Richmond House
1400 Vernon St
1860
Architectural Style
Italianate
Significance
Architecture
Use Type
Single Family Dwelling House
Neighborhood
Massachusetts Historical Commission Report
Architectural Significance
This house presently has the appearance of a mid-late 19th century side hall plan, 1 1/2 story Italianate cottage. Further research is needed to determine if this is an earlier, remodeled structure. A structure appears on this site on the 1830 map. The present dwelling possesses a long rectangular plan and a 3-bay main facade with cornice headed windows in the Italianate manner. The main facade opens onto a porch with slatwork balusters, turned posts and saw cut brackets. The north wall exhibits a diamond shaped window. This dwelling is enclosed by a gable roof with return eaves.
Historical Significance
The 1830 and 1852 maps show a structure on this site labeled Z. Richmond. By the 1870s James Richmond, shoemaker, lived here. By the early 1900s, this property was owned by a James Richmond, farmer.