House at 26 Francis Avenue

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House at 26 Francis Avenue
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Location26 Francis Ave., Wakefield, Massachusetts
Coordinates 42°29′0″N71°3′46″W / 42.48333°N 71.06278°W / 42.48333; -71.06278
Architectural styleRational Revival
MPS Wakefield MRA
NRHP reference No. 89000701 [1]
Added to NRHPJuly 06, 1989

The House at 26 Francis Avenue in Wakefield, Massachusetts is a Colonial Revival octagon house. The shingle-clad wood-frame house rests on a high fieldstone foundation, is 2 stories at its rear and 1-1/2 in front, and has the appearance of a square house with four square sections projecting diagonally from each of its corners. The house has a Craftsman/Bungalow-style hip-roofed dormer with diamond-paned windows, and its main entrance is oriented diagonally toward the corner, under a porch supported by round columns. [2]

The house was added to 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 26 Francis Avenue". Commonwealth of Massachusetts. Retrieved 2014-02-03.