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	Durgin House
	U.S. National Register of Historic Places
	Durgin House
Location	66 Prospect Street,; Reading, Massachusetts
Coordinates	42°31′20″N 71°7′12″W / 42.52222°N 71.12000°W
Built	1872
Architectural style	Italianate
MPS	Reading MRA
NRHP reference No.	84002574
Added to NRHP	July 19, 1984

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The Durgin House is a historic house in Reading, Massachusetts. Built in 1872 by Boston businessman William Durgin, this 2+1⁄2-story wood-frame house is one of the finest Italianate houses in the town. It follows a cross-gable plan, with a pair of small side porches and bay windows on the main gable ends. The porches are supported by chamfered posts on pedestals, and feature roof lines with a denticulated cornice and brackets. The main roof line also features paired decorative brackets. There are round-headed windows in the gable ends.^[2]

The house was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1984.^[1]

References

^ ^a ^b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. April 15, 2008.
^ "NRHP nomination for Durgin House". Commonwealth of Massachusetts. Retrieved 2014-02-20.

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[nris-1] "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. April 15, 2008.

[NRHP-2] "NRHP nomination for Durgin House". Commonwealth of Massachusetts. Retrieved 2014-02-20.

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- | governing_body = Private
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+The '''Durgin House''' is a historic house in [[Reading, Massachusetts]].  Built in 1872 by Boston businessman William Durgin, this {{frac|2|1|2}}-story wood-frame house is one of the finest Italianate houses in the town.  It follows a cross-gable plan, with a pair of small side porches and bay windows on the main gable ends.  The porches are supported by chamfered posts on pedestals, and feature roof lines with a denticulated cornice and brackets.  The main roof line also features paired decorative brackets.  There are round-headed windows in the gable ends.<ref name=NRHP>{{cite web|url=https://mhc-macris.net/details?mhcid=rea.146|title=NRHP nomination for Durgin House|publisher=Commonwealth of Massachusetts|access-date=2014-02-20}}</ref>
-'''Durgin House'''  is a historic house at 66 Prospect Street in [[Reading, Massachusetts]].
+The house was listed on the [[National Register of Historic Places]] in 1984.<ref name="nris"/>
+==See also==
+*[[National Register of Historic Places listings in Reading, Massachusetts]]
+*[[National Register of Historic Places listings in Middlesex County, Massachusetts]]
-It was built in 1872 and added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1984.
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+{{National Register of Historic Places in Massachusetts}}
-[[Category:1872 architecture]]
-[[Category:National Register of Historic Places in Massachusetts]]
+[[Category:Houses completed in 1872]]
+[[Category:Houses on the National Register of Historic Places in Reading, Massachusetts]]
+[[Category:1872 establishments in Massachusetts]]
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