House at 5 Bennett Street

Coordinates: 42°29′59″N 71°4′10″W / 42.49972°N 71.06944°W / 42.49972; -71.06944
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House at 5 Bennett Street
House at 5 Bennett Street is located in Massachusetts
House at 5 Bennett Street
House at 5 Bennett Street is located in the United States
House at 5 Bennett Street
Location5 Bennett St., Wakefield, Massachusetts
Coordinates42°29′59″N 71°4′10″W / 42.49972°N 71.06944°W / 42.49972; -71.06944
Built1875
Architectural styleItalianate
MPSWakefield MRA
NRHP reference No.89000698 [1]
Added to NRHPJuly 06, 1989

The House at 5 Bennett Street in Wakefield, Massachusetts, is also known as the Wakefield House for Aged Women, and is one of the largest houses in Wakefield's Junction District. The original part of the house was built sometime between 1875 and 1881, with Italianate styling. It was probably built for an executive of the Wakefield Rattan Company. In 1894 the house was purchased by the Wakefield House for Aged Women, a charity established by local Protestant churches, and significantly expanded. During this major alteration some of the house's Italianate details were copied, and a Queen Anne style porch was added.[2]

The building was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1989.[1]

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  1. ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. April 15, 2008.
  2. ^ "NRHP nomination for House at 5 Bennett Street". Commonwealth of Massachusetts. Retrieved 2014-02-03.