House at 20 Morrison Road

The House at 20 Morrison Road in Wakefield, Massachusetts is a well-preserved Colonial Revival house. The 2+12-story wood-frame house originally had a semicircular portico, a relative rarity in Wakefield. The porch has turned balusters, and the three roof dormers have pedimented gable ends. The house was built about 1890 on land originally part of the large estate of Dr. Charles Jordan, that was developed in the 1880s as Wakefield Park.[2]

House at 20 Morrison Road
House at 20 Morrison Road is located in Massachusetts
House at 20 Morrison Road
House at 20 Morrison Road is located in the United States
House at 20 Morrison Road
Location20 Morrison Rd., Wakefield, Massachusetts
Coordinates42°30′5″N 71°5′25″W / 42.50139°N 71.09028°W / 42.50139; -71.09028
Built1890
Architectural styleColonial Revival
MPSWakefield MRA
NRHP reference No.89000724 [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 20 Morrison Road". Commonwealth of Massachusetts. Retrieved 2014-02-05.