House at 10 Park Street

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Location10 Park Street,
Methuen, Massachusetts
Coordinates 42°43′34″N71°11′9″W / 42.72611°N 71.18583°W / 42.72611; -71.18583
Builtc. 1880
Architectural styleItalianate
MPS Methuen MRA
NRHP reference No. 84002385 [1]
Added to NRHPJanuary 20, 1984

10 Park Street (also known as the E.M. Clark House) is a historic house located in Methuen, Massachusetts. The house was added to the National Register of Historic Places on January 20, 1984. [1]

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Description and history

It is a 2+12-story wood-frame structure, with clapboard siding and a front-gable roof. The front facade is two bays wide, with a two-story projecting bay on the left, and the main entrance on the right, topped by a decorative hood. The gables and eaves are decorated by paired brackets. [2]

The E. M. Clark House built around 1880 is a well-preserved Italianate style single family residences, most closely associated with the development of Methuen during the post-war expansion to service the local mills. E. M. Clark, an early resident, listed his occupation as a shoe manufacturer. [3]

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References

  1. 1 2 "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places . National Park Service. April 15, 2008.
  2. "MACRIS inventory record and NRHP nomination for House at 10 Park Street". Commonwealth of Massachusetts. Retrieved 2015-04-27.
  3. Gagnon, Dan (2001). "Methuen History.org" . Retrieved 2013-09-15.