John B. Angier House

Coordinates: 42°25′12″N 71°6′54″W / 42.42000°N 71.11500°W / 42.42000; -71.11500
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John B. Angier House
John B. Angier House is located in Massachusetts
John B. Angier House
John B. Angier House is located in the United States
John B. Angier House
Location129 High Street,
Medford, Massachusetts
Coordinates42°25′12″N 71°6′54″W / 42.42000°N 71.11500°W / 42.42000; -71.11500
Built1842
ArchitectDavis, Alexander Jackson
Architectural styleGothic Revival
NRHP reference No.75000267 [1]
Added to NRHPApril 23, 1975

The John B. Angier House is a historic house located at 129 High Street in Medford, Massachusetts.

Description and history[edit]

The 3+12-story timber-framed house was built in 1842 by Alexander Jackson Davis in a Gothic Revival style, and the property was originally landscaped by Andrew Downing. The owner, John B. Angier, was a prominent local schoolteacher whose pupils included Francis Parkman. The house is a rare Massachusetts example of Gothic Revival styling more commonly found along the Hudson River.[2]

The house was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on April 23, 1975.[1]

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References[edit]

  1. ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. April 15, 2008.
  2. ^ "MACRIS inventory record for John B. Angier House". Commonwealth of Massachusetts. Retrieved 2014-02-26.