Capt. Josiah Pratt House Explained

Capt. Josiah Pratt House
Location:Foxboro, Massachusetts
Coordinates:42.0633°N -71.2008°W
Built:1760
Architecture:Georgian
Added:April 21, 1983
Refnum:83000598

The Capt. Josiah Pratt House is a historic house at 141 East Street in Foxboro, Massachusetts. It is a -story wood-frame house, five bays wide, with a hip roof, central chimney, and clapboard siding. Its centered entrance is set in a projecting gable-roofed vestibule. The house was built c. 1760, and is a well-preserved example of Georgian architecture. The house was owned by Captain Josiah Pratt, a local military leader during the American Revolutionary War and a locally prominent citizen. He, and also some of his descendants, served as town selectman.[1]

The house was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1983.

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: MACRIS inventory record for Capt. Josiah Pratt House. Commonwealth of Massachusetts. 2014-05-28.