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House at 40 Crescent Street
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
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Location	40 Crescent St., Wakefield, Massachusetts
Coordinates	42°30′13″N 71°4′8″W / 42.50361°N 71.06889°W / 42.50361; -71.06889
Built	1839
Architect	Hutchinson, Abel F.
Architectural style	Greek Revival
MPS	Wakefield MRA
NRHP reference No.	89000691
Added to NRHP	July 06, 1989

40 Crescent Street is a historic house in Wakefield, Massachusetts, and is significant as a particularly fine example of a Greek Revival style house.

Description and history

Built in 1839, the 1+1⁄2-story wood-frame house has a roof that is cantilevered over the front of the house, where it is supported by Doric columns. Doors and windows both have architrave surrounds, and both the front door and the side door have sidelight windows. The house was built by Abel Hutchinson, a shoemaker, and remains in the hands of his descendants.

The house was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on July 6, 1989.

See also

• National Register of Historic Places listings in Wakefield, Massachusetts
• National Register of Historic Places listings in Middlesex County, Massachusetts

References

1. ^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. April 15, 2008.
2. "NRHP nomination for House at 40 Crescent Street". Commonwealth of Massachusetts. Retrieved 2014-02-03.

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