House at 2212 Commonwealth Avenue

House at 2212 Commonwealth Avenue
Location 2212 Commonwealth Ave., Newton, Massachusetts
Coordinates 42°20′48″N 71°15′11″W / 42.34667°N 71.25306°W / 42.34667; -71.25306Coordinates: 42°20′48″N 71°15′11″W / 42.34667°N 71.25306°W / 42.34667; -71.25306
Built 1845
Architectural style Gothic Revival
MPS Newton MRA
NRHP Reference #

86001823

[1]
Added to NRHP September 04, 1986

The House at 2212 Commonwealth Avenue, in the Auburndale section of Newton, Massachusetts, is a rare local example of domestic Gothic Revival architecture. The two story wood frame house was built c. 1845, and is distinguished by its board-and-batten siding, oriel window, crenellated porch decoration, and bracketing in the eaves. It appears to be based on one of the panel's in Andrew Jackson Downing's The Architecture of Country Houses, which espoused the style.[2]

The house was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1986.[1]

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References

  1. 1 2 National Park Service (2008-04-15). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service.
  2. ↑ "NRHP nomination for House at 2212 Commonwealth Avenue". Commonwealth of Massachusetts. Retrieved 2014-04-14.


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