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House at 197 Morrison Avenue

Coordinates: 42°23′51.0654″N 71°7′9.56543″W / 42.397518167°N 71.1193237306°W / 42.397518167; -71.1193237306
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House at 197 Morrison Avenue
House at 197 Morrison Avenue is located in Massachusetts
House at 197 Morrison Avenue
House at 197 Morrison Avenue is located in the United States
House at 197 Morrison Avenue
Location197 Morrison Ave.,
Somerville, Massachusetts
Coordinates42°23′51.0654″N 71°7′9.56543″W / 42.397518167°N 71.1193237306°W / 42.397518167; -71.1193237306
Built1860
Architectural styleGothic Revival
MPSSomerville MPS
NRHP reference No.89001273[1]
Added to NRHPSeptember 18, 1989

The house at 197 Morrison Avenue in Somerville, Massachusetts is the city's finest example of vernacular Gothic Revival architecture. The two story brick building was built c. 1860, and is now set well back from the street behind a later house. Its notable features include bargeboard decoration in the front gable, which also has a Gothic lancet window, and its elaborate front porch decorations. The house is unusual for its position set well back from the street, since it predates the major development that took place on Morrison Avenue in the 1870s.[2]

The house was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1989.[1]

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References

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  1. ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. April 15, 2008.
  2. ^ "NRHP nomination for House at 197 Morrison Avenue". Commonwealth of Massachusetts. Retrieved 2014-03-02.