The Reed—Wood Place is a historic farmstead at 20 Meetinghouse Road in
Littleton, Massachusetts
Littleton (historically ''Nashoba'') is a town in Middlesex County, Massachusetts, United States. The population was 10,141 at the 2020 census.
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.
Description and history
It is a complex of attached buildings typical of 19th century New England farms. At one end is the main house, a five bay wood-frame structure, was probably built sometime before 1812 for Isaac and Mary Gardner Reed. The house exhibits a variety of architectural styles, having elements of
Federal,
Greek Revival
Greek Revival architecture is a architectural style, style that began in the middle of the 18th century but which particularly flourished in the late 18th and early 19th centuries, predominantly in northern Europe, the United States, and Canada, ...
,
Italianate
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, and
Gothic Revival
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elements that were applied by successive generations in the 19th century. A ell extends north from the main block, joining the house to a shed and early 19th-century barn, which have been adaptively rehabilitated into office space.
The house was listed on the
National Register of Historic Places
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in 2000.
See also
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References
Houses on the National Register of Historic Places in Middlesex County, Massachusetts
Greek Revival architecture in Massachusetts
Gothic Revival architecture in Massachusetts
Federal architecture in Massachusetts
Italianate architecture in Massachusetts
Littleton, Massachusetts
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