanded is business during the 19th century, and died in this house in 1893.
The house was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1984.
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