Whittemore House (Arlington, Massachusetts)

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Whittemore House
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Location267 Broadway,
Arlington, Massachusetts
Coordinates 42°24′48″N71°8′54″W / 42.41333°N 71.14833°W / 42.41333; -71.14833 Coordinates: 42°24′48″N71°8′54″W / 42.41333°N 71.14833°W / 42.41333; -71.14833
Built1850
Architectural style Greek Revival
MPS Arlington MRA
NRHP reference No. 85001050 [1]
Added to NRHPApril 18, 1985

The Whittemore House is a historic house in Arlington, Massachusetts. The Greek Revival was built c. 1850, and is the only house in Arlington with the full temple-front treatment. It as two-story fluted Doric columns supporting a projecting gable end with a fan louver in the tympanum area. [2] The entrance is located in the rightmost of the front facade's three bays, and is framed by sidelight and transom windows. The building's corners are pilastered, and an entablature encircles the building below the roof.

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 Whittemore House". Commonwealth of Massachusetts. Retrieved 2014-03-26.