Benjamin Thayer House - Blackstone MA - Pre-Victorian Historic Homes on Waymarking.com

The Benjamin Thayer House is a historic house at 200 Farm Street in Blackstone, Massachusetts. Built around 1790, it is the best-preserved property associated with the Thayer family, who were prominent landowners and one of the first Pilgrim families. Benjamin Thayer and his descendants lived and farmed here until about 1920, when the property, much reduced in size, was sold out of the family. The house and its surrounding 9 acres (3.6 ha) of surviving farmland was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2009.

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Earliest Recorded Date of Construction: 01/01/1790 Architectural Period/Style: Federal Type of Building e.g. Country House, Stately Home, Manor: Country House Interesting Historical Facts or Connections: Listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2009 The Thayer's are some of the original Pilgrims Main Material of Construction: Wood Private/Public Access: Private Related Website: [Web Link] Rating: Additional Dates of Construction: Not listed Architect (if known): Not listed Landscape Designer (if known): Not listed Listed Building Status (if applicable): Not listed Admission Fee (if applicable): Not Listed Opening Hours (if applicable): Not listed

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