The House at 2 Nichols Street in
Wakefield, Massachusetts
Wakefield is a town in Middlesex County, Massachusetts in the Greater Boston metropolitan area, incorporated in 1812 and located about north-northwest of Downtown Boston. Wakefield's population was 27,090 at the 2020 census. Wakefield offers ...
, is a well-preserved, architecturally eclectic house built in the 1890s. The -story frame house has elements of the
Tudor Revival,
Queen Anne, and
Shingle styles, and is one of two identical houses built by local builder Berndt Heurlin. It has a hip roof, but transverse gables, one of which has a rounded bay, giving it a Queen Anne feel. The foundation exterior is fieldstone, and there are several stained glass windows.
The house was listed on 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 v ...
in 1989.
[
The house was also the childhood home of the renowned Swedish-American artist, ]Magnus Colcord Heurlin
Magnus Colcord "Rusty" Heurlin (July 5, 1895March 10, 1986) was a Swedish-American
Swedish Americans ( sv, svenskamerikaner) are Americans of Swedish ancestry. They include the 1.2 million Swedish immigrants during 1865–1915, who formed tig ...
(July 5, 1895 – March 10, 1986). Colcord Heurlin attended the Fenway School of Illustration in Boston, MA, where he studied under Harold Mathews Brett
Harold Mathews Brett (1880–1955) was an American illustrator and painter best known for his New England scenes and portraits. His style is that of realism and genre works. His illustrations have been featured in ''Harper's Weekly'', ''Collier ...
(1880-1955), the director of the newly opened school. Heurlin began illustrating covers for pulp magazines in the 1920s and 1930s and later joined the ''WPA'' Federal Arts Project, creating two murals for the Bedford Elementary School in Westport, CT
Westport is a town in Fairfield County, Connecticut, United States, along the Long Island Sound within Connecticut's Gold Coast. It is northeast of New York City. The town had a population of 27,141 according to the 2020 U.S. Census.
History
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. But he is best known for his vivid, oil-pastel depictions of Alaskan natives and early settler life in northern Alaska.
See also
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* National Register of Historic Places listings in Middlesex County, Massachusetts
*Magnus Colcord Heurlin
Magnus Colcord "Rusty" Heurlin (July 5, 1895March 10, 1986) was a Swedish-American
Swedish Americans ( sv, svenskamerikaner) are Americans of Swedish ancestry. They include the 1.2 million Swedish immigrants during 1865–1915, who formed tig ...
References
Houses on the National Register of Historic Places in Wakefield, Massachusetts
Shingle Style houses
Houses completed in 1890
Shingle Style architecture in Massachusetts
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