Rev. John Orrock House
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| Location | 64 Winchester St., Brookline, Massachusetts |
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| Coordinates | 42°20′33″N 71°7′51″W / 42.34250°N 71.13083°W |
| Built | 1871 |
| Architectural style | Second Empire, Mansard |
| MPS | Brookline MRA |
| NRHP reference No. | 85003304 [1] |
| Added to NRHP | October 17, 1985 |
The Rev. John Orrock House is a historic house at 64 Winchester Street in Brookline, Massachusetts.[2] It is a two-story wood-frame structure, with tall mansard roof and clapboard siding. The front facade is two bays wide, with a polygonal bay to the left and entrance to the right. The bay extends into the roof line, where there are three round-arch windows. The main door has two leaves, each with round-arch windows, and is sheltered by an ornate porch supported by square posts. The roof line has paired brackets in the cornice. The house was built in 1871 for Rev. John Orrock, editor of the Advent Herald, a religious newspaper.[3]
The house was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1985.[1]
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. April 15, 2008.
- ^ http://www.nps.gov/history/nr/feature/places/pdfs/AD_85003304.pdf [dead link]
- ^ "NRHP nomination for Rev. John Orrock House". Commonwealth of Massachusetts. Retrieved 2015-09-02.
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- Houses in Brookline, Massachusetts
- Second Empire architecture in Massachusetts
- Houses completed in 1871
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- Buildings with mansard roofs
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