House at 25 High School Avenue

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House at 25 High School Avenue
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Location25 High School Ave., Quincy, Massachusetts
Coordinates 42°14′43″N70°59′58″W / 42.24528°N 70.99944°W / 42.24528; -70.99944
Built1850
Architectural style Greek Revival
MPS Quincy MRA
NRHP reference No. 89001352 [1]
Added to NRHPSeptember 20, 1989

The House at 25 High School Avenue in Quincy, Massachusetts, is one of the city's best-preserved Greek Revival cottages. This 1+12-story wood-frame house was built in the 1850s; it has a typical side-hall plan, with a front gable roof, clapboard siding, and granite foundation. It has corner pilasters, a fully pedimented gable end, and pedimented gables in its dormers. This type of house was once quite common in the city. It was owned by members of the Perry family until the 1910s. [2]

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 House at 25 High School Avenue". Commonwealth of Massachusetts. Retrieved 2014-06-02.