Deacon Abijah Richardson House

Historic house in New Hampshire, United States
United States historic place
Deacon Abijah Richardson House
42°54′42″N 72°0′4″W / 42.91167°N 72.00111°W / 42.91167; -72.00111
Area2 acres (0.81 ha)
Built1818 (1818)
Built byRichardson, A., Jr.
Architectural styleCape Colonial
MPSDublin MRA
NRHP reference No.83004071[1]
Added to NRHPDecember 15, 1983

The Deacon Abijah Richardson House is a historic house at 334 Hancock Road in Dublin, New Hampshire. Built in 1818 by the son of an early settler, it is a well-preserved example of an early 19th-century Cape-style farmhouse. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1983.[1]

Description and history

The Deacon Abijah Richardson House stands in a rural setting in eastern Dublin, on the east side of Hancock Road (New Hampshire Route 137), about 0.2 miles (0.32 km) north of its junction with Spring Road. It is a 1+1⁄2-story timber-frame structure, with a gabled roof and clapboarded exterior. It has a five-bay facade with a center entry, and a narrow central chimney that is a replacement of an earlier large one. It is oriented with its main facade facing south (perpendicular to the road), with a 19th-century shed extension extending from the northeast corner. Additional outbuildings include a barn and blacksmith's shop.[2]

The house was built in 1818 by Abijah Richardson, Jr., son of one of Dublin's first settlers, whose house stands across the street a short way to the north. The Richardsons have long been a fixture in this part of Dublin. This house was still in the hands of Richardson descendants in the 1980s.[2]

See also

References

  1. ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  2. ^ a b "NRHP nomination for Deacon Abijah Richardson House". National Park Service. Retrieved 2014-04-30.
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