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{{short description|Historic house in Massachusetts, United States}}
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'''Nathaniel Cowdry House''' is a historic house at 71 Prospect Street in [[Wakefield, Massachusetts]].
The '''Nathaniel Cowdry House''' is a historic house at 71 Prospect Street in [[Wakefield, Massachusetts]]. Built about 1764, it is one of Wakefield's oldest buildings, built by a member of the locally prominent Cowdry family, who were early settlers. The house was listed on the [[National Register of Historic Places]] in 1989.<ref name="nris"/>

==Description and history==
The Nathaniel Cowdry House stands on the north side of Prospect Street, a busy through road in a residential part of northwestern Wakefield. It is a {{frac|2|1|2}}-story wood-frame structure, with a [[rubblestone]] foundation, side-gable roof, central chimney, and [[clapboard]]ed exterior. It is five [[bay (architecture)|bay]]s wide, with a small shed-roof projection on the left side known regionally as a "Beverly jog". A slightly larger gabled ell projects to the right side. The main entrance has a simple Georgian surround with wide [[pilaster]]s and a [[cornice (architecture)|cornice]]d [[entablature]]. Interior features of the house include original batten doors with leather strap hinges, and a plaster ceiling.<ref name=NRHP>{{cite web|url=https://mhc-macris.net/details?mhcid=wak.322|title=NRHP nomination for Nathaniel Cowdry House|publisher=Commonwealth of Massachusetts|access-date=2014-01-31}}</ref>

The house was built about 1764, probably on the site of the house of Nathaniel Cowdry's ancestor William, one of the area's early settlers. The house was originally three bays wide and four deep, a local variant to typical Georgian design, and was later extended to be five bays wide. The house remained in the Cowdry family until 1866, and owned farmland in the area until about 1900; next door to this house stands the [[Jonas Cowdry House]], built by Nathaniel's son in about 1833.<ref name=NRHP/>

==See also==
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*[[National Register of Historic Places listings in Wakefield, Massachusetts]]
*[[National Register of Historic Places listings in Middlesex County, Massachusetts]]


The house was built in 1764 and added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1989.
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Latest revision as of 17:43, 22 June 2024

Nathaniel Cowdry House
Nathaniel Cowdry House
Nathaniel Cowdry House is located in Massachusetts
Nathaniel Cowdry House
Nathaniel Cowdry House is located in the United States
Nathaniel Cowdry House
Location71 Prospect St., Wakefield, Massachusetts
Coordinates42°30′17″N 71°5′10″W / 42.50472°N 71.08611°W / 42.50472; -71.08611
Arealess than one acre
Built1764 (1764)
Architectural styleGeorgian
MPSWakefield MRA
NRHP reference No.89000738[1]
Added to NRHPJuly 06, 1989

The Nathaniel Cowdry House is a historic house at 71 Prospect Street in Wakefield, Massachusetts. Built about 1764, it is one of Wakefield's oldest buildings, built by a member of the locally prominent Cowdry family, who were early settlers. The house was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1989.[1]

Description and history

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The Nathaniel Cowdry House stands on the north side of Prospect Street, a busy through road in a residential part of northwestern Wakefield. It is a 2+1⁄2-story wood-frame structure, with a rubblestone foundation, side-gable roof, central chimney, and clapboarded exterior. It is five bays wide, with a small shed-roof projection on the left side known regionally as a "Beverly jog". A slightly larger gabled ell projects to the right side. The main entrance has a simple Georgian surround with wide pilasters and a corniced entablature. Interior features of the house include original batten doors with leather strap hinges, and a plaster ceiling.[2]

The house was built about 1764, probably on the site of the house of Nathaniel Cowdry's ancestor William, one of the area's early settlers. The house was originally three bays wide and four deep, a local variant to typical Georgian design, and was later extended to be five bays wide. The house remained in the Cowdry family until 1866, and owned farmland in the area until about 1900; next door to this house stands the Jonas Cowdry House, built by Nathaniel's son in about 1833.[2]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. April 15, 2008.
  2. ^ a b "NRHP nomination for Nathaniel Cowdry House". Commonwealth of Massachusetts. Retrieved 2014-01-31.
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