The House at 196 Main Street (also known as the Hiram Eaton House) is a historic house located at 196 Main Street in Wakefield, Massachusetts.
House at 196 Main Street | |
 House at 196 Main Street | |
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| Location | 196 Main St., Wakefield, Massachusetts |
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| Coordinates | 42°30′47″N 71°4′27″W / 42.51306°N 71.07417°W |
| Architectural style | Greek Revival |
| MPS | Wakefield MRA |
| NRHP reference No. | 89000668[1] |
| Added to NRHP | July 06, 1989 |
Description and history
editThe house was built in the 1840s or 1850s, probably for Hiram Eaton, member of a locally prominent family. The house is a well-preserved Greek Revival house, 2+1⁄2 stories in height and five bays wide, with a side-gable roof pierced by three gabled dormers. It has a side-hall plan and its front porch is supported by delicately fluted columns, a rarity in the town for the period indicating means and sophistication.[2]
The house was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on July 6, 1989.[1]
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. April 15, 2008.
- ^ "NRHP nomination for House at 196 Main Street". Commonwealth of Massachusetts. Retrieved 2014-02-05.