17 Pleasant St., Captain Nelson Crocker House

The Captain Nelson Crocker House at 17 Pleasant St. was built circa 1830. A front gabled Greek Revival style home, it has substantial corner boards and a simple door surround with flat pilaster columns and entablature. The siding is shingled and the windows are 2 over 2, having replaced the original 6 over 6 sash. The door is a victorian replacement.

Many of the houses along Pleasant St. were built before Liberty St. was opened in 1836. Deming Jarves purchased the Nathanial Nye Farm and divided the land into lots for worker of the Boston & Sandwich Glass Company.