Smith-Peterson House

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Smith-Petersen House
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Location32 Farlow Rd., Newton, Massachusetts
Coordinates 42°20′49″N71°10′44″W / 42.34694°N 71.17889°W / 42.34694; -71.17889
Built1902
Architectural styleColonial Revival, Georgian Revival
Part of Farlow Hill Historic District (ID90000110)
MPS Newton MRA
NRHP reference No. 86001882 [1]
Significant dates
Added to NRHPSeptember 04, 1986
Designated CPFebruary 21, 1990

The Smith-Petersen House is a historic house at 32 Farlow Road in Newton, Massachusetts. Built in 1902, the two-story house is one of the city's finest Georgian Revival structures. The 2+12-story rectangular building has a hip roof and flanking two-story wings. Its main facade has a massive central Greek portico with two-story columns and a fully pedimented gable with an oculus window in its tympanum. [2]

The house was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1986, [1] and included in the Farlow Hill Historic District in 1990. [2]

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References

  1. 1 2 "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places . National Park Service. April 15, 2008.
  2. 1 2 "NRHP nomination for Smith-Petersen House". Commonwealth of Massachusetts. Retrieved April 21, 2014.