House at 38-40 Webster Place

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House at 38-40 Webster Place
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Location 38–40 Webster Pl., Brookline, Massachusetts
Coordinates 42°20′1.64″N71°7′1.4″W / 42.3337889°N 71.117056°W / 42.3337889; -71.117056 Coordinates: 42°20′1.64″N71°7′1.4″W / 42.3337889°N 71.117056°W / 42.3337889; -71.117056
Built 1855
Architectural style Greek Revival, Italianate
MPS Brookline MRA
NRHP reference # 85003286 [1]
Added to NRHP October 17, 1985

The House at 38–40 Webster Place in Brookline, Massachusetts, is a rare local example of transitional Greek Revival-Italianate styling.

Brookline, Massachusetts Town in Massachusetts, United States

Brookline is a town in Norfolk County, Massachusetts, in the United States, and is a part of Greater Boston. Brookline borders six of Boston's neighborhoods: Brighton, Allston, Fenway–Kenmore, Mission Hill, Jamaica Plain, and West Roxbury. The city of Newton lies to the west of Brookline.

Greek Revival architecture architectural movement of the late 18th and early 19th centuries

The Greek Revival was an architectural movement of the late 18th and early 19th centuries, predominantly in Northern Europe and the United States. A product of Hellenism, it may be looked upon as the last phase in the development of Neoclassical architecture. The term was first used by Charles Robert Cockerell in a lecture he gave as Professor of Architecture to the Royal Academy of Arts, London in 1842.

Italianate architecture 19th-century phase in the history of Classical architecture

The Italianate style of architecture was a distinct 19th-century phase in the history of Classical architecture.

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Description and history

The wood-framed 2-1/2 story two-family house was built c. 1855–56 as a rental property by either Bela Stoddard or his son George. It has a side-gable roof, with a single-story porch extending across the five-bay front facade. The walls under the porch are finished in flushboard, a Greek Revival feature, while the porch supports are Italianate in style. [2]

The building was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on October 17, 1985. [1]

National Register of Historic Places federal list of historic sites in the United States

The National Register of Historic Places (NRHP) is the United States federal government's official list of districts, sites, buildings, structures, and objects deemed worthy of preservation for their historical significance. A property listed in the National Register, or located within a National Register Historic District, may qualify for tax incentives derived from the total value of expenses incurred preserving the property.

See also

This is a list of the National Register of Historic Places listings in Brookline, Massachusetts.

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