Samuel Gould House

Not to be confused with the Gould House in Skowhegan, Maine.
Samuel Gould House
Location 48 Meriam St., Wakefield, Massachusetts
Coordinates 42°29′10″N 71°4′12″W / 42.48611°N 71.07000°W / 42.48611; -71.07000Coordinates: 42°29′10″N 71°4′12″W / 42.48611°N 71.07000°W / 42.48611; -71.07000
Built 1735
Architectural style Georgian
MPS Wakefield MRA
NRHP Reference # 89000704[1]
Added to NRHP July 6, 1989

The Samuel Gould House is a historic house at 48 Meriam Street in Wakefield, Massachusetts. Built c. 1735, it is one of the oldest houses in Wakefield, and its only surviving period 1.5 story gambrel-roofed house. It was built by Samuel Gould, whose family came to the area in the late 17th century. It has had modest later alterations, including a Greek Revival door surround dating to the 1830s-1850s, a porch, and the second story gable dormers.[2]

The house was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1989.[1]

See also

References

  1. 1 2 Staff (2008-04-15). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service.
  2. "NRHP nomination for Samuel Gould House". Commonwealth of Massachusetts. Retrieved 2014-01-31.


This article is issued from Wikipedia - version of the Friday, April 29, 2016. The text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution/Share Alike but additional terms may apply for the media files.