James H. Mann House | |
Location | Winchester, Massachusetts |
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Coordinates | 42°27′24″N71°7′44″W / 42.45667°N 71.12889°W |
Architect | Mann, James H. |
Architectural style | Gothic Revival |
MPS | Winchester MRA |
NRHP reference No. | 89000624 [1] |
Added to NRHP | July 5, 1989 |
The James H. Mann House is a historic house at 23 Hancock Street in Winchester, Massachusetts. The 2+1⁄2-story wood-frame house was built by James H. Mann for his own use. Mann was a prominent local builder who also built the Carr-Jeeves House, another picturesque house with a mixture of architectural elements. This house is predominantly Gothic Revival in character, with its main body topped by a double roof roughly looking like a monitor. There is a three-story tower topped by a jerkin-headed roof, whose gable lines are decorated by Stick-style vergeboard. [2]
The house was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1989. [1]
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