House at 1 Morrison Avenue, Wakefield

Name: House at 1 Morrison Avenue
Address: Wakefield, United States

#86 among attractions in Wakefield

Tudor Revival architecture

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The House at 1 Morrison Avenue is one of a few Tudor Revival houses in Wakefield, Massachusetts. The 2+1⁄2-story wood-frame house has a hip roof with a copper crest, central dormer, and a larger projecting gable section on the left. The single story porch wraps around two sides of the house, and features a high gable over the front stairs which is decorated with bargeboard and half timbers. It was built c. 1890 on land that had been acquired and subdivided by J.S. Merrill and Charles Hanks as part of the major Wakefield Park subdivision. ()

Built: 1890 (134 years ago)Coordinates: 42°30'3"N, 71°5'18"W

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Wakefield (West Side)Wakefield United States

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House at 1 Morrison Avenue – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Church–Lafayette Streets Historic District, Captain Goodwin–James Eustis House, House at 2 Nichols Street, House at 95 Chestnut Street.

0.7 miNE
Neighbourhood
Church–Lafayette Streets Historic District, Wakefield
17 min walk • The Church–Lafayette Streets Historic District encompasses a well-preserved collection of late 18th- and early 19th-century houses in Wakefield, Massachusetts. It includes properties on Church Street between Common Street and North Avenue, and on Lafayette Street between Common and Church Streets.
0.5 miNE
Greek Revival architecture
Captain Goodwin–James Eustis House, Wakefield
13 min walk • The Captain Goodwin–James Eustis House is a historic house in Wakefield, Massachusetts. Built about 1760 and enlarged around 1830, it is a good local example of Greek Revival architecture, which was owned by a prominent local businessman and civic leader.
0.4 miNE
Shingle style architecture
House at 2 Nichols Street, Wakefield
11 min walk • The House at 2 Nichols Street in Wakefield, Massachusetts, is a well-preserved, architecturally eclectic house built in the 1890s.
~1380 ftE
Greek Revival architecture
House at 95 Chestnut Street, Wakefield
7 min walk • 95 Chestnut Street is a historic house located in Wakefield, Massachusetts. It is significant as an example of a well-preserved vernacular Greek Revival style house.
~1540 ftN
Georgian architecture
Nathaniel Cowdry House, Wakefield
8 min walk • 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.
~550 ftNE
Shingle style architecture
House at 6 Adams Street, Wakefield
3 min walk • The House at 6 Adams Street in Wakefield, Massachusetts is one of the best examples of Shingle style architecture in the town. It was designed by Boston architect Robert Pote Wait and built in 1885–86 to be his own home.
0.5 miE
Gothic Revival architecture
Saint Joseph School, Wakefield
12 min walk • Saint Joseph School is a private, Catholic school located on Gould Street in Wakefield, Massachusetts. It serves students from preschool to 8th grade. The two-story Neo-Gothic Revival brick school building was designed by Maginnis & Walsh and was built in 1924.
~960 ftE
Neighbourhood
Wakefield Park Historic District, Wakefield
5 min walk • Wakefield Park Historic District is a residential historic district encompassing a portion of a late-19th/early-20th century planned development in western Wakefield, Massachusetts.

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Which popular attractions are close to House at 1 Morrison Avenue?

Nearby attractions include House at 6 Adams Street, Wakefield (3 min walk), Wakefield Park Historic District, Wakefield (5 min walk), House at 95 Chestnut Street, Wakefield (7 min walk), Nathaniel Cowdry House, Wakefield (8 min walk).

How to get to House at 1 Morrison Avenue by public transport?

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Wakefield (17 min walk)