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East Main Street Historic District (Waltham, Massachusetts)

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further west, developing as a center of the community. Because of the company's economic influence, the center was more fully developed further west, and East Main Street became a fashionable area for upper class housing. The four houses on the south side of East Main Street between Townsend Street
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in style. The Francis Blanchard House, at 428 Main Street, was built c. 1850-54, and has Greek Revival features, including a pedimented gable end facing the street and corner pilasters, but it also has a typically Italianate round-arch window in the gable. The George W. Chamberlain House at 418 Main
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houses in the city. It has a full suite of high-style Greek Revival features, including pilastered corner boards, a full entablature, and full-length windows on the first floor of the main facade. The newest of the houses is the Charles P. Nutting House at 446 Main Street. Built c. 1900, it is a
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Street (built about the same time) is more strongly Italianate, with a projecting gable roof that has paired brackets and a crowning belvedere. Greek Revival elements include flushboard siding and corner pilasters.
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The Lyman Reed House, at 436 Main Street, is the oldest of the four houses. Built in 1844, it is one of a few temple-front
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and Chamberlain Terrace are a well-preserved remnant of this later period. The district was listed on the
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that extends across the front. The veranda has a fieldstone skirt and piers, with a round arch entry.
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Historic districts on the National Register of Historic Places in Massachusetts
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National Register of Historic Places listings in Waltham, Massachusetts
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structure with significant Queen Anne and Shingle style elements. Its
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National Register of Historic Places in Waltham, Massachusetts
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Roughly E. Main St. from Townsend St. to Chamberlain Ter.,
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U.S. National Register of Historic Places in Massachusetts
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East Main Street Historic District (Waltham, Massachusetts) is located in Massachusetts
East Main Street Historic District (Waltham, Massachusetts) is located in the United States
Waltham, Massachusetts
42°22′37″N 71°13′39″W / 42.37694°N 71.22750°W / 42.37694; -71.22750
Colonial Revival
Greek Revival
Italianate
MPS
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historic district
Waltham, Massachusetts
Boston Manufacturing Company
National Register of Historic Places
Greek Revival
Colonial Revival
gambrel roof
veranda
Italianate
National Register of Historic Places listings in Waltham, Massachusetts


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