George Cowdrey House

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George Cowdrey House
George Cowdrey House is located in Massachusetts
George Cowdrey House
Location42 High St., Stoneham, Massachusetts
Built1865
Architectural styleSecond Empire
MPSStoneham MRA
NRHP reference No.84002557 [1]
Added to NRHPApril 13, 1984

The George Cowdrey House is a historic house at 42 High Street in Stoneham, Massachusetts. The c. 1865 house is one a few well preserved Second Empire residence in Stoneham. It was built for George Cowdrey, a Stoneham native (for whom Cowdrey Street is named), shoe manufacturer, and state legislator. It is a modest two story building with a mansard roof and a porch that wraps around to the left side, with a gazebo section at the corner. The mansard roof doormers are topped by segmented arches and have scrollwork framing around their windows.[2]

The house was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1984.[1]

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References

  1. ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. April 15, 2008.
  2. ^ "NRHP nomination for George Cowdrey House". Commonwealth of Massachusetts. Retrieved 2014-01-23.