James Friend House

James Friend House

James Friend House, 114 Cedar Street in Wenham
Location Wenham, Massachusetts
Coordinates 42°35′46″N 70°54′23″W / 42.59611°N 70.90639°W / 42.59611; -70.90639Coordinates: 42°35′46″N 70°54′23″W / 42.59611°N 70.90639°W / 42.59611; -70.90639
Built 1697
Architect Unknown
Architectural style Colonial, Other
MPS First Period Buildings of Eastern Massachusetts TR
NRHP Reference #

90000268

[1]
Added to NRHP March 9, 1990

The James Friend House is a historic First Period house at 114 Cedar Street in Wenham, Massachusetts, United States. It was built by James Friend, a local carpenter, probably not long after he received a grant in 1699 to cut timber on public land. The house is a 2.5 story wood frame house with a center chimney. Its main facade is a slightly asymmetrical five bays wide, even though it was apparently originally built to that plan rather than in stages. A lean-to was added to the back of the house sometime before 1738, giving the house a saltbox appearance. This section was raised to a full two stories in the 19th century, and the roof was rebuilt. In the early 20th century, the house was moved back from the road and covered in stucco.[2]

The house was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1990.[1]

See also

References

  1. 1 2 National Park Service (2008-04-15). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service.
  2. ↑ "NRHP nomination for James Friend House". Commonwealth of Massachusetts. Retrieved 2014-01-11.


This article is issued from Wikipedia - version of the 11/27/2016. The text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution/Share Alike but additional terms may apply for the media files.