House at 28 Wiley Street

The House at 28 Wiley Street in Wakefield, Massachusetts is an unusual Federal or Georgian style house. It is built of brick, a rare construction material in pre-Revolutionary Wakefield. It appears to have been built as an addition to another house, which was since been destroyed. Built into a hill, it presents 1.5 stories in front, and 2.5 stories in back. It has a tradition five bay main facade with a central door, which was embellished with a Federal style surround sometime after its initial construction. The house was probably built for a member of the Wiley family.[2]

House at 28 Wiley Street
Location28 Wiley St., Wakefield, Massachusetts
Coordinates42°29′50″N 71°2′50″W
Architectural styleFederal, Vernacular Federal
MPSWakefield MRA
NRHP reference No.89000695 [1]
Added to NRHPJuly 06, 1989

The house was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1989.[1]

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