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.
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