Thomas Fleming House (Sherborn, Massachusetts) Explained

Thomas Fleming House
Coordinates:42.2411°N -71.3747°W
Area:2.57acres
Built:1850
Architecture:Greek Revival
Added:January 3, 1986
Mpsub:Sherborn MRA
Refnum:86000500

The Thomas Fleming House is a historic house located in Sherborn, Massachusetts.

Description and history

The -story wood-frame house was built c. 1850 by Thomas Fleming. It is a well-preserved modest Greek Revival house with a simple door surround. Fleming and his brothers practiced one of the town's cottage industries, willow weaving for the making of baskets and trinket boxes, that proliferated in Sherborn in the mid-19th century.[1]

The house was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on January 3, 1986.

See also

Notes and References

  1. Web site: NRHP nomination for Thomas Fleming House. Commonwealth of Massachusetts. 2014-05-08.