Edwin Bassett House

Edwin Bassett House
Location Reading, Massachusetts
Coordinates 42°31′7.57″N 71°6′51.83″W / 42.5187694°N 71.1143972°WCoordinates: 42°31′7.57″N 71°6′51.83″W / 42.5187694°N 71.1143972°W
Built 1850
Architect Unknown
Architectural style Greek Revival
Governing body Private
MPS Reading MRA
NRHP Reference #

84002482

[1]
Added to NRHP July 19, 1984

The Edwin Bassett House is a historic house at 115 Prescott Street in Reading, Massachusetts. The 2.5 story wood frame house was built in 1850 by Edwin Bassett, a maker of shoes for children and infants. The Greek Revival house has a fully pedimented gable, a rare feature in Reading. Three bays wide, the house follows a typical side hall plan; its entry is flanked by flat pilasters.[2]

The house was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1984.[1]

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References

  1. 1.0 1.1 "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. 2008-04-15.
  2. "NRHP nomination for Edwin Bassett House". Commonwealth of Massachusetts. Retrieved 2014-02-17.