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Frederick Collins House

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Built
  
1825

NRHP Reference #
  
86001786

Added to NRHP
  
4 September 1986

MPS
  
Newton MRA

Opened
  
1825

Frederick Collins House

Location
  
1734 Beacon St., Newton, Massachusetts

Architectural style
  
Greek Revival architecture

Similar
  
United Parish of Auburndale, Beaver Brook Reservation, Jackson Homestead, Brae Burn Country Club, Crystal Lake

The Frederick Collins House is a historic house at 1734 Beacon Street in Newton, Massachusetts. The 2.5 story wood frame house was built in 1847, and is the only temple-front Greek Revival house in the village of Waban. It as two-story Ionic columns supporting an entablature and triangular pediment. The tympanum is flushboarded, an attempt to give it the appearance of ashlar stone. Side entrance are also set under Ionic porches, and the building has corner pilasters.

The house was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1986.

References

Frederick Collins House Wikipedia