The Herman McIntire House is a historic house at 55 Dixwell Avenue in

Quincy, Massachusetts Quincy ( ) is a coastal U.S. city in Norfolk County, Massachusetts, United States. It is the largest city in the county and a part of Greater Boston, Metropolitan Boston as one of Boston's immediate southern suburbs. Its population in 2020 was 1 ...

. The -story wood-frame house is one of two houses built and lived in by Herman McIntire, a local realtor. This one (the other is at 21 Dixwell) is a well-preserved example of a large Shingle-style house, built in the affluent President's Hill neighborhood. The large gambrel gables are typical of the Shingle style, as are the varied window shapes. Its exterior has been partially compromised by the application of siding instead of shingling (see photo). The house was listed on the

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in 1989.

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Houses in Quincy, Massachusetts Queen Anne architecture in Massachusetts Houses completed in 1900 Shingle Style houses National Register of Historic Places in Quincy, Massachusetts Houses on the National Register of Historic Places in Norfolk County, Massachusetts Shingle Style architecture in Massachusetts {{NorfolkCountyMA-NRHP-stub

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