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The '''House at 26 Francis Avenue''' in [[Wakefield, Massachusetts]] is a Colonial Revival [[octagon house]]. The shingle-clad wood |
The '''House at 26 Francis Avenue''' in [[Wakefield, Massachusetts]] is a Colonial Revival [[octagon house]]. The shingle-clad wood-frame house rests on a high fieldstone foundation, is 2 stories at its rear and 1-1/2 in front, and has the appearance of a square house with four square sections projecting diagonally from each of its corners. The house has a Craftsman/Bungalow-style hip-roofed dormer with diamond-paned windows, and its main entrance is oriented diagonally toward the corner, under a porch supported by round columns.<ref name=NRHP>{{cite web|url=http://mhc-macris.net/Details.aspx?MhcId=WAK.177|title=NRHP nomination for House at 26 Francis Avenue|publisher=Commonwealth of Massachusetts|access-date=2014-02-03}}</ref> |
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The house was added to the [[National Register of Historic Places]] in 1989.<ref name="nris"/> |
The house was added to the [[National Register of Historic Places]] in 1989.<ref name="nris"/> |
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| Standort | 26 Francis Ave., Wakefield, Massachusetts |
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| Coordinates | 42°29′0″N 71°3′46″W / 42.48333°N 71.06278°W |
| Architectural style | Rational Revival |
| MPS | Wakefield MRA |
| NRHP reference No. | 89000701 [1] |
| Added to NRHP | July 06, 1989 |
The House at 26 Francis Avenue in Wakefield, Massachusetts is a Colonial Revival octagon house. The shingle-clad wood-frame house rests on a high fieldstone foundation, is 2 stories at its rear and 1-1/2 in front, and has the appearance of a square house with four square sections projecting diagonally from each of its corners. The house has a Craftsman/Bungalow-style hip-roofed dormer with diamond-paned windows, and its main entrance is oriented diagonally toward the corner, under a porch supported by round columns.[2]
The house was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1989.[1]
See also
- List of octagon houses
- National Register of Historic Places listings in Wakefield, Massachusetts
- National Register of Historic Places listings in Middlesex County, Massachusetts
References
- ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. April 15, 2008.
- ^ "NRHP nomination for House at 26 Francis Avenue". Commonwealth of Massachusetts. Retrieved 2014-02-03.
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