The House at 12 West Water Street in Wakefield, Massachusetts is a rare local example of a Second Empire house. The wood-frame house was built around 1860, and has two full stories, and a third beneath the mansard roof. It is three bays wide, with a wide double-door entry, and a porch across the front with elaborately decorated posts. The house may have been built by Cyrus Wakefield, owner of the Wakefield Rattan Company, and sold to a company employee. A later owner was George Cox, who owned a billiard parlor in the town center.[2]
House at 12 West Water Street | |
 House at 12 West Water Street | |
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| Location | 12 W. Water St., Wakefield, Massachusetts |
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| Coordinates | 42°30′7″N 71°4′17″W / 42.50194°N 71.07139°W |
| Built | 1860 |
| Architectural style | Second Empire, Mansard |
| MPS | Wakefield MRA |
| NRHP reference No. | 89000708 [1] |
| Added to NRHP | July 06, 1989 |
The house was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1989.[1]
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edit- ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. April 15, 2008.
- ^ "NRHP nomination for House at 12 West Water Street". Commonwealth of Massachusetts. Retrieved 2014-02-11.