Mayor Edwin O. Childs House

Coordinates: 42°21′53.5″N 71°12′10.0″W / 42.364861°N 71.202778°W / 42.364861; -71.202778
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Mayor Edwin O. Childs House
MPS
Newton MRA
NRHP reference No.90000039 [1]
Added to NRHPFebruary 16, 1990

The Mayor Edwin O. Childs House is a historic house located at 340 California Street in Newton, Massachusetts. It is a stucco-clad two story wood-frame structure with a side gable roof and a three-bay shed-roof dormer. The centered entrance is sheltered by a square portico supported by paired square columns and topped by a balustrade.

Edwin O. Childs (1876–1950)

The house was built in 1915 to a design by Brainerd and Leeds for Edwin O. Childs, who was then serving as Newton's mayor. The house is a well-preserved example of the Craftsman style.[2]

The house was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1990.[1]

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References

  1. ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. April 15, 2008.
  2. ^ "NRHP nomination for Mayor Edwin O. Childs House". Commonwealth of Massachusetts. Retrieved April 9, 2014.