House at 511 Watertown Street
House at 511 Watertown Street | |
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| Location | 511 Watertown St., Newton, Massachusetts |
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| Coordinates | 42°21′27″N 71°12′24″W / 42.35750°N 71.20667°W |
| Built | 1897 |
| Architectural style | Colonial Revival |
| MPS | Newton MRA |
| NRHP reference No. | 86001832 [1] |
| Added to NRHP | September 04, 1986 |
The House at 511 Watertown Street in Newton, Massachusetts is one of the city's finer Colonial Revival houses. Built in 1897, the 2 1/2 story wood frame house features symmetrical two story bow windows, modillioned cornices, and large dormers in its truncated hip roof with fully pedimented gables. The first owner was a Nonantum grocer. The buildings corners are pilastered, and front entrance is sheltered by a flat-roof porch supported by grouped columns.[2]
The house was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1986.[1]
See also
References
- ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. April 15, 2008.
- ^ "NRHP nomination for House at 511 Watertown Street". Commonwealth of Massachusetts. Retrieved 2014-04-15.
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