Jonas Salisbury House (62 Walnut Park)

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Jonas Salisbury House
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Location62 Walnut Park, Newton, Massachusetts
Coordinates 42°21′24″N71°11′33″W / 42.35667°N 71.19250°W / 42.35667; -71.19250
Built1847
ArchitectFuller, Henry
Architectural style Greek Revival
MPS Newton MRA
NRHP reference No. 86001875 [1]
Added to NRHPSeptember 04, 1986

The Jonas Salisbury House is a historic house at 62 Walnut Park in Newton, Massachusetts. The 2+12-story wood-frame house was built about 1847, and was one of four temple-front mansions built in the Newton Corner area. Of these, it is the only one still standing. It has typical hallmarks of the Greek Revival style, with flushboarded facade, corner pilasters, and an entrance flanked by pilasters and set under a pediment. The property also includes a period carriage house. Jonas Salisbury was a significant property owner in Newton. [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 Jonas Salisbury House (Walnut Park)". Commonwealth of Massachusetts. Retrieved 2014-04-20.