Mayor Edwin O. Childs House

Historic house in Massachusetts, United States

United States historic place
Mayor Edwin O. Childs House
42°21′53.5″N 71°12′10.0″W / 42.364861°N 71.202778°W / 42.364861; -71.202778
Built1915
ArchitectBrainerd & Leeds
Architectural styleBungalow/Craftsman
MPSNewton MRA
NRHP reference No.90000039 [1]
Added to NRHPFebruary 16, 1990

The Mayor Edwin O. Childs House is a historic house located at 340 California Street in Newton, Massachusetts. It is a stucco-clad two story wood-frame structure with a side gable roof and a three-bay shed-roof dormer. The centered entrance is sheltered by a square portico supported by paired square columns and topped by a balustrade.

Edwin O. Childs (1876–1950)

The house was built in 1915 to a design by Brainerd and Leeds for Edwin O. Childs, who was then serving as Newton's mayor. The house is a well-preserved example of the Craftsman style.[2]

The house was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1990.[1]

See also

References

  1. ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. April 15, 2008.
  2. ^ "NRHP nomination for Mayor Edwin O. Childs House". Commonwealth of Massachusetts. Retrieved April 9, 2014.
  • v
  • t
  • e
Topics
Map of the United States with Massachusetts highlighted
Lists by countyLists by city
Barnstable County
Bristol County
Essex County
Hampden County
Middlesex County
Norfolk County
Suffolk County
Worcester County
Other lists
  • Category
  • National Register of Historic Places portal
  • flag United States portal


This article about a Registered Historic Place in Newton, Massachusetts is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it.

  • v
  • t
  • e