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Simon Plimpton Farmhouse

Coordinates: 42°4′29″N 72°3′18″W / 42.07472°N 72.05500°W / 42.07472; -72.05500
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Simon Plimpton Farmhouse
Simon Plimpton Farmhouse is located in Massachusetts
Simon Plimpton Farmhouse
Simon Plimpton Farmhouse is located in the United States
Simon Plimpton Farmhouse
Location561 South St., Southbridge, Massachusetts
Coordinates42°4′29″N 72°3′18″W / 42.07472°N 72.05500°W / 42.07472; -72.05500
Built1819
Architectural styleFederal
MPSSouthbridge MRA
NRHP reference No.89000550[1]
Added to NRHPJune 22, 1989

The Simon Plimpton Farmhouse is a historic farm in Southbridge, Massachusetts. It was probably built about 1789 by Simon Plimpton and his brother Baxter on family-owned land. Baxter Plimpton eventually deeded his share over to Simon; the house has been in the hands of Plimpton descendants since. The house is a 2+12-story wood-frame house, five bays wide, with a center chimney. Although the house is nominally Federal in its styling, there are Greek Revival details (the broad eaves and door frames) that may have been added later. The full-width front porch is a late 19th-century addition.[2]

The house was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1989.[1]

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  1. ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. April 15, 2008.
  2. ^ "MACRIS inventory record for Simon Plimpton Farmhouse". Commonwealth of Massachusetts. Retrieved 2014-01-01.