House at 115–117 Jewett Street

The house at 115–117 Jewett Street, in the Newton Corner village of Newton, Massachusetts, is an example of the academic style of Second Empire design. The 2+1⁄2-story wood-frame house was built in the 1860s, and features a projecting entry portico, a distinctive feature of the academic variant, and decorated dormers with segmented-arch or round-arch tops. In addition to other well-preserved period details, the property also includes a mansard-roofed carriage house with cupola.^[2]

Location115–117 Jewett St.,
Newton, Massachusetts

Coordinates42°21′25″N 71°11′32″W

Built1865

ArchitecturalstyleSecond Empire, Mansard

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House at 115–117 Jewett Street
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Location	115–117 Jewett St., Newton, Massachusetts
Coordinates	42°21′25″N 71°11′32″W
Built	1865
Architectural style	Second Empire, Mansard
MPS	Newton MRA
NRHP reference No.	86001816[1]
Added to NRHP	September 4, 1986

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The house was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1986.^[1]