House at 196 Main Street

The House at 196 Main Street (also known as the Hiram Eaton House) is a historic house located at 196 Main Street in Wakefield, Massachusetts.

House at 196 Main Street
House at 196 Main Street
House at 196 Main Street is located in Massachusetts
House at 196 Main Street
House at 196 Main Street is located in the United States
House at 196 Main Street
Location196 Main St., Wakefield, Massachusetts
Coordinates42°30′47″N 71°4′27″W
Architectural styleGreek Revival
MPSWakefield MRA
NRHP reference No.89000668[1]
Added to NRHPJuly 06, 1989

Description and history

The house was built in the 1840s or 1850s, probably for Hiram Eaton, member of a locally prominent family. The house is a well-preserved Greek Revival house, 2+12 stories in height and five bays wide, with a side-gable roof pierced by three gabled dormers. It has a side-hall plan and its front porch is supported by delicately fluted columns, a rarity in the town for the period indicating means and sophistication.[2]

The house was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on July 6, 1989.[1]

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