National Register of Historic Places

Richard, Stephen, House

Southbridge, Worcester County, Massachusetts
Listed
June 21, 1989
Type
Building
Period
Industrial
Ref No.
89000522

About this property

The Stephen Richard House is a historic house at 239-241 Elm Street in Southbridge, Massachusetts. It is a 2+1⁄2-story wood-frame house with two interior chimneys and fairly basic vernacular Federal styling. Its date of construction is unknown: structures with commercial uses appear at its location on maps of the area dated 1855 and 1870. The house's unusual angle with respect to the street (unlike its later neighboring houses), suggests an earlier date of construction. It is first definitively identified on an 1879, owned by Stephen Richard. Richard was a French Canadian who immigrated to Southbridge and established a cutlery making firm in 1862. He is locally notable as the first French Canadian to become a United States citizen, something that he apparently needed to acquire a license of some sort. In his wake a significant number of other immigrants also became citizens. The house was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1989.

Location

239--241 Elm St.
Southbridge, Worcester County, Massachusetts
42.06843, -72.03596

Categories

INDUSTRYARCHITECTURE
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Sources

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When was Richard, Stephen, House listed on the National Register?

Richard, Stephen, House was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on June 21, 1989.

What type of historic resource is Richard, Stephen, House?

Richard, Stephen, House is classified as a building in the National Register of Historic Places.

What is the period of significance for Richard, Stephen, House?

The period of significance for Richard, Stephen, House is recorded as the industrial era.

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