National Register of Historic Places

Cole House

Winchester, Middlesex County, Massachusetts
Listed
July 4, 1989
Type
Building
Period
Industrial
Ref No.
89000646

About this property

The Cole House is a historic house on Highland Avenue in Winchester, Massachusetts. Built in 1886, it is one of the town's most elaborate displays of Stick style decoration. The house was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1989. The Cole House stands in a residential area east of downtown Winchester, on the east side of Highland Avenue just north of its junction with Mason Street. It is a 2+1⁄2-story wood-frame structure, with a complex gable and hip roof, an exterior of wooden clapboards and shingles, and a modern concrete foundation. Its basic plan is a T shape, with a single-story hip roofed porch extending across the front and part way along each side. Modillion blocks adorn the eaves, and there is Stick style wood work in the gable ends. The porch is supported by chamfered square posts, with large carved braces supporting its roof. The house was built in 1886 by Frank and Emma Cole, who lived there until 1929. Since its listing on the National Register, it has been recorded as demolished by the Massachusetts Historical Commission. It was originally set directly at the corner of Mason Street and Highland Avenue, but has been moved a short distance north of its original location and is now oriented facing Highland Avenue, standing on a new foundation with a garage underneath. National Register of Historic Places listings in Winchester, Massachusetts

Location

12 Mason St.
Winchester, Middlesex County, Massachusetts
42.44978, -71.12934

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When was Cole House listed on the National Register?

Cole House was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on July 4, 1989.

What type of historic resource is Cole House?

Cole House is classified as a building in the National Register of Historic Places.

What is the period of significance for Cole House?

The period of significance for Cole House is recorded as the industrial era.

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