House at 71 Prospect Street, Wakefield, Mass.

House at 71 Prospect Street, Wakefield, Mass.

Architecture, Domestic -- Massachusetts -- Wakefield -- Pictorial works; Nathaniel Cowdrey House (Wakefield, Mass.)

Wakefield (Mass.) -- Pictorial works.

Photos show the house located at 71 Prospect Street on the north side of the street opposite Morningside Road. Built around 1764, the saltbox house shows a transition from Georgian to Federal style. It is of wood frame construction and has a clapboard exterior. A carriage house stands in the rear. Various members of the Cowdrey (or Cowdry) family lived in this area, known as Cowdrey's Hill, and this home was owned by Cowdreys until 1866. Photos taken at 11:00 a.m. on Monday, May 5, 2008.;Detailed entry in building survey, "The cultural resources of Wakefield", pD95.;The house is listed on the National Register of Historic Places.

Klapes, Jeffrey M., 1964-

Wakefield, Mass. : The author,

2008

Wakefield (Mass.) -- Pictorial works.