Pratt - Dean - MaGuire House
21 Maple Ave
1832
Architectural Style
Federal, Greek Revival
Significance
Architecture
Use Type
Single Family Dwelling House
Neighborhood
Bridgewater Town Center
Massachusetts Historical Commission Report
Architectural Significance
This charming late Federal/Greek Revival house is composed of a 2 1/2 story main block with two rear additions. Possessing a sidehall plan, its 3-bay main
facade opens on to a Colonial Revival porch addition. This house is enclosed by a gable roof with a lunette attic windows. This house is similar to several houses on School St. which appear on an 1832 map of the town center (e.g. #28
and #21 School St.)
Historical Significance
This house was originally located on the site of the present old Bridgewater Public Library (South St., 1881). It was moved to Maple St. (then part of Springhill Ave.) during the early 1880s. Early inhabitants of this house included members of the Pratt and Washburn families. From 1882 until 1960 the John MaGuire family lived here. He was a blacksmith. This house was one of the first to be moved to or built on the segment of Maple St. between Bedford and South Sts. Prior to 1880 this house's lot was part of Lloyd Parsons' L-shaped South St. lot.