House at 242 Summer Avenue

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.

House at 242 Summer Avenue
LocationReading, Massachusetts
Coordinates42°31′10″N 71°6′56″W
Built1912
Architectural styleShingle Style
MPSReading MRA
NRHP reference No.84002681[1]
Added to NRHPJuly 19, 1984

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]

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