Edward J. Lennon House

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Edward J. Lennon House
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Location53 Taber St., Quincy, Massachusetts
Coordinates 42°14′12″N71°0′41″W / 42.23667°N 71.01139°W / 42.23667; -71.01139
Built1888
Architectural styleQueen Anne
MPS Quincy MRA
NRHP reference No. 89001378 [1]
Added to NRHPSeptember 20, 1989

The Edward J. Lennon House is a historic house at 53 Taber Street in Quincy, Massachusetts. Built c. 1888 for a local health inspector, this 1+12-story wood-frame house is a well-preserved Queen Anne cottage. Its main gable had Stick style decoration and bands of decorative shingles, and its porch was elaborate decorated, [2] but these details have either been replaced (in the case of the porch) or obscured by the application of modern siding (see photo).

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 Edward J. Lennon House". Commonwealth of Massachusetts. Retrieved 2014-06-04.