Built c. 1840 NRHP Reference # 85003393 Added to NRHP 25 October 1985 | MPS North Adams MRA Opened 1840 | |
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Location North Adams, Massachusetts Architectural style Greek Revival architecture Similar Massachusetts Museum of Contemp, Savoy Mountain State For, The Snow Hole, Clarksburg State Park, Church Street–Cady Hill Histor | ||
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. 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.
The Greek Revival house is one of North Adams' oldest; it was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1985.
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