House at 491 Prospect Street
House at 491 Prospect Street | |
| Location | Methuen, Massachusetts |
|---|---|
| Coordinates | 42°43′39″N 71°9′33″W / 42.72750°N 71.15917°W |
| Built | 1900 |
| Architectural style | Shingle Style |
| MPS | Methuen MRA |
| NRHP reference No. | 84002396[1] |
| Added to NRHP | January 20, 1984 |
The House at 491 Prospect Street in Methuen, Massachusetts is locally significant as an excellent example of a Shingle Style house of the type built for well-to-do businessmen in Methuen and Lawrence around the turn of the 20th century. The three-story wood-frame building was built c. 1900. One of its principal decorative features at the time of its listing on the National Register of Historic Places in 1984[1] was a Palladian window in the gable, around which square-cut shingles had been arranged in a keystone motif.[2] This detail has since been lost due to the application of new siding.
Other details of note include curved exterior corners, a window recessed in a bay with curved walls, and small decorative rectangular and oval windows. The property also includes a period carriage house.[2]
See also
- National Register of Historic Places listings in Methuen, Massachusetts
- National Register of Historic Places listings in Essex County, Massachusetts
References
- ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. April 15, 2008.
- ^ a b "NRHP nomination for House at 491 Prospect Street". Commonwealth of Massachusetts. Retrieved January 7, 2014.