House at 12 Linden Street
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| Location | 12 Linden Street, Brookline, Massachusetts |
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| Coordinates | 42°20′4.97″N 71°7′3.52″W / 42.3347139°N 71.1176444°W |
| Built | 1843 |
| Architectural style | Greek Revival |
| MPS | Brookline MRA |
| NRHP reference No. | 85003279[1] |
| Added to NRHP | October 17, 1985 |
12 Linden Street is a historic house located in Brookline, Massachusetts. It is a rare local example of Greek Revival styling, and one of a few houses to survive from the residential development of the Linden Street area in the 1840s.
Description
[edit]The 2+1⁄2-story wood-frame house was built in 1843, and faces Linden Park, part of the original subdivision; it has a fully pedimented gable end, a heavy cornice, and pilastered cornerboards. The first owner was Charles Scudder, a merchant working in Boston.[2]
The house was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on October 17, 1985.[1]
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. April 15, 2008.
- ^ "MACRIS inventory record for House at 12 Linden Street". Commonwealth of Massachusetts. Retrieved 2014-05-15.
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- Houses completed in 1843
- Houses in Brookline, Massachusetts
- National Register of Historic Places in Brookline, Massachusetts
- Houses on the National Register of Historic Places in Norfolk County, Massachusetts
- Greek Revival houses in Massachusetts
- Norfolk County, Massachusetts Registered Historic Place stubs