{"nrhp_refnum":"89000675","name":"House at 28 Cordis Street","other_names":[],"category":"building","location":{"address":"28 Cordis St.","address_restricted":false,"city":"Wakefield","county":"Middlesex County","state":"MA","lat":42.51541577800003,"lon":-71.07131865499997,"geom_source":"nps_gis"},"listed_date":"1989-07-06","is_nhl":false,"nhl_designated_date":null,"areas_of_significance":["Architecture"],"significance_levels":["local"],"summary":{"what_it_is":"A Greek Revival dwelling at 28 Cordis Street in Wakefield, Massachusetts, built about 1835-45 on a corner lot facing north, with a wooden fence along its lawn.","why_significant":"It is described as a high-style Greek Revival house with a rare surviving porch of fluted Doric columns and a contemporary wooden fence, both uncommon in Wakefield. It reflects the prosperity that followed the arrival of the railroad after 1840. It is considered significant under criterion C at the local level.","narrative":"Built between about 1835 and 1845 on a corner lot in Wakefield, this five-bay Greek Revival house keeps the older Georgian-Federal form of a gable roof parallel to the street. Its front porch of fluted Doric columns turns the corner to shelter the side, a relatively high-style feature for a conservative town and one of few such porches left in Wakefield. The center door has a fluted architrave surround with corner blocks and long sidelights, and a delicate wooden fence of nearly Federal character defines the lawn. The house dates from the years when the railroad opened through town and the population doubled. Its first owner was Joseph W. Vinton, a Main Street tavern keeper who served as representative for South Reading in 1840. Later it belonged to shoe manufacturer and developer John G. Aborn, who probably rented it out. Later changes include a two-story ell and a rear extension with a rounded bay, plus vinyl siding.","period_of_significance":null,"architect_builder":null,"architectural_style":"Greek Revival","criteria":["C"],"status_note":"Present use is a dwelling; condition is listed as fair, with vinyl siding. A small non-contributing tool shed (c. 1940) stands on the lot.","vacant_flag":false,"machine_generated":true,"model":"claude-sonnet-5-5","prompt_version":"v1.0-2026-10-29","generated_at":"2026-10-29 02:13:02.316499-05","source_pdf":"https://s3.amazonaws.com/NARAprodstorage/opastorage/live/16/7909/63790916/content/electronic-records/rg-079/NPS_MA/89000675.pdf"},"photo":{"url_800":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/89000675/3d8aea7534-800.webp","url_1600":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/89000675/3d8aea7534-1600.webp","licence":"CC BY-SA 4.0","author":"User:Magicpiano","credit_html":"<a href=\"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:WakefieldMA_28CordisStreet.jpg\" rel=\"noopener\">User:Magicpiano</a>, <a href=\"https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0\" rel=\"license noopener\">CC BY-SA 4.0</a>, via Wikimedia Commons","source_page":"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:WakefieldMA_28CordisStreet.jpg"},"district":null,"sources":{"nps_snapshot_date":"2026-05-22","nara_catalog":"https://catalog.archives.gov/id/63790916","wikipedia":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/House_at_28_Cordis_Street","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q5914196"},"indexable":true,"url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/massachusetts/middlesex-county/house-at-28-cordis-street-89000675/"}