Ginery Twichell House
Historic house in Massachusetts, United States
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The Ginery Twichell House is a historic house located at 17 Kent Street in Brookline, Massachusetts.
Ginery Twichell House | |
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  Location within Massachusetts | |
| Location | 17 Kent St., Brookline, Massachusetts |
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| Coordinates | 42°19′59.34″N 71°7′5.08″W |
| Architectural style | Greek Revival, Italianate |
| MPS | Brookline MRA |
| NRHP reference No. | 85003240[1] |
| Added to NRHP | October 17, 1985 |
Description and history
The 2+1⁄2(two and half) story wood-frame house was built in the year 1844–1855 by Ginery Twichell, a leading Massachusetts politician, as well as a nationally prominent stagecoach and railroad owner. Twichell lived at 40 Kent Street. The house is a well-preserved example of transitional Greek Revival-Italianate styling. Its massing and roofline are typically Greek Revival, but its gable ends and eaves have doubled brackets, and its windows are capped by scrollwork decoration.[2]
The house was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on October 17, 1985.[1]