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Smith–Lyon Farmhouse

Coordinates: 42°3′18″N 72°1′0″W / 42.05500°N 72.01667°W / 42.05500; -72.01667
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Smith–Lyon Farmhouse
Smith–Lyon Farmhouse is located in Massachusetts
Smith–Lyon Farmhouse
Smith–Lyon Farmhouse is located in the United States
Smith–Lyon Farmhouse
Location400 N. Woodstock Rd., Southbridge, Massachusetts
Coordinates42°3′18″N 72°1′0″W / 42.05500°N 72.01667°W / 42.05500; -72.01667
Built1850
Architectural styleGreek Revival
MPSSouthbridge MRA
NRHP reference No.89000546 [1]
Added to NRHPJune 22, 1989

The Smith–Lyon Farmhouse is a historic farm at 400 N. Woodstock Road in Southbridge, Massachusetts. It is an unusual example of a well-preserved rural Greek Revival house in Southbridge. It is a 2+12-story wood-frame house. The gable-end front facade features full-length sidelights around the door, pilastered corner trim, a pedimented gable, and a full-width porch with Doric columns. It is reported by have been built c. 1850 by Luther Smith, a mule dealer. By 1878 the farm was owned by Lucius Lyon.[2]

The house was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1989.[1]

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  1. ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. April 15, 2008.
  2. ^ "MACRIS inventory record for Smith–Lyon House". Commonwealth of Massachusetts. Retrieved 2013-12-31.