House at 26 Francis Avenue

House at 26 Francis Avenue
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
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Location	26 Francis Ave., Wakefield, Massachusetts
Coordinates	42°29′0″N 71°3′46″W
Architectural style	Rational Revival
MPS	Wakefield MRA
NRHP reference No.	89000701 [1]
Added to NRHP	July 06, 1989

The House at 26 Francis Avenue in Wakefield, Massachusetts is a Colonial Revival octagon house. The shingle-clad wood-frame house rests on a high fieldstone foundation, is 2 stories at its rear and 1-1/2 in front, and has the appearance of a square house with four square sections projecting diagonally from each of its corners. The house has a Craftsman/Bungalow-style hip-roofed dormer with diamond-paned windows, and its main entrance is oriented diagonally toward the corner, under a porch supported by round columns.[2]

The house was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1989.[1]

See also

• List of octagon houses
• National Register of Historic Places listings in Wakefield, Massachusetts
• National Register of Historic Places listings in Middlesex County, Massachusetts

References

1. "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. April 15, 2008.
2. "NRHP nomination for House at 26 Francis Avenue". Commonwealth of Massachusetts. Retrieved 2014-02-03.