House at 26 Francis Avenue
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| Location | 26 Francis Ave., Wakefield, Massachusetts |
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| Coordinates | 42°29′0″N 71°3′46″W / 42.48333°N 71.06278°WCoordinates: 42°29′0″N 71°3′46″W / 42.48333°N 71.06278°W |
| Architectural style | Rational Revival |
| MPS | Wakefield MRA |
| NRHP Reference # | [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
- 1 2 Staff (2008-04-15). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service.
- ↑ "NRHP nomination for House at 26 Francis Avenue". Commonwealth of Massachusetts. Retrieved 2014-02-03.
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