James Smith House (Needham, Massachusetts)
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| Location | Needham, Massachusetts |
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| Coordinates | 42°16′49″N 71°13′36″W / 42.28028°N 71.22667°WCoordinates: 42°16′49″N 71°13′36″W / 42.28028°N 71.22667°W |
| Built | 1730 |
| Architect | Unknown |
| Architectural style | Greek Revival, Federal |
| NRHP Reference # | [1] |
| Added to NRHP | August 21, 1986 |
The James Smith House is a historic colonial house at 706 Great Plain Avenue in Needham, Massachusetts. It is a 2-1/2 story wood frame structure, five bays wide, with a side gable roof and clapboard siding. Its front facade is symmetrical, with a center entrance with a Greek Revival surround consisting of flanking sidelight windows and a flat entablature above. The house was built c. 1727-28 by James Smith, a recent immigrant from Ireland. The house is one of the oldest in Needham.[2]
The house was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1986.[1]
See also
References
- 1 2 National Park Service (2008-04-15). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service.
- ↑ "MACRIS inventory record for James Smith House". Commonwealth of Massachusetts. Retrieved 2014-06-01.
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