The Henry Fletcher House is a historic house at 224 Concord Road in Westford, Massachusetts. Built c. 1810–13, it is a rare example of very late Georgian style timber-frame construction, with a large central chimney characteristic of colonial-era houses. It is styled with a mix of late Georgian and Federal style woodwork. The property's barn was also built by Henry Fletcher using the same construction methods.[2] The house was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1993.[1]
The Fletcher House is set on the north side of Concord Road (Massachusetts Route 225), just west of its junction with Preservation Way, in a rural-residential area of southern Westford. It is a 2+1⁄2-story timber-frame structure, five bays wide, with a side gable roof, clapboard siding, and a stone foundation. The main facade faces south, and is symmetrically arranged, with a center entrance flanked by pilasters and topped by a four-light transom window and simple entablature and cornice. The interior layout follows a typical Georgian center-chimney plan, with public rooms on either side of the chimney, and a kitchen area behind. Ells and minor additions, most of them 20th-century enlarge the house. The barn, which stands east of the house, is of similar construction as the house, but was enlarged in the 20th century with a balloon-framed addition.[2]
The house and barn were built c. 1810-13 by Henry Fletcher, descended from one of the Westford area's first settlers. It is a distinctive retrograde example of Georgian architecture, at a time when it had been out of fashion for some time. The house is the subject of a historic preservation restriction held by Historic New England.[2]
^ abc"NRHP nomination and MACRIS inventory record for Henry Fletcher House". Commonwealth of Massachusetts. Retrieved 2014-04-04.
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henry, fletcher, house, historic, house, concord, road, westford, massachusetts, built, 1810, rare, example, very, late, georgian, style, timber, frame, construction, with, large, central, chimney, characteristic, colonial, houses, styled, with, late, georgian. The Henry Fletcher House is a historic house at 224 Concord Road in Westford Massachusetts Built c 1810 13 it is a rare example of very late Georgian style timber frame construction with a large central chimney characteristic of colonial era houses It is styled with a mix of late Georgian and Federal style woodwork The property s barn was also built by Henry Fletcher using the same construction methods 2 The house was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1993 1 Henry Fletcher HouseU S National Register of Historic PlacesShow map of MassachusettsShow map of the United StatesLocationWestford MassachusettsCoordinates42 33 4 N 71 25 39 W 42 55111 N 71 42750 W 42 55111 71 42750Area10 6 acres 4 3 ha ArchitectFletcher HenryArchitectural styleGeorgianNRHP reference No 93000010 1 Added to NRHPSeptember 30 1993Description and history editThe Fletcher House is set on the north side of Concord Road Massachusetts Route 225 just west of its junction with Preservation Way in a rural residential area of southern Westford It is a 2 1 2 story timber frame structure five bays wide with a side gable roof clapboard siding and a stone foundation The main facade faces south and is symmetrically arranged with a center entrance flanked by pilasters and topped by a four light transom window and simple entablature and cornice The interior layout follows a typical Georgian center chimney plan with public rooms on either side of the chimney and a kitchen area behind Ells and minor additions most of them 20th century enlarge the house The barn which stands east of the house is of similar construction as the house but was enlarged in the 20th century with a balloon framed addition 2 The house and barn were built c 1810 13 by Henry Fletcher descended from one of the Westford area s first settlers It is a distinctive retrograde example of Georgian architecture at a time when it had been out of fashion for some time The house is the subject of a historic preservation restriction held by Historic New England 2 See also editNational Register of Historic Places listings in Middlesex County MassachusettsReferences edit a b National Register Information System National Register of Historic Places National Park Service April 15 2008 a b c NRHP nomination and MACRIS inventory record for Henry Fletcher House Commonwealth of Massachusetts Retrieved 2014 04 04 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Henry Fletcher House amp oldid 1090662867, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
