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Samuel Farquhar House

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Location
  
Newton, Massachusetts

MPS
  
Newton MRA

Opened
  
1868

Built
  
1868

NRHP Reference #
  
86001798

Added to NRHP
  
4 September 1986

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Architectural style
  
Second Empire architecture in Europe

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

The Samuel Farquhar House is an historic Second Empire style building located at 7 Channing Street, in the village of Newton Corner in Newton, Massachusetts. The 1.5 story wood frame house was built c. 1868. Its mansard roof is shingled in slate tiles of varying colors and shapes, arranged in decorative patterns. It has well-preserved decorative porch woodwork, and an octagonal 2.5 story turret at one corner. The roof lines are lined with dentil moulding with paired brackets. It is one of the finest Second Empire houses in the city.

On September 4, 1986, it was added to the National Register of Historic Places.

References

Samuel Farquhar House Wikipedia