House at 16–18 Preston Road
House at 16–18 Preston Road | |
| Location | 16–18 Preston Rd., Somerville, Massachusetts |
|---|---|
| Coordinates | 42°23′1.90″N 71°6′5.83″W / 42.3838611°N 71.1016194°W |
| Built | 1910 |
| Architectural style | Colonial Revival |
| MPS | Somerville MPS |
| NRHP reference No. | 89001279[1] |
| Added to NRHP | September 18, 1989 |
The House at 16–18 Preston Road in Somerville, Massachusetts is one of the city's finest Colonial Revival multiunit houses. The three-story wood-frame house was built c. 1910. It has a flat roof with projecting eaves, and a modillioned cornice. The front facade has a two-story porch, with each level supported by clusters of colonettes. The house was built on the site of a former apple orchard owned by George Ireland; the street is named for Ireland's wife, Jane Preston Ireland.[2]
The house was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1989.[1]
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References
- ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. April 15, 2008.
- ^ "NRHP nomination for House at 16-18 Preston Road". Commonwealth of Massachusetts. Retrieved March 2, 2014.