Ginery Twichell House

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Ginery Twichell House
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Location17 Kent St., Brookline, Massachusetts
Coordinates 42°19′59.34″N71°7′5.08″W / 42.3331500°N 71.1180778°W / 42.3331500; -71.1180778
Architectural style Greek Revival, Italianate
MPS Brookline MRA
NRHP reference No. 85003240 [1]
Added to NRHPOctober 17, 1985

The Ginery Twichell House is a historic house located at 17 Kent Street in Brookline, Massachusetts.

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Description and history

The 2+12(two and half) story wood-frame house was built in the year 1844–1855 by Ginery Twichell, a leading Massachusetts politician, as well as a nationally prominent stagecoach and railroad owner. Twichell lived at 40 Kent Street. The house is a well-preserved example of transitional Greek Revival-Italianate styling. Its massing and roofline are typically Greek Revival, but its gable ends and eaves have doubled brackets, and its windows are capped by scrollwork decoration. [2]

The house was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on October 17, 1985. [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 Ginery Twichell House". Commonwealth of Massachusetts. Retrieved 2014-05-22.