House at 12 West Water Street

The House at 12 West Water Street in Wakefield, Massachusetts is a rare local example of a Second Empire house. The wood-frame house was built around 1860, and has two full stories, and a third beneath the mansard roof. It is three bays wide, with a wide double-door entry, and a porch across the front with elaborately decorated posts. The house may have been built by Cyrus Wakefield, owner of the Wakefield Rattan Company, and sold to a company employee. A later owner was George Cox, who owned a billiard parlor in the town center.[2]

House at 12 West Water Street
House at 12 West Water Street
House at 12 West Water Street is located in Massachusetts
House at 12 West Water Street
House at 12 West Water Street is located in the United States
House at 12 West Water Street
Location12 W. Water St., Wakefield, Massachusetts
Coordinates42°30′7″N 71°4′17″W / 42.50194°N 71.07139°W / 42.50194; -71.07139
Built1860
Architectural styleSecond Empire, Mansard
MPSWakefield MRA
NRHP reference No.89000708 [1]
Added to NRHPJuly 06, 1989

The house was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1989.[1]

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  1. ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. April 15, 2008.
  2. ^ "NRHP nomination for House at 12 West Water Street". Commonwealth of Massachusetts. Retrieved 2014-02-11.