James Smith House (Needham, Massachusetts)
James Smith House | |
Captain James Smith House | |
| Location | 706 Great Plain Avenue, Needham, Massachusetts |
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| Coordinates | 42°16′49″N 71°13′36″W / 42.28028°N 71.22667°W |
| Built | 1730 |
| Architectural style | Greek Revival, Federal |
| NRHP reference No. | 86001845[1] |
| Added to NRHP | August 21, 1986 |
The James Smith House is a historic colonial house in Needham, Massachusetts, United States. It is a 2+1⁄2-story wood-frame structure, five bays wide, with a side gable roof and clapboard siding. Its front facade is symmetrical, with a center entrance with a Greek Revival surround consisting of flanking sidelight windows and a flat entablature above. The house was built c. 1727–28 by James Smith, a recent immigrant from Ireland. The house is one of the oldest in Needham.[2]
The house was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1986.[1]
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References
- ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. April 15, 2008.
- ^ "MACRIS inventory record for James Smith House". Commonwealth of Massachusetts. Retrieved June 1, 2014.