Mayall Bruner House

Mayall Bruner House
Location 36 Magnolia Ave., Newton, Massachusetts
Coordinates 42°20′43″N 71°10′45″W / 42.34528°N 71.17917°W / 42.34528; -71.17917Coordinates: 42°20′43″N 71°10′45″W / 42.34528°N 71.17917°W / 42.34528; -71.17917
Area less than one acre
Built 1923 (1923)
Architect Bowditch, Arthur H.
Architectural style Bungalow/Craftsman
MPS Newton MRA
NRHP reference # 90000040[1]
Added to NRHP February 16, 1990

The Mayall Bruner House is a historic house at 36 Magnolia Avenue in the Newton Corner neighborhood of Newton, Massachusetts. Built in 1923, it is a well-preserved example of Craftsman architecture. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1990.[1]

Description and history

The Mayall Bruner House stands in a residential area on the south side of Newton Corner, on the west side of Magnolia Avenue south of Kenrick Street. It is a 2-1/2 story wood frame structure, with a complex roofline that includes two front facing gables joined by a high cross ridge. At the sides the gable roofs extend further downward, to garden gate on one side and the main entrance on the other. The entry is sheltered by a hip-roof portico with a segmented-arch opening. Windows are of differing shapes and sizes, with one sash window topped by a rounded-arch fixed-pane window, and another that is a three-part picture window. The front-facing gables each have narrow four-over-four windows near their peaks. The south facade is defined by banks of tripled sash windows on both levels.[2]

The house was built in 1923 to a design by Arthur H. Bowditch, a Boston-based architect best known for his commercial buildings. The house is an excellent local example of rustic Craftsman styling. Its exterior has been little altered since construction; the most prominent change is the installation of the picture window, probably in the 1960s. Mayall Bruner was a wool merchant with offices in Boston.[2]

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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 Mayall Bruner House". Commonwealth of Massachusetts. Retrieved 2014-04-09.
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