House at 38-40 Webster Place

House at 38-40 Webster Place
Location 38–40 Webster Pl., Brookline, Massachusetts
Coordinates 42°20′1.64″N 71°7′1.4″W / 42.3337889°N 71.117056°W / 42.3337889; -71.117056Coordinates: 42°20′1.64″N 71°7′1.4″W / 42.3337889°N 71.117056°W / 42.3337889; -71.117056
Built 1855
Architectural style Greek Revival, Italianate
MPS Brookline MRA
NRHP reference # 85003286[1]
Added to NRHP October 17, 1985

The House at 38–40 Webster Place in Brookline, Massachusetts, is a rare local example of transitional Greek Revival-Italianate styling.

Description and history

The wood-framed 2-1/2 story two-family house was built c. 1855–56 as a rental property by either Bela Stoddard or his son George. It has a side-gable roof, with a single-story porch extending across the five-bay front facade. The walls under the porch are finished in flushboard, a Greek Revival feature, while the porch supports are Italianate in style.[2]

The building was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on October 17, 1985.[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 House at 38-40 Webster Place". Commonwealth of Massachusetts. Retrieved 2014-05-19.


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