Tapin, Eugene, House
Why it's listed
Built in 1929 at 215 Lebanon Hill Road, this Tudor Revival house sits in an outlying suburban part of Southbridge. Its brick and stucco walls carry false half-timbering, an arched doorway with heavy double-leaved doors, and a small gablet above the entrance. The brick red closely matches the red roof tile. An enclosed sunroom on the south side and an open screened porch on the north side are typical of the Laliberte family's residential work. F. X. Laliberte, a major local builder, and his son Oswald, the first Franco-American architect in town, built it for Laliberte's daughter Camille and her husband Eugene Tapin, a music teacher and church organist. The house is one of the few high style Tudor Revival buildings in Southbridge and reflects the Franco-American community's rising fortunes. It also belongs to the gradual suburbanization of formerly rural sections of town during the first half of the twentieth century. It has had no major alterations and remains a residence.
Significance in brief: It is one of the few high style Tudor Revival houses in Southbridge and reflects early twentieth century suburban development on the town's rural outskirts. It also shows the socio-economic advancement of the Franco-American community, since it was built by the town's first Franco-American architect and a major builder for a family member.
Machine-generated summary. This summary was generated by a language model from the official nomination document and has not been reviewed line by line by an editor. It may contain errors. Check the source document before relying on any detail. Source: nomination document (PDF) · National Archives catalog entry. NRHP reference 89000549, listed June 22, 1989. Summary generated October 2026 (model claude-sonnet-5-5, prompt v1.0-2026-10-29, confidence medium).
Key facts
| Address | 215 Lebanon Hill Rd., Southbridge |
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| County | Worcester County |
| Listed | June 22, 1989 |
| Reference number | 89000549 |
| Resource type | Building |
| Architect / builder | F. X. Laliberte and Son (Oswald Laliberte, architect; F. X. Laliberte, builder) |
| Architectural style | Tudor Revival |
| Criteria |
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| Areas of significance | Industry, Architecture |
| Level of significance | Local |
| Status (as stated in the nomination) | Present use is residential, the same as the original use. Condition is described as excellent, with no major alterations. |
| Acreage | 0.9 |
| Coordinates | 42.05612, -72.03714 (NPS GIS) |
What listing means for this property
National Register listing is honorary for a privately owned home: it does not by itself restrict what an owner may do with their own money, and it does not require public access. Restrictions come from local landmark or historic-district ordinances, which are separate (how they differ).
Owner-occupied houses are not eligible for the 20% federal rehabilitation tax credit, which applies to income-producing buildings, but many states offer credits for homeowners. Listing also opens the door to preservation easements and to buying a plaque. Start with what listing means for homeowners, renovating a listed house and selling one.
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Sources and further reading
- National Park Service, National Register of Historic Places database (snapshot May 2026), reference 89000549.
- Nomination form (PDF, National Archives) — catalog entry
- Wikipedia article (used for cross-checking only; text not reproduced here)
- Wikidata Q5407784
- This listing as JSON
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