C. Lewis Harrison House

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C. Lewis Harrison House
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Location14 Eliot Memorial Rd., Newton, Massachusetts
Coordinates 42°20′39″N71°10′46″W / 42.34417°N 71.17944°W / 42.34417; -71.17944 Coordinates: 42°20′39″N71°10′46″W / 42.34417°N 71.17944°W / 42.34417; -71.17944
Built1915
ArchitectBrainerd & Leeds
Architectural styleBungalow/Craftsman
MPS Newton MRA
NRHP reference No. 90000045 [1]
Added to NRHPFebruary 16, 1990

The C. Lewis Harrison House is a historic house at 14 Eliot Memorial Road in Newton, Massachusetts. The 1 3/4 story wood-frame house was built c. 1915 for Charles Lewis Harrison, a Boston lawyer. It is an excellent example of a Craftsman cottage, attractively set on a wooded lot overlooking the Commonwealth Country Club. Its roof has a large shed-roof dormer, above which there are two eyebrow windows. The roof slopes down over a porch, and is supported by large rustic concrete columns. The main entrance is traditional in appearance, with flanking sidelight windows and a fanlight above. Twin rubblestone chimneys rise from the sides of the house. [2]

The house was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1990. [1]

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References

  1. 1 2 "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places . National Park Service. April 15, 2008.
  2. "NRHP nomination for C. Lewis Harrison House". Commonwealth of Massachusetts. Retrieved 2014-04-13.