Clark–Eames House
{{short description|Historic house in Massachusetts, United States}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=January 2025}}
{{Infobox NRHP
| name =Clark–Eames House
| nrhp_type =
| image = WashingtonMA ClarkEamesHouse.jpg
| caption =
| location = 230 Middlefield Rd.,
Washington, Massachusetts
| coordinates = {{coord|42.3433|-73.0751|format=dms|display=inline,title}}
| locmapin = Massachusetts#USA
| area = {{convert|2|acre|ha}}
| built = c. {{start date|1790}}
| architect =
| architecture = Federal
| added = September 12, 1986
| refnum = 86002139{{NRISref|2008a}}
| mpsub = Washington MRA
}}
The Clark–Eames House is a historic house located at 230 Middlefield Road in Washington, Massachusetts. Probably built around 1790, it is one of the town's few surviving 18th-century houses. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1986.
Description and history
The Clark–Eames House is located in a rural setting in the southeastern corner of Washington; the closest village is that of Becket to the southwest. It is located on the southeast side of Middlefield Road, roughly opposite its junction with Johnson Hill Road. It is a {{frac|1|1|2}}-story wood-frame structure, with a side-gable roof, central chimney, and clapboarded exterior. Its five-bay front facade has simple Federal period styling, with simple moulded surrounds around the windows, and a center entrance with flanking pilasters and a corniced entablature. In the late 19th century, the entrance was sheltered by a gable-roof hood with Victorian styling,{{cite web|url=https://mhc-macris.net/details?mhcid=was.20|title=NRHP nomination for Clark–Eames House|publisher=Commonwealth of Massachusetts|access-date=2013-12-03}} but that has since been removed.
It is one of only a handful houses constructed in the area during the 18th century, with a construction date sometime between 1782 and 1797. Its presence in a remote corner of the town exemplifies the town's dispersed form of settlement. The house was the seat of a {{convert|70|acre|ha|adj=on}} farm for most of the 19th century. It now serves as a vacation residence, show another trend on how the town's economy has changed in the 20th century.
See also
References
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{{National Register of Historic Places in Massachusetts}}
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Category:Houses on the National Register of Historic Places in Berkshire County, Massachusetts