House at 12 Linden Street

House at 12 Linden Street
House at 12 Linden Street is located in Massachusetts
House at 12 Linden Street
Location12 Linden Street,
Brookline, Massachusetts
Coordinates42°20′4.97″N 71°7′3.52″W / 42.3347139°N 71.1176444°W / 42.3347139; -71.1176444
Built1843
Architectural styleGreek Revival
MPSBrookline MRA
NRHP reference No.85003279[1]
Added to NRHPOctober 17, 1985

12 Linden Street is a historic house located in Brookline, Massachusetts. It is a rare local example of Greek Revival styling, and one of a few houses to survive from the residential development of the Linden Street area in the 1840s.

Description

The 2+1⁄2-story wood-frame house was built in 1843, and faces Linden Park, part of the original subdivision; it has a fully pedimented gable end, a heavy cornice, and pilastered cornerboards. The first owner was Charles Scudder, a merchant working in Boston.[2]

The house was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on October 17, 1985.[1]

See also

References

  1. ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. April 15, 2008.
  2. ^ "MACRIS inventory record for House at 12 Linden Street". Commonwealth of Massachusetts. Retrieved May 15, 2014.


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