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Lucius Beebe Memorial Library, Wakefield, Mass.

House at 694 Main Street, Wakefield, Mass.

Item

Title
House at 694 Main Street, Wakefield, Mass.
Description
Photos show views of the house located at 694 Main Street on the west side of the street at the corner of Summer Street. The Greek Revival style house was built between 1837 and 1841 by Dr. Solon O. Richardson, founder of the Richardson Light Guard, and originally stood near Dr. Richardson's own home at the corner of Main Street and Richardson Avenue. This house was also owned by Richardson and was later moved to its present location. The house now contains apartments.
Detailed entry in building survey, "The cultural resources of Wakefield", pB11
The house is listed on the National Register of Historic Places
Photos taken at 8:30 a.m. on Friday, July 18, 2008
Contributor
Institution: Lucius Beebe Memorial Library
Coverage
Massachusetts--Middlesex (county)--Wakefield
694 Main Street (Wakefield, Mass.)
Creator
Klapes, Jeffrey M., 1964-
Date
07-18-2008
Format
image/jpeg
Publisher
[Wakefield, Mass. : The author]
Subject
Architecture, Domestic
Dr. Solon O. Richardson House (Wakefield, Mass.)
Type
still image
Photographs
Original Format
3 photographs : digital, JPEG file, color