House at 242 Summer Avenue

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.

House at 242 Summer Avenue
House at 242 Summer Avenue is located in Massachusetts
House at 242 Summer Avenue
House at 242 Summer Avenue is located in the United States
House at 242 Summer Avenue
LocationReading, Massachusetts
Coordinates42°31′10″N 71°6′56″W / 42.51944°N 71.11556°W / 42.51944; -71.11556
Built1912; 112 years ago (1912)
Architectural styleShingle Style
MPSReading MRA
NRHP reference No.84002681[1]
Added to NRHPJuly 19, 1984

Description and history

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The 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

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References

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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 242 Summer Avenue". Commonwealth of Massachusetts. Retrieved 2014-02-21.