The Chestnut Hill is a historic apartment building at 219 Commonwealth Avenue in the village of Chestnut Hill in Newton, Massachusetts, USA.
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| Location | 219 Commonwealth Avenue, Chestnut Hill, Newton, Massachusetts |
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| Coordinates | 42°20′16″N 71°10′31″W / 42.33778°N 71.17528°W |
| Built | 1899 |
| Part of | Commonwealth Avenue Historic District (ID90000012) |
| NRHP reference No. | 86001782 [1] |
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| Added to NRHP | September 4, 1986 |
| Designated CP | February 16, 1990 |
History edit
Designed by the Boston architect Francis W. Chandler in the Tudor Revival style of architecture, it was built in 1899 for Dana Estes, one of the developers responsible for the extension of Commonwealth Avenue to Auburndale. On September 4, 1986, it was added to the National Register of Historic Places.[1]
Description edit
It is a 3+1⁄2-story wood-frame building with fieldstone on the ground floor, and half-timbered stucco finish above. The wall surfaces are in places embellished by decorative mastic elements.[2]
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References edit
- ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. January 23, 2007.
- ^ "NRHP nomination for The Chestnut Hill". Commonwealth of Massachusetts. Retrieved April 9, 2014.