John F. Nichols House
- Year
- 1890
- Style
- Queen Anne
- City
- Boston, MA
Built around 1890, the John F. Nichols House is a well-preserved Queen Anne Victorian in Somerville. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1989.
the building
The corner bay. A prominent corner bay is topped by a steeply pitched gable roof, alongside a front gable dormer and side shed dormers on an otherwise hipped roof.
Jigsaw woodwork. The gable ends and front porch are decorated with jigsaw-cut woodwork, a hallmark of the house's Queen Anne detailing.
the style
The house is a textbook Queen Anne Victorian: steep gables, a corner bay, mixed rooflines, and jigsaw woodwork trimming the gables and porch.
More on Queen Annesignificance
Listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1989.
nearby
- Z. E. Cliff House
- Somerville Theatre
- Clifton Bacon House
- Chester Kingsley House
- St. John's Roman Catholic Church
- Isaac McLean House