Louville Niles House

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Louville Niles House
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Location45 Walnut Street,
Somerville, Massachusetts
Coordinates 42°22′59.63″N71°5′42.90″W / 42.3832306°N 71.0952500°W / 42.3832306; -71.0952500 Coordinates: 42°22′59.63″N71°5′42.90″W / 42.3832306°N 71.0952500°W / 42.3832306; -71.0952500
Built1890
Architectural styleQueen Anne
MPS Somerville MPS
NRHP reference No. 89001295 [1]
Added to NRHPSeptember 18, 1989

The Louville Niles House is a historic house in Somerville, Massachusetts. The 2+12-story wood-frame house was built in 1890, and is one of the city's finest Queen Anne Victorian houses. The house was designed by Edwin K. Blankie, an MIT graduate and local builder. The building has irregular massing with numerous gable and roof lines. Its most prominent feature is a round projecting corner bay which is topped by a conical roof with copper finial. [2]

The house was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1989. [1]

The identifying sign on the face of the Louville Niles House Louville Niles House Sign SomervilleMA.jpg
The identifying sign on the face of the Louville Niles House

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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 Louville Niles House (Walnut Street)". Commonwealth of Massachusetts. Retrieved 2014-03-04.