Ralph W. Shattuck House

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Ralph W. Shattuck House
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Location274–276 Broadway,
Arlington, Massachusetts
Coordinates 42°24′48″N71°8′56″W / 42.41333°N 71.14889°W / 42.41333; -71.14889 Coordinates: 42°24′48″N71°8′56″W / 42.41333°N 71.14889°W / 42.41333; -71.14889
Built1875
Architectural styleItalianate
MPS Arlington MRA
NRHP reference No. 85002687 [1]
Added to NRHPSeptember 27, 1985

The Ralph W. Shattuck House is a historic duplex house in Arlington, Massachusetts. The 2+12-story wood frame double house was built c. 1875, and is one of the best-preserved Italianate houses in the town. It has a heavily bracketed cornice line, a bracketed hood sheltering the two entrances, and decorative window surrounds with small brackets at the lintel. It was owned by Ralph W. Shattuck, proprietor of Shattuck Hardware, one of Arlington's longest-running businesses. [2]

The house was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1985. [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. "MACRIS inventory record for Ralph W. Shattuck House". Commonwealth of Massachusetts. Retrieved 2014-03-30.