The Eminence
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| Location | 122 Islington Rd., Newton, Massachusetts |
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| Coordinates | 42°20′59″N 71°15′30″W / 42.34972°N 71.25833°WCoordinates: 42°20′59″N 71°15′30″W / 42.34972°N 71.25833°W |
| Built | 1853 |
| Architect | Hammatt Billings |
| Architectural style | Italian Villa |
| MPS | Newton MRA |
| NRHP reference No. | 86001793 [1] |
| Added to NRHP | September 04, 1986 |
The Eminence is an historic estate house located on a 5.6 acre riverfront parcel at 122 Islington Road in the village of Auburndale in Newton, Massachusetts. Built in 1853, it was designed by noted Boston architect Hammatt Billings in the Italian Villa style of architecture, and is one of two surviving high-style Italianate estate houses in the Auburndale area. It was purchased, in unfinished state, by Thomas Hall, a magnetic instrument maker, in 1853.[2]
On September 4, 1986, it was added to the National Register of Historic Places.[1]
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References[]
- ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. April 15, 2008.
- ^ "NRHP nomination for The Eminence". Commonwealth of Massachusetts. Retrieved 2014-04-10.
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- National Register of Historic Places in Newton, Massachusetts
- Houses on the National Register of Historic Places in Massachusetts
- Houses completed in 1853
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