House at 4 Birch Avenue

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House at 4 Birch Avenue
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Location Methuen, Massachusetts
Coordinates 42°43′40″N71°8′58″W / 42.72778°N 71.14944°W / 42.72778; -71.14944 Coordinates: 42°43′40″N71°8′58″W / 42.72778°N 71.14944°W / 42.72778; -71.14944
Built1910
Architectural styleBungalow/Craftsman
MPS Methuen MRA
NRHP reference No. 84002374 [1]
Added to NRHPJanuary 20, 1984

The House at 4 Birch Avenue in Methuen, Massachusetts is a Bungalow-style house built c. 1910. Its style, uncommon in the area, is reminiscent of period architecture in California. It is a two-story wood-frame structure with a porch that is faced in fieldstone, and has oversized turned balusters between square fieldstone pillars. On the right side, the porch has a rounded corner that is topped by a conical roof section. [2]

The house was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1984. [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 4 Birch Avenue". Commonwealth of Massachusetts. Retrieved 2014-01-07.
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