House at 136 Hampstead Street

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House at 136 Hampstead Street
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Location Methuen, Massachusetts
Coordinates 42°46′33″N71°10′26″W / 42.77583°N 71.17389°W / 42.77583; -71.17389 Coordinates: 42°46′33″N71°10′26″W / 42.77583°N 71.17389°W / 42.77583; -71.17389
Built1840
Architectural styleGreek Revival
MPS Methuen MRA
NRHP reference No. 84002377 [1]
Added to NRHPJune 20, 1984

The House at 136 Hampstead Street in Methuen, Massachusetts is a well-preserved rural Greek Revival farmhouse. It is a nearly square 2+12-story wood-frame house, with a side gable roof and clapboard siding. It has four window bays on the gable end, two on each side of a central doorway, and five bays on the longer side. The doorway on the gable end retains a decorative surround with a glazed transom and narrow pilasters. The house is representative of rural agricultural development that took place in Methuen to provide goods to the growing cities of Lawrence and Lowell. [2]

The house was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1984. [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. "NRHP nomination for House at 136 Hampstead Street". Commonwealth of Massachusetts. Retrieved 2014-01-06.