The Edward Everett Hale House is a historic house at 12 Morley Street in
Boston, Massachusetts. Built about 1841, it is a prominent local example of Greek Revival, most notable as the home of author and minister
Edward Everett Hale
Edward Everett Hale (April 3, 1822 – June 10, 1909) was an American author, historian, and Unitarian minister, best known for his writings such as " The Man Without a Country", published in '' Atlantic Monthly'', in support of the Union ...
for forty years. It was added to the
National Register of Historic Places
The National Register of Historic Places (NRHP) is the United States federal government's official list of districts, sites, buildings, structures and objects deemed worthy of preservation for their historical significance or "great artistic ...
in 1979.
Description and history
The Edward Everett Hale House stands on the north side of the
Roxbury Highlands, on the west side of Morley Street, a dead-end residential street a short way south of
John Eliot Square. It is a -story wood-frame structure, with a side-gable roof and a mostly clapboarded exterior. The front facade is five bays wide, with a four-column Ionic portico projecting in front of the center three bays. The columns rise to an entablature with a low-pitch triangular pediment. The entablature is continued around the sides of the building. The facade behind the portico is finished in flushboard, and the windows there have eared corner mouldings. The main entrance, at the center of the facade, is framed by sidelight and transom windows, with a corniced architrave above.
The house was built about 1841 by Benjamin Kent, a local carpenter. It was originally located at 39 Highland Street, just around the corner from its present location, and is one of Boston's finer examples of high-style
Greek Revival architecture. It was moved here sometime between 1899 and 1906 by
Edward Everett Hale
Edward Everett Hale (April 3, 1822 – June 10, 1909) was an American author, historian, and Unitarian minister, best known for his writings such as " The Man Without a Country", published in '' Atlantic Monthly'', in support of the Union ...
. Hale, a prominent writer and minister, made this his home from 1869 until his death in 1909.
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See also
* Hale House, Hale's summer residence
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References
External links
Edward Everett Hale House
at Historic Boston, Inc.
{{National Register of Historic Places in Massachusetts
Houses in Boston
National Register of Historic Places in Boston
Historic district contributing properties in Massachusetts
Landmarks in Roxbury, Boston
Houses on the National Register of Historic Places in Suffolk County, Massachusetts
Greek Revival houses in Massachusetts