Alfred H. Richards House

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Alfred H. Richards House
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Location354 Highland Avenue,
Quincy, Massachusetts
Coordinates 42°15′38″N71°1′15.5″W / 42.26056°N 71.020972°W / 42.26056; -71.020972 Coordinates: 42°15′38″N71°1′15.5″W / 42.26056°N 71.020972°W / 42.26056; -71.020972
Built1923
ArchitectChapman, William
Architectural styleColonial Revival
MPS Quincy MRA
NRHP reference No. 89001353 [1]
Added to NRHPSeptember 20, 1989

The Alfred H. Richards House is a historic house located at 354 Highland Avenue in Quincy, Massachusetts, United States.

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Description and history

The two-story wood-framed house was built in 1923 for Alfred Richards, a bank executive. It is one of the last house built in the Wollaston Heights area, which had been mostly built out in the earlier decades of the 20th century. Designed by William Chapman, it has a five-bay main facade with three gabled dormers above, each with a round-arch window. The eave is decorated with dentil moulding and modillions. [2]

The house was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on September 20, 1989. [1]

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The 65th Massachusetts General Court, consisting of the Massachusetts Senate and the Massachusetts House of Representatives, met in 1844 during the governorship of George N. Briggs. Josiah Quincy Jr. served as president of the Senate. Thomas H. Kinnicutt and Samuel H. Walley, Jr. served as speakers of the House.

References

  1. 1 2 "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places . National Park Service. April 15, 2008.
  2. "NRHP nomination for Alfred H. Richards House". Commonwealth of Massachusetts. Retrieved 2014-06-09.