House at 28 Cordis Street
28 Cordis Street is a historic house located in Wakefield, Massachusetts. It is significant as a well-preserved example of the Greek Revival style houses built during the early to mid 19th century.
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| Location | 28 Cordis St., Wakefield, Massachusetts |
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| Coordinates | 42°30′55″N 71°4′19″W |
| Built | 1840 |
| Architectural style | Greek Revival |
| MPS | Wakefield MRA |
| NRHP reference No. | 89000675[1] |
| Added to NRHP | July 06, 1989 |
Description and history
It is a 2 1⁄2-story wood-frame structure, five bays wide, with a side gable roof and a hip-roofed wraparound porch. Its main entrance is flanked by sidelight windows. It was built c. 1835–45, and features rare original fluted Doric columns supporting its porch.[2]
The house was added to the National Register of Historic Places on July 6, 1989,[1] at which time it also featured a rare period fence;[2] this feature has since been lost.
See also
References
- "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. April 15, 2008.
- "NRHP nomination for House at 28 Cordis Street". Commonwealth of Massachusetts. Retrieved 2014-02-03.
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