House at 79–81 Salem Street
Appearance
House at 79-81 Salem Street | |
![]() House at 79-81 Salem Street | |
Location | Reading, Massachusetts |
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Coordinates | 42°31′35″N 71°5′56″W / 42.52639°N 71.09889°W |
Built | 1845 |
Architect | Unknown |
Architectural style | Greek Revival, Federal |
MPS | Reading MRA |
NRHP reference No. | 84002676 [1] |
Added to NRHP | July 19, 1984 |
The House at 79-81 Salem Street in Reading, Massachusetts is a modest Greek Revival two-family cottage. The wood frame house was built sometime between 1830 and 1854 is a typical vernacular Greek Revival house, with a five-bay facade and a paired central entrance. When the house was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1984, the two entrances were flanked by pilasters supporting an unusually tall entablature;[2] the house has since been covered in synthetic siding, and a projecting portion at the top of the entablature has been removed.
See also
- National Register of Historic Places listings in Reading, Massachusetts
- National Register of Historic Places listings in Middlesex County, Massachusetts
References
- ^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. April 15, 2008.
- ^ "NRHP nomination for House at 79-81 Salem Street". Commonwealth of Massachusetts. Retrieved 2014-02-21.