William F. Tuckerman House

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William F. Tuckerman House
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Location63 Harvard Ave., Brookline, Massachusetts
Coordinates 42°20′12″N71°7′27″W / 42.33667°N 71.12417°W / 42.33667; -71.12417
Built1856
Architectural style Italianate
MPS Brookline MRA
NRHP reference No. 85003321 [1]
Added to NRHPOctober 17, 1985

The William F. Tuckerman House is a historic house located at 63 Harvard Avenue in Brookline, Massachusetts.

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Description and history

The 2+12-story wood-frame house was built in 1856, and is a well-preserved local example of high-style Italianate design. It has a low-pitch gable roof, with dentil moulding in the gable eave, and a round-arch window near the apex of the gable. The roof cornice has paired brackets, and the front porch, which extends across the three-bay front of the main block, is supported by square posts with brackets. [2]

The house was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on October 17, 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 William F. Tuckerman House". Commonwealth of Massachusetts. Retrieved 2014-05-22.