Edwin W. Marsh House

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Edwin W. Marsh House
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Location17 Marsh St., Quincy, Massachusetts
Coordinates 42°14′35″N71°0′22″W / 42.24306°N 71.00611°W / 42.24306; -71.00611 Coordinates: 42°14′35″N71°0′22″W / 42.24306°N 71.00611°W / 42.24306; -71.00611
Built1851
Architectural style Greek Revival
MPS Quincy MRA
NRHP reference No. 89001356 [1]
Added to NRHPSeptember 20, 1989

The Edwin W. Marsh House is (or was) a historic house at 17 Marsh Street in Quincy, Massachusetts. The 1+12-story five-bay wood-frame house was built c. 1851, and had a rear ell. The Cape style cottage had vernacular Greek Revival styling, including corner pilasters. It had a bracketed entry portico that was probably added during the Italianate period (1860s-70s). [2]

The house was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1989. [1] The lot is now occupied by a multiunit townhouse (pictured).

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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 Edwin W. Marsh House". Commonwealth of Massachusetts. Retrieved 2014-06-04.