House at 12 West Water Street

The House at 12 West Water Street in Wakefield, Massachusetts is a rare local example of a Second Empire house. The wood frame house was built around 1860, and has two full stories, and a third beneath the mansard roof. It is three bays wide, with a wide double-door entry, and a porch across the front with elaborately decorated posts. The house may have been built by Cyrus Wakefield, owner of the Wakefield Rattan Company, and sold to a company employee. A later owner was George Cox, who owned a billiard parlor in the town center.[2]

House at 12 West Water Street
House at 12 West Water Street
Location12 W. Water St., Wakefield, Massachusetts
Coordinates42°30′7″N 71°4′17″W
Built1860
Architectural styleSecond Empire, Mansard
MPSWakefield MRA
NRHP reference No.89000708 [1]
Added to NRHPJuly 06, 1989

The house was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1989.[1]

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