The Chestnut Hill

The Chestnut Hill
The Chestnut Hill is located in Massachusetts
The Chestnut Hill
The Chestnut Hill is located in the United States
The Chestnut Hill
Location219 Commonwealth Avenue, Chestnut Hill, Newton, Massachusetts
Coordinates42°20′16″N 71°10′31″W / 42.33778°N 71.17528°W / 42.33778; -71.17528
Built1899
Part ofCommonwealth Avenue Historic District (ID90000012)
NRHP reference No.86001782 [1]
Significant dates
Added to NRHPSeptember 4, 1986
Designated CPFebruary 16, 1990

The Chestnut Hill is a historic apartment building at 219 Commonwealth Avenue in the village of Chestnut Hill in Newton, Massachusetts, USA.

History

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Designed by the Boston architect Francis W. Chandler in the Tudor Revival style of architecture, it was built in 1899 for Dana Estes, one of the developers responsible for the extension of Commonwealth Avenue to Auburndale. On September 4, 1986, it was added to the National Register of Historic Places.[1]

Description

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It is a 3+12-story wood-frame building with fieldstone on the ground floor, and a half-timbered stucco finish above. The wall surfaces are in places embellished by decorative mastic elements.[2]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. January 23, 2007.
  2. ^ "NRHP nomination for The Chestnut Hill". Commonwealth of Massachusetts. Retrieved April 9, 2014.