House at 19 Linden Street

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House at 19 Linden Street
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Location19 Linden St., Brookline, Massachusetts
Coordinates 42°20′4.76″N71°7′4.59″W / 42.3346556°N 71.1179417°W / 42.3346556; -71.1179417 Coordinates: 42°20′4.76″N71°7′4.59″W / 42.3346556°N 71.1179417°W / 42.3346556; -71.1179417
Built1843
Architectural style Greek Revival
MPS Brookline MRA
NRHP reference No. 85003284 [1]
Added to NRHPOctober 17, 1985

19 Linden Street is a historic house located in Brookline, Massachusetts. It is a well-preserved local example of Greek Revival styling, and the best-preserved survivor of a residential subdivision developed in the 1840s.

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Description and history

This 2+12-story wood-frame house was built in 1843–44. Unlike many Greek Revival houses, it has a side-gable roof, but it has corner pilasters and a single-story porch with Greek columns, and the gable is fully pedimented. [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. "MACRIS inventory record for House at 19 Linden Street" . Retrieved 2014-05-15.