E. B. Cummings House

E. B. Cummings House
52 Marcy Street
Location 52 Marcy St., Southbridge, Massachusetts
Coordinates 42°4′43″N 72°2′15″W / 42.07861°N 72.03750°W / 42.07861; -72.03750Coordinates: 42°4′43″N 72°2′15″W / 42.07861°N 72.03750°W / 42.07861; -72.03750
Built 1870
Architectural style Greek Revival, Italianate
MPS Southbridge MRA
NRHP reference #

89000566

[1]
Added to NRHP June 22, 1989

The E. B. Cummings House is a historic house at 52 Marcy Street in Southbridge, Massachusetts. It is the smallest but best preserved house of those at the corner of Marcy and Edward Streets, a fashionable suburban district of Southbridge in the mid to late 19th century.

Description and history

It was built in the 1870s for Edwin B. Cummings, co-owner of a hardware store on Main Street. Despite a construction date well past the typical period for Greek Revival styling, the house has paneled corner pilasters, and sidelight and transom windows around the door, elements characteristic of that style. It also has Italianate details such as double brackets in the eaves, roof pitch, and front porch. A number of other elements, such as the second floor bay window, are later additions.[2]

The house was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on June 22, 1989.[1]

See also

References

  1. 1 2 National Park Service (2008-04-15). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service.
  2. ↑ "MACRIS inventory record for Edwin B. Cummings House". Commonwealth of Massachusetts. Retrieved 2013-12-30.


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