House at 79–81 Salem Street

Historic house in Massachusetts, United States
United States historic place
House at 79–81 Salem Street
House at 79–81 Salem Street
42°31′35″N 71°5′56″W / 42.52639°N 71.09889°W / 42.52639; -71.09889
Built1845
Architectural styleGreek Revival, Federal
MPSReading MRA
NRHP reference No.84002676[1]
Added to NRHPJuly 19, 1984

The House at 79–81 Salem Street, also known as the Samuel Allen House, in Reading, Massachusetts was a modest Greek Revival two-family cottage. The wood-frame house was built sometime between 1830 and 1854 was a typical vernacular Greek Revival house, with a five-bay facade and a paired central entrance. When the house was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1984, the two entrances were flanked by pilasters supporting an unusually tall entablature;[2] the house was later covered in synthetic siding, and a projecting portion at the top of the entablature was removed. The structure was completely torn down in 2021 for new construction.

See also

References

  1. ^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. April 15, 2008.
  2. ^ "NRHP nomination for House at 79-81 Salem Street". Commonwealth of Massachusetts. Retrieved 2014-02-21.
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