| Sylvanus N. Staples House | |
| Location: | 21 Second St., Taunton, Massachusetts |
| Coordinates: | 41.8864°N -71.0936°W |
| Built: | 1837 |
| Architecture: | Greek Revival |
| Added: | July 5, 1984 |
| Refnum: | 84002217 |
| Mpsub: | Taunton MRA |
The Sylvanus N. Staples House is a historic house located at 21 Second Street in Taunton, Massachusetts.
The Greek Revival style, -story, wood-framed house was built in 1837 by Sylvanus Staples, a leading merchant of the Weir Village area of Taunton. Staples (1811-1893) went to sea as a young man, and was by the 1830s a successful merchant, dealing in flour and groceries. He greatly expanded is business during the 19th century, and died in this house in 1893.[1]
The house was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on July 5, 1984.