Wright House (Somerville, Massachusetts)

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Wright House
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Location Somerville, Massachusetts
Coordinates 42°23′6.50″N71°5′48.59″W / 42.3851389°N 71.0968306°W / 42.3851389; -71.0968306
Built1892
Architect Shepard S. Woodcock
Architectural styleQueen Anne, Shingle Style
MPS Somerville MPS
NRHP reference No. 89001293 [1]
Added to NRHPSeptember 18, 1989

The Wright House is a historic house at 54 Vinal Avenue in Somerville, Massachusetts. The 2+12-story wood-frame house was built in 1892 for Walter H. Wright, [2] owner of a milk can manufacturer. It is predominantly Queen Anne style in its massing, with numerous projecting bays, including a turret-like section over the single-story front porch. Most of its architectural elements, however, are shingled, and there are bands of decorative cut shingles in various places. [3] Shepard S. Woodcock was the architect. [2]

The house was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1989. [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. 1 2 American Architect and Building News 35, no. 840 (January 30, 1892): xix.
  3. "NRHP nomination for Wright House". Commonwealth of Massachusetts. Retrieved 2014-03-01.