Samuel Farquhar House
Historic house in Massachusetts, United States
United States historic place
Samuel Farquhar House | |
 Samuel Farquhar House | |
41°52′18″N 71°10′20″W / 41.87167°N 71.17222°W / 41.87167; -71.17222 | |
| Built | 1868 |
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| Architect | Samuel Farquhar |
| Architectural style | Second Empire |
| MPS | Newton MRA |
| NRHP reference No. | 86001798[1] |
| Added to NRHP | September 4, 1986 |
The Samuel Farquhar House is an historic Second Empire style building located in the village of Newton Corner in Newton, Massachusetts. The 1+1⁄2-story wood-frame house was built c. 1868. Its mansard roof is shingled in slate tiles of varying colors and shapes, arranged in decorative patterns. It has well-preserved decorative porch woodwork, and an octagonal 2+1⁄2-story turret at one corner. The roof lines are lined with dentil moulding with paired brackets. It is one of the finest Second Empire houses in the city.[2]
On September 4, 1986, it was added to the National Register of Historic Places.[1]
See also
References
- ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. January 23, 2007.
- ^ "NRHP nomination for Samuel Farquhar House". Commonwealth of Massachusetts. Retrieved 2014-04-12.
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