Scranton House

Historic house in New Hampshire, United States

United States historic place

Scranton House

U.S. National Register of Historic Places

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Location| 711 Brook Rd., Goshen, New Hampshire
Coordinates| 43°18′42″N 72°7′49″W﻿ / ﻿43.31167°N 72.13028°W﻿ / 43.31167; -72.13028
Area| 85 acres (34 ha)
Built| 1850 (1850)
MPS| Plank Houses of Goshen New Hampshire TR
NRHP reference No.| 85001320[1]
Added to NRHP| June 21, 1985

The Scranton House is a historic house at 711 Brook Road in Goshen, New Hampshire. Built about 1850, it is one of a cluster of plank-frame houses in Goshen, and is unusual in that group for its use of thinner planking. The house was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1985.[1]

## Description and history

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The Scranton House is located in a rural setting of northeastern Goshen, on the north side of Brook Road about 0.5 miles (0.80 km) east of its junction with Province Road. It is a 1+1⁄2-story Cape-style wooden structure, with a gabled roof and clapboarded exterior. It is 53 feet (16 m) wide, with a seven-bay facade, with a 20th-century entry one bay left of center. Windows are sash, and a brick chimney rises against the right side. The house framing consists of planking (1.25 to 1.5-inch vs. a more typical 3-inch found in other Goshen plank-frame houses) oriented vertically, with dowels placed horizontally for lateral stability. A 20th-century two-car garage is attached to the left side at a recess, and the property also includes a horse barn.[2]

The house was built about 1850, and originally was clad in vertical board-and-batten siding, with a relatively fine Greek Revival entrance surround. Both of these features survived into the mid-20th century before their replacement.[2]

## See also

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* National Register of Historic Places listings in Sullivan County, New Hampshire

## References

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1. ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
2. ^ a b "NRHP nomination for Scranton House". National Park Service. Retrieved July 24, 2014.

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National Register of Historic Places in Sullivan County, New Hampshire

Landmarks|

* Saint-Gaudens National Historic Site
* Salmon P. Chase Birthplace

Districts|

* Central Business District
* Charlestown Main Street Historic District
* Lower Village District
* Monadnock Mills
* Newport Downtown Historic District
* North Charlestown Historic District
* Washington Common Historic District

Buildings|

* Acworth Silsby Library
* Backside Inn
* Blow-Me-Down Grange
* Charlestown Town Hall
* Claremont City Hall
* Claremont Warehouse No. 34
* Farwell School
* Little Red School House 1835 District No. 7
* Meriden Town Hall
* Mothers' and Daughters' Club House
* Plainfield Town Hall
* Protectworth Tavern
* Richards Free Library
* Richards, Dexter, & Sons Woolen Mill
* Sullivan County Courthouse
* Town Hall and Courthouse
* Unity Town Hall

Houses|

* Burford House
* Capt. John Gunnison House
* Cote House
* Covit House
* David Dexter House
* Durham House
* Garber House
* Giffin House
* Isaac Reed House
* Janicke House
* Knights-Morey House
* Lear House
* Louis St. Gaudens House and Studio
* Nettleton House
* Pike House
* Purnell House
* Scranton House
* Seavey House
* Stelljes House
* Welcome Acres
* William Rossiter House
* Williamson House
* Windswept Acres-Powers House

Places of
worship|

* Acworth Congregational Church
* English Church
* First Baptist Church of Cornish
* First Universalist Chapel
* Langdon Meeting House
* Lempster Meetinghouse
* South Congregational Church
* Springfield Town Hall and Howard Memorial Methodist Church
* Trinity Church

Site|

* Hunter Archeological Site

Structures|

* Blow-Me-Down Covered Bridge
* Cold River Bridge
* Corbin Covered Bridge
* Cornish–Windsor Covered Bridge‡
* Dingleton Hill Covered Bridge
* Kenyon Bridge
* Meriden Bridge
* Pier Bridge
* Prentiss Bridge
* Wright's Bridge

Footnotes|

‡ This historic property also has portions in an adjacent state.
Entries in italics have been removed from the register.

See also: National Register of Historic Places listings in Sullivan County, New Hampshire and List of National Historic Landmarks in New Hampshire
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