House at 28 Cordis Street

House at 28 Cordis Street
Location 28 Cordis St., Wakefield, Massachusetts
Coordinates 42°30′55″N 71°4′19″W / 42.51528°N 71.07194°W / 42.51528; -71.07194Coordinates: 42°30′55″N 71°4′19″W / 42.51528°N 71.07194°W / 42.51528; -71.07194
Built 1840
Architectural style Greek Revival
MPS Wakefield MRA
NRHP reference # 89000675[1]
Added to NRHP July 06, 1989

28 Cordis Street is a historic house located in Wakefield, Massachusetts. It is significant as a well-preserved example of the Greek Revival style houses built during the early to mid 19th century.

Description and history

It is a ​2 1⁄2-story wood-frame structure, five bays wide, with a side gable roof and a hip-roofed wraparound porch. Its main entrance is flanked by sidelight windows. It was built c. 1835-45, and features rare original fluted Doric columns supporting its porch.[2]

The house was added to the National Register of Historic Places on July 6, 1989,[1] at which time it also featured a rare period fence;[2] this feature has since been lost.

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. 1 2 "NRHP nomination for House at 28 Cordis Street". Commonwealth of Massachusetts. Retrieved 2014-02-03.


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