Samuel Farquhar House

Samuel Farquhar House

Samuel Farquhar House
Location Newton, Massachusetts
Coordinates 41°52′18″N 71°10′20″W / 41.87167°N 71.17222°W / 41.87167; -71.17222Coordinates: 41°52′18″N 71°10′20″W / 41.87167°N 71.17222°W / 41.87167; -71.17222
Built 1868
Architect Samuel Farquhar
Architectural style Second Empire, Other
MPS Newton MRA
NRHP Reference #

86001798

[1]
Added to NRHP September 4, 1986

The Samuel Farquhar House is an historic Second Empire style building located at 7 Channing Street, in the village of Newton Corner in Newton, Massachusetts. The 1.5 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 2.5 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]

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References

  1. 1 2 National Park Service (2007-01-23). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service.
  2. ↑ "NRHP nomination for Samuel Farquhar House". Commonwealth of Massachusetts. Retrieved 2014-04-12.


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