James Smith House (Needham, Massachusetts) Explained

James Smith House
Location:706 Great Plain Avenue,
Needham, Massachusetts
Coordinates:42.2803°N -71.2267°W
Built:1730
Architecture:Greek Revival, Federal
Added:August 21, 1986
Refnum:86001845

The James Smith House is a historic colonial house in Needham, Massachusetts, United States. It is a -story wood-frame structure, five bays wide, with a side gable roof and clapboard siding. Its front facade is symmetrical, with a center entrance with a Greek Revival surround consisting of flanking sidelight windows and a flat entablature above. The house was built c. 1727–28 by James Smith, a recent immigrant from Ireland. The house is one of the oldest in Needham.[1]

The house was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1986.

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: MACRIS inventory record for James Smith House. Commonwealth of Massachusetts. 2014-06-01.