House at 95 Chestnut Street, Wakefield, Mass.

House at 95 Chestnut Street, Wakefield, Mass.

Architecture, Domestic -- Massachusetts -- Wakefield -- Pictorial works; Joshua Whittemore House (Wakefield, Mass.)

Wakefield (Mass.) -- Pictorial works.

Photos show the house located at 95 Chestnut Street on the north side of the street at the corner of Whittemore Terrace. The Greek Revival house with a Stick Style porch was built in 1849 by Joshua Whittemore. It is of wood frame construction and has a clapboard exterior. Whittemore was known for inventing in 1862 the "Whittemore Patent Elastic Crutch", which he manufactured in an outbuilding behind the house until 1885. Photos taken at 11:00 a.m. on Monday, May 5, 2008.;Detailed entry in building survey, "The cultural resources of Wakefield", pD43.;The house is listed on the National Register of Historic Places.

Klapes, Jeffrey M., 1964-

Wakefield, Mass. : The author,

2008

Wakefield (Mass.) -- Pictorial works.