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Richard Holbrook Houses

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Built
  
1844

NRHP Reference #
  
89001565

Area
  
809.4 m²

MPS
  
Waltham MRA

Opened
  
1844

Added to NRHP
  
28 September 1989

Richard Holbrook Houses

Location
  
29-31 Heard St., Waltham, Massachusetts

Architectural style
  
Greek Revival architecture

Similar
  
First Parish Church, Rose Art Museum, Hardy Pond, Wellfleet Drive‑In Theater

The Richard Holbrook Houses are a pair of joined historic houses at 29 and 31 Heard Street in Waltham, Massachusetts. Both are 1-1/2 story Greek Revival cottages, that once had detailed styling, which has since been lost or sided over. The two houses were built in 1844 by Richard Holbrook, a housewright, and are rare surviving examples of a once-common form. The houses went through separate ownerships until 1892, when Patrick Welch acquired the second after acquiring the first in 1886. He was probably responsible for building the central connecting section.

The houses were listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1989.

References

Richard Holbrook Houses Wikipedia