House at 3 Davis Avenue

The House at 3 Davis Avenue in West Newton, Massachusetts, is a well-preserved modest Italianate residence. It is a 2+12-story wood-frame house, three bays wide, with a front-facing gable roof. It was built c. 1853, and has an unusual amount of decorative trim for a modest house. The eaves and gables are studded with brackets, and the corners have quoining blocks. The front parlor windows, sheltered by a porch also studded with brackets, are of extended length.[2]

House at 3 Davis Avenue
House at 3 Davis Avenue is located in Massachusetts
House at 3 Davis Avenue
House at 3 Davis Avenue is located in the United States
House at 3 Davis Avenue
Location3 Davis Ave., Newton, Massachusetts
Coordinates42°21′07.5″N 71°13′29.9″W / 42.352083°N 71.224972°W / 42.352083; -71.224972
Built1853
Architectural styleItalianate
MPSNewton MRA
NRHP reference No.86001826 [1]
Added to NRHPSeptember 04, 1986

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

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  1. ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. April 15, 2008.
  2. ^ "NRHP nomination for House at 3 Davis Avenue". Commonwealth of Massachusetts. Retrieved 2014-04-14.