Charles H. Lockhardt House

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Charles H. Lockhardt House
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Location88 College Avenue,
Somerville, Massachusetts
Coordinates 42°23′57.2452″N71°7′10.8563″W / 42.399234778°N 71.119682306°W / 42.399234778; -71.119682306
Built1890
Architectural styleQueen Anne
MPS Somerville MPS
NRHP reference No. 89001249 [1]
Added to NRHPSeptember 18, 1989

The Charles H. Lockhardt House is a historic house in Somerville, Massachusetts, United States. Charles H. Lockhardt, a prosperous undertaker in Somerville, built this 2+12-story wood-frame Queen Anne style house in c. 1890. Its most prominent feature is its turret, a three-story polygonal projection from the southeast corner of the building, which is capped by a finial-topped roof. The property includes a period carriage house, which features a cupola. [2]

The house was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1989. [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 Charles H. Lockhardt House". Commonwealth of Massachusetts. Retrieved 2014-03-04.