Hon. Bazaleel Taft House
Hon. Bazaleel Taft House | |
Blackstone Canal Historic District (ID95001004) | |
NRHP reference No. | 83004136 [1] |
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Significant dates | |
Added to NRHP | November 7, 1983 |
Designated CP | August 15, 1995 |
The Hon. Bazaleel Taft House is a historic house at 240 South Main Street in
Description and history
The Bazaleel Taft House is located south of Uxbridge center on
The exact construction date of the house is not known. The property on which it stands had a long association with the locally prominent Taft family, beginning with Daniel Taft in the early 18th century. The house is considered locally to have been built around 1790, by Bazaleel Taft, Daniel's grandson. Taft was like his father the town's largest landowner of the period, and was active in local and state politics, serving as a state representative and senator, and on the Massachusetts Governor's Council. Taft's son-in-law, Joseph Thayer, and his daughter Chloe next occupied the house; Thayer was instrumental in furthering construction of the Blackstone Canal, which passed through Taft family land east of the house.[2][3]
The house was converted into a restaurant in the late 1960s, serving in that role until 2008. The property has since stood vacant.
Local legends
During the restaurant conversion, a
See also
References
- ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. January 23, 2007.
- ^ a b "NRHP nomination for Hon. Bazaleel Taft House". Commonwealth of Massachusetts. Retrieved October 27, 2017.
- ^ "NRHP nomination for Blackstone Canal Historic District". Commonwealth of Massachusetts. Retrieved October 27, 2017.
- ^ a b "Blackstone Valley, New England's National Historic Park Area, Cocke n' Kettle". blackstonerivervalley.com. Archived from the original on August 22, 2007. Retrieved July 20, 2007.