The house at 49 Vinal Avenue in Somerville, Massachusetts is a stylish combination of Colonial Revival and Shingle styling. The 2+1⁄2-story wood-frame house was built c. 1894. It has a wide gambrel roof with cross gables that are also gambreled. The front cross gable is flanked by two hip roof dormers whose windows are flanked by pilasters and topped by an entablature with wooden garlands and dentil molding. The house is clad in wavy cut shingles, and its windows are topped by tall entablatures. It has a porch running the width of the front facade that is uncovered except for a portico sheltering the front door.[2]
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| Location | 49 Vinal Ave., Somerville, Massachusetts |
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| Coordinates | 42°23′5.75″N 71°5′47.58″W / 42.3849306°N 71.0965500°W |
| Built | 1894 |
| Architectural style | Colonial Revival, Shingle Style |
| MPS | Somerville MPS |
| NRHP reference No. | 89001292[1] |
| Added to NRHP | September 18, 1989 |
The house was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1989.[1]
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edit- ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. April 15, 2008.
- ^ "NRHP nomination for House at 49 Vinal Avenue". Commonwealth of Massachusetts. Retrieved 2014-03-02.