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Mayor Edwin O. Childs House
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
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Location	340 California St., Newton, Massachusetts
Coordinates	42°21′53.5″N 71°12′10.0″W / 42.364861°N 71.202778°W / 42.364861; -71.202778
Built	1915
Architect	Brainerd & Leeds
Architectural style	Bungalow/Craftsman
MPS	Newton MRA
NRHP reference No.	90000039
Added to NRHP	February 16, 1990

The Mayor Edwin O. Childs House is a historic house located at 340 California Street in Newton, Massachusetts. It is a stucco-clad two story wood-frame structure with a side gable roof and a three-bay shed-roof dormer. The centered entrance is sheltered by a square portico supported by paired square columns and topped by a balustrade.

The house was built in 1915 to a design by Brainerd and Leeds for Edwin O. Childs, who was then serving as Newton's mayor. The house is a well-preserved example of the Craftsman style.

The house was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1990.

See also

• National Register of Historic Places listings in Newton, Massachusetts

References

1. ^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. April 15, 2008.
2. "NRHP nomination for Mayor Edwin O. Childs House". Commonwealth of Massachusetts. Retrieved April 9, 2014.

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