House at 28 Wiley Street
The House at 28 Wiley Street in Wakefield, Massachusetts is an unusual Federal or Georgian style house. It is built of brick, a rare construction material in pre-Revolutionary Wakefield. It appears to have been built as an addition to another house, which has since been destroyed. Built into a hill, it presents 1.5 stories in front, and 2.5 stories in back. It has a tradition five bay main facade with a central door, which was embellished with a Federal style surround sometime after its initial construction. The house was probably built for a member of the Wiley family.[2]
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| Location | 28 Wiley St., Wakefield, Massachusetts |
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| Coordinates | 42°29′50″N 71°2′50″W |
| Architectural style | Federal, Vernacular Federal |
| MPS | Wakefield MRA |
| NRHP reference No. | 89000695 [1] |
| Added to NRHP | July 06, 1989 |
The house was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1989.[1]
See also
References
- "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. April 15, 2008.
- "NRHP nomination for House at 28 Wiley Street". Commonwealth of Massachusetts. Retrieved 2014-02-11.
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