House at 196 Main Street
Historic house in Massachusetts, United States
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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.
Location196 Main St., Wakefield, Massachusetts
Coordinates42°30′47″N 71°4′27″W
ArchitecturalstyleGreek Revival
MPSWakefield MRA
House at 196 Main Street | |
House at 196 Main Street | |
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| Location | 196 Main St., Wakefield, Massachusetts |
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| Coordinates | 42°30′47″N 71°4′27″W |
| Architectural style | Greek Revival |
| MPS | Wakefield MRA |
| NRHP reference No. | 89000668[1] |
| Added to NRHP | July 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+1⁄2 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]