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Historic house in Massachusetts, United States

United States historic place
J. Aldrich House
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
Jacob Aldrich House, South Uxbridge, MA
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LocationUxbridge, Massachusetts
Coordinates42°1′38″N 71°38′35″W / 42.02722°N 71.64306°W / 42.02722; -71.64306
Built1825
Architectural styleFederal
MPSUxbridge MRA
NRHP reference No.84002896
Added to NRHPJanuary 20, 1984

The Jacob Aldrich House, also known as the J. Aldrich House, is an historic house located at 389 Aldrich Street, in Uxbridge, Massachusetts. On January 20, 1984, it was added to the National Register of Historic Places.

History

The Aldrich family were Quakers and their community included their homes, businesses including the Jacob Aldrich Farm (and Orchard) at 389 Aldrich Street which is a light colored brick home made in a kiln nearby on River Road. The Jacob Aldrich Farm and Orchard is located on Massachusetts Route 98, in a village of similar homes from the 18th and 19th century. The house is 2+1⁄2 stories in height, with end chimneys and a side gable roof. The main facade is five bays wide and symmetrical, with a center entrance flanked by sidelight windows and narrow pilasters, which rise to a semi-oval Federal-style fan. The brickwork is somewhat unusual, with the occasional use of square bricks on the outer walls.

Aldrich Village

In the 1820-30s, Aldrich Village sprang up as a community of the extended family of the Aldriches. The Aldrich family began in America in Mendon with George Aldrich, and the family eventually became a political force (see the article on the Seth Aldrich House for more info). The Aldrich family were Quakers and their community included their homes and businesses including the Jacob Aldrich Farm. 364 Aldrich Street was owned by Daniel Aldrich who ran a saw mill, a blacksmith shop and a wheelwright shop which produced numerous products such as roof shingles, wagons, lumber. 364 Aldrich is also on the Historic Register as are several other homes in this vicinity. For a more complete listing of these older Quaker Homes on the National Register in Uxbridge, please see the link below for local historic listings. A one-room schoolhouse was in the community as was an ice house cutting and storing ice from Aldrich Pond. 317 Aldrich Street was the Seth Aldrich House and the family cemetery is on Glendale Street.

See also

Notes

  1. "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. January 23, 2007.
  2. "NRHP nomination for J. Aldrich House". Commonwealth of Massachusetts. Retrieved October 24, 2017.
  3. ^ "Walking tours - Uxbridge". Blackstone Daily. Retrieved December 8, 2007.
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