House at 26 Francis Avenue

The House at 26 Francis Avenue in Wakefield, Massachusetts is a Colonial Revival octagon house. The shingle-clad wood-frame house rests on a high fieldstone foundation, is 2 stories at its rear and 1-1/2 in front, and has the appearance of a square house with four square sections projecting diagonally from each of its corners. The house has a Craftsman/Bungalow-style hip-roofed dormer with diamond-paned windows, and its main entrance is oriented diagonally toward the corner, under a porch supported by round columns.[2]

House at 26 Francis Avenue
House at 26 Francis Avenue is located in Massachusetts
House at 26 Francis Avenue
House at 26 Francis Avenue is located in the United States
House at 26 Francis Avenue
Location26 Francis Ave., Wakefield, Massachusetts
Coordinates42°29′0″N 71°3′46″W / 42.48333°N 71.06278°W / 42.48333; -71.06278
Architectural styleRational Revival
MPSWakefield MRA
NRHP reference No.89000701 [1]
Added to NRHPJuly 06, 1989

The house was added to 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 26 Francis Avenue". Commonwealth of Massachusetts. Retrieved 2014-02-03.