59 RIVER RD
architectural description
Architectural significance: The dominant feature of the two-and-a-half story wood-shingle house is the steep gambrel roof, pierced by shed-roof dormers on east and west slopes. It is surrounded on two sides by a broad open veranda. It is accompanied on the lot by a two-bay garage with a pyramidal roof and novelty siding.
historical narrative
Historical significance: This house and garage were probably built about 1915 by Louisa R. Bailey, who purchased the property in 1911 from the Shattuck family. After that time, the house went through a long series of owners, almost none holding the property for longer than a decade. According to neighbors, the house had been recently sold to the town to allow expansion of the adjacent Technical School.
bibliography/references
Essex County Registry of Deeds.
inventory data
| Place: | |
| Historic District: | Not Applicable |
| Address: | 59 river rd |
| Historic Name: | |
| Present Use: | vacant |
| Original Use: | residence |
| Date of Construction: | c. 1915 |
| Source: | visual estimate |
| Style/Form: | Colonial Revival |
| Architect/Builder: | |
| Foundation: | |
| Wall/Trim: | clapboard, wood shingles |
| Roof: | |
| Outbuildings / Secondary Structures | garage, poultry shed |
| Major Alterations: | 6 Nov 1987, observed fire damage (BCT) |
| Condition: | fair |
| Moved: | |
| Demolished: | |
| Acreage: | less than one acre |
| Setting: | adjacent to Technical School (modern) and busy highway. Woods in rear. |
| MHC inventory number: | |
| Recorded by: | Peter H. Stott; Org.: BU OPA |
| Organization: | |
| Date: | 25 Oct 1987 |
other historic buildings
- on river rd
- in Not Applicable
- with architectural style Colonial Revival
18 Carisbrooke Street
