John Woodward House

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John Woodward House
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John Woodward House
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Location50 Fairlee Rd., Newton, Massachusetts
Coordinates 42°19′21.5″N71°13′24.0″W / 42.322639°N 71.223333°W / 42.322639; -71.223333 Coordinates: 42°19′21.5″N71°13′24.0″W / 42.322639°N 71.223333°W / 42.322639; -71.223333
Built1686
ArchitectWoodward, John
Architectural styleColonial
MPS Newton MRA
NRHP reference No. 86001897 [1]
Added to NRHPSeptember 04, 1986

The John Woodward House is a historic house at 50 Fairlee Road in Newton, Massachusetts. Built sometime before 1686, it is one of the city's oldest surviving buildings. It is a 2+12-story timber-frame structure, with a large central chimney, and is four bays wide and one deep. Its front entry has sidelight windows that were probably added in the 19th century, and the entry is enclosed in a Colonial Revival portico. The house was for 275 years owned by the family of John Woodward, one of Newton's early settlers. [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 Woodward House". Commonwealth of Massachusetts. Retrieved 2014-04-23.