House at 79-81 Salem Street

House at 79-81 Salem Street
House at 79-81 Salem Street
Location Reading, Massachusetts
Coordinates 42°31′35″N 71°5′56″W / 42.52639°N 71.09889°WCoordinates: 42°31′35″N 71°5′56″W / 42.52639°N 71.09889°W
Built 1845
Architect Unknown
Architectural style Greek Revival, Federal
Governing body Private
MPS Reading MRA
NRHP Reference #

84002676

[1]
Added to NRHP July 19, 1984

The House at 79-81 Salem Street in Reading, Massachusetts is a modest Greek Revival two-family cottage. The wood frame house was built sometime between 1830 and 1854 is a typical vernacular Greek Revival house, with a five-bay facade and a paired central entrance. When the house was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1984, the two entrances were flanked by pilasters supporting an unusually tall entablature;[2] the house has since been covered in synthetic siding, and a projecting portion at the top of the entablature has been removed.

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References

  1. ↑ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. 2008-04-15.
  2. ↑ "NRHP nomination for House at 79-81 Salem Street". Commonwealth of Massachusetts. Retrieved 2014-02-21.