House at 79–81 Salem Street

House at 79–81 Salem Street
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
House at 79–81 Salem Street
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Location	79–81 Salem Street, Reading, Massachusetts
Coordinates	42°31′35″N 71°5′56″W / 42.52639°N 71.09889°W / 42.52639; -71.09889Coordinates: 42°31′35″N 71°5′56″W / 42.52639°N 71.09889°W / 42.52639; -71.09889
Built	1845
Architectural style	Greek Revival, Federal
MPS	Reading MRA
NRHP reference No.	84002676[1]
Added to NRHP	July 19, 1984

The House at 79–81 Salem Street, also known as the Samuel Allen House, in Reading, Massachusetts was a modest Greek Revival two-family cottage. The wood-frame house was built sometime between 1830 and 1854 was a typical vernacular Greek Revival house, with a five-bay facade and a paired central entrance. When the house was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1984, the two entrances were flanked by pilasters supporting an unusually tall entablature;^[2] the house was later covered in synthetic siding, and a projecting portion at the top of the entablature was removed. The structure was completely torn down in 2021 for new construction.

See also[]

• National Register of Historic Places listings in Reading, Massachusetts
• National Register of Historic Places listings in Middlesex County, Massachusetts

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