Mayor Edwin O. Childs House
Appearance
Mayor Edwin O. Childs House | |
Location | 340 California St., Newton, Massachusetts |
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Coordinates | 42°21′53.5″N 71°12′10.0″W / 42.364861°N 71.202778°W |
Built | 1915 |
Architect | Brainerd & Leeds |
Architectural style | Bungalow/Craftsman |
MPS | Newton MRA |
NRHP reference No. | 90000039 [1] |
Added to NRHP | February 16, 1990 |
The Mayor Edwin O. Childs House is a historic house located at 340 California Street in Newton, Massachusetts. It is a stucco-clad two story wood-frame structure with a side gable roof and a three-bay shed-roof dormer. The centered entrance is sheltered by a square portico supported by paired square columns and topped by a balustrade.
The house was built in 1915 to a design by Brainerd and Leeds for Edwin O. Childs, who was then serving as Newton's mayor. The house is a well-preserved example of the Craftsman style.[2]
The house was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1990.[1]
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. April 15, 2008.
- ^ "NRHP nomination for Mayor Edwin O. Childs House". Commonwealth of Massachusetts. Retrieved April 9, 2014.