John Wyeth House

John Wyeth House
Location Cambridge, Massachusetts
Coordinates 42°22′36.1″N 71°08′48.5″W / 42.376694°N 71.146806°W / 42.376694; -71.146806Coordinates: 42°22′36.1″N 71°08′48.5″W / 42.376694°N 71.146806°W / 42.376694; -71.146806
Built 1841
Architect Unknown
Architectural style Greek Revival
MPS Cambridge MRA
NRHP reference #

82001988

[1]
Added to NRHP April 13, 1982

The John Wyeth House is an historic house at 56 Aberdeen Avenue in Cambridge, Massachusetts.

Description

It is a 2-1/2 story wood frame structure, with a side gable roof and two irregularly-placed chimneys. A porch extends across the front, supported by fluted Ionic columns. It was built in 1841, and originally stood across the street from the gate of Mount Auburn Cemetery. It was moved to its present location in 1922-23; it is one of the oldest Greek Revival houses in Northwest Cambridge.[2]

The house was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on April 13, 1982.[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 John Wyeth House". Commonwealth of Massachusetts. Retrieved 2014-03-26.


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