House at 28 Cordis Street

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.

House at 28 Cordis Street
Location28 Cordis St., Wakefield, Massachusetts
Coordinates42°30′55″N 71°4′19″W
Built1840
Architectural styleGreek Revival
MPSWakefield MRA
NRHP reference No.89000675[1]
Added to NRHPJuly 06, 1989

Description and history

It is a 2 12-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.

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