Benjamin Franklin Prescott House

Benjamin Franklin Prescott House
Location Prescott Rd., Epping, New Hampshire
Coordinates 43°3′2″N 71°5′55″W / 43.05056°N 71.09861°W / 43.05056; -71.09861Coordinates: 43°3′2″N 71°5′55″W / 43.05056°N 71.09861°W / 43.05056; -71.09861
Area less than one acre
Built 1875 (1875)
Architectural style Second Empire
NRHP Reference # 87002069[1]
Added to NRHP December 3, 1987

The Benjamin Franklin Prescott House is a historic house on Prescott Street in Epping, New Hampshire. Built in 1875 for politician (and future Governor of New Hampshire) Benjamin Franklin Prescott, it is the town's finest example of Second Empire architecture. Its main block is three bays wide and two deep, and is topped by a mansard roof with flared eave. It has paneled cornerboards, paired brackets in the eaves, and a richly detailed front portico.[2]

The house was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1987.[1]

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References

  1. 1 2 National Park Service (2010-07-09). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service.
  2. ↑ "NRHP nomination for Benjamin Franklin Prescott House" (PDF). National Park Service. Retrieved 2014-07-17.


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