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Built in 1899,
this building is a fine example of classical revival
residential architecture as interpreted in Springfield
at the turn-of-the-century. The house proper is a
symmetrical, box-like cube, a popular form for Georgian
revival houses. It has a hip roof typical of these as
well as the usual over-size dormers and Palladian
windows. But the two-story entrance portico with a
rough ashlar base, Ionic columns, decorative frieze and
dentiled cornice, clearly identifies this as an example
of the loose interpretation of the grand classical style
(rather than the more restrained Georgian revival)
characteristic of early 20th century
architecture. An off-center front door is the single
exception to a perfectly symmetrical facade. This house
is listed on the National Register of Historic Places.
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