115--117 Jewett St., Newton, Massachusetts. County/parish: Middlesex.
Added to the National Register of Historic Places September 04, 1986. NRIS 86001816.
Part of Newton MRA (NRIS 64000285).
2 contributing buildings.
The house at 115–117 Jewett Street, in the Newton Corner village of Newton, Massachusetts, is an example of the academic style of Second Empire design. The 2+1⁄2-story wood-frame house was built in the 1860s, and features a projecting entry portico, a distinctive feature of the academic variant, and decorated dormers with segmented-arch or round-arch tops. In addition to other well-preserved period details, the property also includes a mansard-roofed carriage house with cupola.
The house was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1986.
(read more...)National Park Service documentation: https://catalog.archives.gov/id/63791080