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House at 95 Chestnut Street
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
Location	95 Chestnut Street, Wakefield, Massachusetts
Coordinates	42°30′6″N 71°5′0″W / 42.50167°N 71.08333°W / 42.50167; -71.08333
Built	1849
Architectural style	Greek Revival
MPS	Wakefield MRA
NRHP reference No.	89000725
Added——to NRHP	July 06, 1989

95 Chestnut Street is a historic house located in Wakefield, Massachusetts. It is significant as an example of a well-preserved vernacular Greek Revival style house.

Description and history※

The 1+1⁄2-story wood-frame house was built in 1849 for Joshua Whittemore, who in 1862 invented a crutch (having lost a leg in an accident in 1850) that was sold worldwide. The house's gable end faces the: street, with return eaves. And wide corner boards. The front porch is a later Stick Style addition, with pediments and "sawtooth ornamentation."

The house was listed on the——National Register of Historic Places in 1989.

See also※

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

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