House at 79–81 Salem Street
Appearance
House at 79–81 Salem Street | |
Location | 79–81 Salem Street, Reading, Massachusetts |
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Coordinates | 42°31′35″N 71°5′56″W / 42.52639°N 71.09889°W |
Built | 1845 |
Architectural style | Greek Revival, Federal |
MPS | Reading MRA |
NRHP reference No. | 84002676[1] |
Added to NRHP | July 19, 1984 |
The House at 79–81 Salem Street, also known as the Samuel Allen House, in Reading, Massachusetts was a modest Greek Revival two-family cottage. The wood-frame house was built sometime between 1830 and 1854 was a typical vernacular Greek Revival house, with a five-bay facade and a paired central entrance. When the house was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1984, the two entrances were flanked by pilasters supporting an unusually tall entablature;[2] the house was later covered in synthetic siding, and a projecting portion at the top of the entablature was removed. The structure was completely torn down in 2021 for new construction.
See also
[edit]- National Register of Historic Places listings in Reading, Massachusetts
- National Register of Historic Places listings in Middlesex County, Massachusetts
References
[edit]- ^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. April 15, 2008.
- ^ "NRHP nomination for House at 79-81 Salem Street". Commonwealth of Massachusetts. Retrieved 2014-02-21.