Simon Plimpton Farmhouse

Simon Plimpton Farmhouse
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
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Location	561 South St., Southbridge, Massachusetts
Coordinates	42°4′29″N 72°3′18″W / 42.07472°N 72.05500°W / 42.07472; -72.05500Coordinates: 42°4′29″N 72°3′18″W / 42.07472°N 72.05500°W / 42.07472; -72.05500
Built	1819
Architectural style	Federal
MPS	Southbridge MRA
NRHP reference No.	89000550[1]
Added to NRHP	June 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+1⁄2-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]

See also[]

• National Register of Historic Places listings in Southbridge, Massachusetts
• National Register of Historic Places listings in Worcester County, Massachusetts

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