Nichols House | |
Location | 140 Sargent Street, Newton, Massachusetts |
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Coordinates | 42°20′46″N 71°11′13″W / 42.34611°N 71.18694°W |
Built | 1879 |
Architectural style | Stick/Eastlake |
MPS | Newton MRA |
NRHP reference No. | 86001857 [1] |
Added to NRHP | September 4, 1986 |
The Nichols House is a historic house in Newton, Massachusetts. Built in 1897, this 2+1⁄2-story wood-frame house is one of the city's finest examples of Stick style architecture. It features numerous steeply-pitched gables typical of the style, some of which are elaborately decorated with applied wood trim. The main entry is sheltered within a decorated porte cochere. J. Howard Nichols, the owner, was a wealthy merchant in the China trade. [2]
The house was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1986. [1]
Nichols House | |
Location | 140 Sargent Street, Newton, Massachusetts |
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Coordinates | 42°20′46″N 71°11′13″W / 42.34611°N 71.18694°W |
Built | 1879 |
Architectural style | Stick/Eastlake |
MPS | Newton MRA |
NRHP reference No. | 86001857 [1] |
Added to NRHP | September 4, 1986 |
The Nichols House is a historic house in Newton, Massachusetts. Built in 1897, this 2+1⁄2-story wood-frame house is one of the city's finest examples of Stick style architecture. It features numerous steeply-pitched gables typical of the style, some of which are elaborately decorated with applied wood trim. The main entry is sheltered within a decorated porte cochere. J. Howard Nichols, the owner, was a wealthy merchant in the China trade. [2]
The house was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1986. [1]