House at 5 Prospect Hill

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House at 5 Prospect Hill Avenue
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Location5 Prospect Hill,
Somerville, Massachusetts
Coordinates 42°22′55.16″N71°5′27.60″W / 42.3819889°N 71.0910000°W / 42.3819889; -71.0910000 Coordinates: 42°22′55.16″N71°5′27.60″W / 42.3819889°N 71.0910000°W / 42.3819889; -71.0910000
Built1880
Architectural styleQueen Anne
MPS Somerville MPS
NRHP reference No. 89001281 [1]
Added to NRHPSeptember 18, 1989

The house at 5 Prospect Hill in Somerville, Massachusetts is rare in the city as a Queen Anne house executed in brick. Built c. 1880, it is a 2+12-story house with a side-gable roof and a projecting gable section on the left front. A polygonal bay projects further from this gable section, with windows set in segmented-arch openings with a band of polychrome brickwork between. A two-story porch extends from the side of the projecting section across the remainder of the front. Other details of the exterior include bargeboard accents in the gables, and terra cotta insets in the brickwork. [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 5 Prospect Hill Avenue". Commonwealth of Massachusetts. Retrieved 2014-03-02.