House at 196 Main Street

House at 196 Main Street
House at 196 Main Street
Location 196 Main St., Wakefield, Massachusetts
Coordinates 42°30′47″N 71°4′27″W / 42.51306°N 71.07417°W / 42.51306; -71.07417Coordinates: 42°30′47″N 71°4′27″W / 42.51306°N 71.07417°W / 42.51306; -71.07417
Architectural style Greek Revival
MPS Wakefield MRA
NRHP reference # 89000668[1]
Added to NRHP July 06, 1989

The House at 196 Main Street (also known as the Hiram Eaton House) is a historic house located at 196 Main Street in Wakefield, Massachusetts.

Description and history

The house was built in the 1840s or 1850s, probably for Hiram Eaton, member of a locally prominent family. The house is a well-preserved Greek Revival house, ​2 1⁄2 stories in height and five bays wide, with a side-gable roof pierced by three gabled dormers. It has a side-hall plan and its front porch is supported by delicately fluted columns, a rarity in the town for the period indicating means and sophistication.[2]

The house was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on July 6, 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. ↑ "NRHP nomination for House at 196 Main Street". Commonwealth of Massachusetts. Retrieved 2014-02-05.


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