House at 115–117 Jewett Street
The house at 115–117 Jewett Street, in the Newton Corner village of Newton, Massachusetts, is one of the city's finest examples of the academic style of Second Empire design. The 2 1⁄2-story wood-frame house was built in the 1860s, and features a projecting entry portico, a distinctive feature of the academic variant, and decorated dormers with segmented-arch or round-arch tops. In addition to other well-preserved period details, the property also includes a mansard-roofed carriage house with cupola.[2]
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| Location | 115–117 Jewett St., Newton, Massachusetts |
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| Coordinates | 42°21′25″N 71°11′32″W |
| Built | 1865 |
| Architectural style | Second Empire, Mansard |
| MPS | Newton MRA |
| NRHP reference No. | 86001816[1] |
| Added to NRHP | September 4, 1986 |
The house was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1986.[1]
References
- "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. April 15, 2008.
- "NRHP nomination for House at 115–117 Jewett Street". Commonwealth of Massachusetts. Retrieved 2014-04-13.
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