House at 230 Melrose Street

Location230 Melrose St., Newton, Massachusetts

Coordinates42°20′54″N 71°15′4″W / 42.34833°N 71.25111°W / 42.34833; -71.25111

Built1858

ArchitecturalstyleSecond Empire, Mansard

House at 230 Melrose Street
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
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Location	230 Melrose St., Newton, Massachusetts
Coordinates	42°20′54″N 71°15′4″W / 42.34833°N 71.25111°W / 42.34833; -71.25111
Built	1858
Architectural style	Second Empire, Mansard
MPS	Newton MRA
NRHP reference No.	86001961 [1]
Added to NRHP	September 04, 1986

The House at 230 Melrose Street in the Auburndale section of Newton, Massachusetts, is one of the village's most elaborately decorated houses. The two story wood-frame house was built c. 1870, and features predominantly Second Empire styling, including a distinctive tower above the entry that is capped by an extended bracketed cornice. The porch features Stick style valance decoration, a feature not usually seen until later in the 19th century.^[2]

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