House at 242 Summer Avenue

Historic house in Massachusetts, United States
United States historic place
House at 242 Summer Avenue
42°31′10″N 71°6′56″W / 42.51944°N 71.11556°W / 42.51944; -71.11556
Built1912; 112 years ago (1912)
Architectural styleShingle Style
MPSReading MRA
NRHP reference No.84002681[1]
Added to NRHPJuly 19, 1984

242 Summer Avenue is a historic house located in Reading, Massachusetts. It is locally significant as a well-preserved example of a Shingle style house.

Description and history

The two-story wood-frame house was built in 1912; it has irregular massing with a hip roof. There are two gable-topped pavilions framing a central section of the front facade, which have roof sections extending to the sides of the house that shelter porches (the front entry to the right, a sitting porch to the left). First-floor windows on the pavilions are grouped in a way reminiscent of Prairie style design.[2]

The house was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on July 19, 1984.[1]

See also

References

  1. ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. April 15, 2008.
  2. ^ "NRHP nomination for House at 242 Summer Avenue". Commonwealth of Massachusetts. Retrieved 2014-02-21.
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