Israel Whitney House
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| Location | Needham, Massachusetts |
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| Coordinates | 42°17′16″N 71°15′8″W / 42.28778°N 71.25222°WCoordinates: 42°17′16″N 71°15′8″W / 42.28778°N 71.25222°W |
| Built | 1830 |
| Architect | Unknown |
| Architectural style | Greek Revival, Federal |
| NRHP Reference # | [1] |
| Added to NRHP | February 25, 1988 |
The Israel Whitney House is a historic house at 963 Central Avenue in Needham, Massachusetts. It is a 2-1/2 story wood frame house, five bays wide, with a side gable roof and clapboard siding. Its front facade is symmetrical, with a center entrance flanked by sidelight windows and pilasters, and a corniced entablature on top. The house was built in 1830 by Israel Whitney, who had married Mary Fuller, a descendant of one of Needham's early settlers. Whitney was a shoemaker and active in local politics, holding a variety of offices.[2]
The house was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1988.[1]
See also
References
- 1 2 Staff (2008-04-15). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service.
- ↑ "MACRIS inventory record for Israel Whitney House". Commonwealth of Massachusetts. Retrieved 2014-06-01.
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