The Deacon William Leland House is a historic house in Sherborn, Massachusetts. It is a 2+1⁄2-story main dwelling, five bays wide, with a small ell to the west. It has a side gable roof with central chimney, and relatively simple trim. The house was built in 1717 for Deacon William Leland, son of one of the area's first settlers, and has seen relatively little exterior alteration, unlike other early houses in the town.[2]
Deacon William Leland House | |
 Deacon William Leland House as of Feb. 24, 1941. | |
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| Location | 27 Hollis Street, Sherborn, Massachusetts |
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| Coordinates | 42°12′29″N 71°23′5″W / 42.20806°N 71.38472°W |
| Built | 1717 |
| Architectural style | Georgian |
| MPS | Sherborn MRA |
| NRHP reference No. | 86000503[1] |
| Added to NRHP | January 3, 1986 |
The house was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1986.[1]
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edit- ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. April 15, 2008.
- ^ "NRHP nomination for Deacon William Leland House". Commonwealth of Massachusetts. Retrieved 2014-05-09.