John A. Fenno House

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John A. Fenno House
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Location171 Lowell Ave., Newton, Massachusetts
Coordinates 42°21′05.2″N71°12′38.3″W / 42.351444°N 71.210639°W / 42.351444; -71.210639 Coordinates: 42°21′05.2″N71°12′38.3″W / 42.351444°N 71.210639°W / 42.351444; -71.210639
Built1854
Architectural styleGothic Revival
MPS Newton MRA
NRHP reference No. 86001800 [1]
Added to NRHPSeptember 04, 1986

The John A. Fenno House is a historic house at 171 Lowell Avenue in Newton, Massachusetts. The 2+12-story wood-frame house was built c. 1854, and is a rare local example of Gothic Revival styling. It has an L-shaped plan with steeply gabled roof, diamond windows in the gable ends, and first-floor polygonal bays whose roof lines are bracketed. It was built for John Fenno, who later served as Newton's ninth mayor. When built, it stood at Walnut Street and Madison Avenue; it was moved to this location about 1885. [2]

The house was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1986. [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 John A. Fenno House". Commonwealth of Massachusetts. Retrieved 2014-04-12.