House at 42 Salem Street

	House at 42 Salem Street
	U.S. National Register of Historic Places
Location	42 Salem St.,; Reading, Massachusetts
Coordinates	42°31′35.18″N 71°6′2.08″W / 42.5264389°N 71.1005778°W
Built	1845
Architectural style	Greek Revival, Italianate
MPS	Reading MRA
NRHP reference No.	84002649
Added to NRHP	July 19, 1984

The House at 42 Salem Street in Reading, Massachusetts is a transitional Greek Revival-Italianate house. Built sometime before 1854, its gable end faces the street, with the door on the left bay of three, a typical Greek Revival side hall layout. The doorway is topped by a heavy Italianate hood. The windows have shallow pedimented lintels, and the left facade has a projecting square bay. The house was occupied for many years by S. H. Dinsmore, a cabinetmaker who originally worked from a shop in the rear of the property and later moved to a larger space (since demolished) a short way down Salem Street. The house is typical of small industry that developed along Salem Street in the second half of the 19th century.^[2] It is next door to the Washington Damon House.

The house was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1984.^[1]