242 Summer Avenue is a historic house located in Reading, Massachusetts. It is locally significant as a well-preserved example of a Shingle style house.
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| Location | Reading, Massachusetts |
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| Coordinates | 42°31′10″N 71°6′56″W / 42.51944°N 71.11556°W |
| Built | 1912 |
| Architectural style | Shingle Style |
| MPS | Reading MRA |
| NRHP reference No. | 84002681[1] |
| Added to NRHP | July 19, 1984 |
Description and history
editThe two-story wood-frame house was built in 1912; it has irregular massing with a hip roof. There are two gable-topped pavilions framing a central section of the front facade, which have roof sections extending to the sides of the house that shelter porches (the front entry to the right, a sitting porch to the left). First-floor windows on the pavilions are grouped in a way reminiscent of Prairie style design.[2]
The house was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on July 19, 1984.[1]
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. April 15, 2008.
- ^ "NRHP nomination for House at 242 Summer Avenue". Commonwealth of Massachusetts. Retrieved 2014-02-21.