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Benjamin Flagg House

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The house is assumed to have been built about 1718, when Benjamin Flagg II purchased a large tract of land in the area; however, it is not known how much of the building is his original construction, and how much may have been later alteration. According to Caleb Wall's
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The Flagg House occupies a triangular lot on Worcester's east side, bounded on the west by Plantation Street and on the east by Ingleside Avenue. The house is a
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Flagg's son, also named Benjamin, "commanded the company of militia, who marched with Col.
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Houses on the National Register of Historic Places in Worcester County, Massachusetts
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National Register of Historic Places in Worcester, Massachusetts
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Captain Benjamin Flagg (1724–1818). The house was listed on the
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U.S. National Register of Historic Places in Massachusetts
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is a historic house located at 136 Plantation Street in
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Benjamin Flagg House is located in Massachusetts
Benjamin Flagg House is located in the United States
Worcester, Massachusetts
42°21′1″N 71°47′5″W / 42.35028°N 71.78472°W / 42.35028; -71.78472
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Worcester, Massachusetts
American Revolutionary War
National Register of Historic Places
Timothy Bigelow
Lexington
the alarm, April 18, 1775
National Register of Historic Places listings in eastern Worcester, Massachusetts


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