{"id":895,"date":"2017-04-04T13:29:55","date_gmt":"2017-04-04T13:29:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.projectsmallhouse.com\/blog\/?p=895"},"modified":"2018-03-16T22:03:18","modified_gmt":"2018-03-16T22:03:18","slug":"charles-adams-woodbury-locke-house-in-somerville-massachusetts","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.projectsmallhouse.com\/blog\/2017\/04\/charles-adams-woodbury-locke-house-in-somerville-massachusetts\/","title":{"rendered":"Charles Adams-Woodbury Locke House in Somerville, Massachusetts"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure id=\"attachment_894\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-894\" style=\"width: 454px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.projectsmallhouse.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/Charles_Adams-Woodbury_Locke_House.jpg?ssl=1\" target=\"_blank\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-894 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.projectsmallhouse.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/Charles_Adams-Woodbury_Locke_House.jpg?resize=454%2C500&ssl=1\" alt=\"Historic Plans: Charles Adams-Woodbury Locke House in Somerville, Massachusetts\" width=\"454\" height=\"500\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.projectsmallhouse.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/Charles_Adams-Woodbury_Locke_House.jpg?resize=454%2C500&ssl=1 454w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.projectsmallhouse.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/Charles_Adams-Woodbury_Locke_House.jpg?resize=768%2C846&ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.projectsmallhouse.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/Charles_Adams-Woodbury_Locke_House.jpg?resize=930%2C1024&ssl=1 930w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.projectsmallhouse.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/Charles_Adams-Woodbury_Locke_House.jpg?w=1200&ssl=1 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 454px) 100vw, 454px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-894\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Charles Adams-Woodbury Locke House in Somerville, Massachusetts<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>This historic Greek Revival house was built in 1840<\/p>\n<p>It is 2 stories with attic and basement.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>2-1\/2 story wood frame structure<\/li>\n<li>three bays wide<\/li>\n<li>front-facing gable roof<\/li>\n<li>clapboard siding<\/li>\n<li>wide corner boards<\/li>\n<li>broad entablature<\/li>\n<li>fully pedimented gable<\/li>\n<li>single-story porch extends across the front, supported by Doric columns, with a balustrade above<\/li>\n<li>main entrance is in the right-most bay, flanked by sidelight windows<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<blockquote><p>\u201cThe Charles Adams-Woodbury Locke House is an historic house at 178 Central Street in Somerville, Massachusetts. The Greek Revival house was built about 1840 for a Boston leather merchant and was one of the first residences of a commuter, rather than a farmer, in the Winter Hill neighborhood of the city. The house was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1989.\u201d Wikipedia<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>Floor Plans of Charles Adams \u2013 Woodbury Locke House, 178 Central Street, Somerville, MA as it existed in 1993<br \/>\nOriginal images Wikimedia Commons, Jameslwoodward<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_893\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-893\" style=\"width: 417px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.projectsmallhouse.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/Charles_Adams-Woodbury_Locke_House.gif?ssl=1\" target=\"_blank\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-893 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.projectsmallhouse.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/Charles_Adams-Woodbury_Locke_House.gif?resize=417%2C500&ssl=1\" alt=\"Historic Plans: Charles Adams-Woodbury Locke House in Somerville, Massachusetts\" width=\"417\" height=\"500\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.projectsmallhouse.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/Charles_Adams-Woodbury_Locke_House.gif?resize=417%2C500&ssl=1 417w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.projectsmallhouse.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/Charles_Adams-Woodbury_Locke_House.gif?resize=768%2C922&ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.projectsmallhouse.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/Charles_Adams-Woodbury_Locke_House.gif?resize=853%2C1024&ssl=1 853w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 417px) 100vw, 417px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-893\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Charles Adams-Woodbury Locke House in Somerville, Massachusetts<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_891\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-891\" style=\"width: 214px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.projectsmallhouse.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/Charles_Adams-Woodbury_Locke_House-2.jpg?ssl=1\" target=\"_blank\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-891 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.projectsmallhouse.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/Charles_Adams-Woodbury_Locke_House-2.jpg?resize=214%2C500&ssl=1\" alt=\"Historic Plans: Charles Adams-Woodbury Locke House in Somerville, Massachusetts\" width=\"214\" height=\"500\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.projectsmallhouse.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/Charles_Adams-Woodbury_Locke_House-2.jpg?resize=214%2C500&ssl=1 214w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.projectsmallhouse.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/Charles_Adams-Woodbury_Locke_House-2.jpg?resize=768%2C1792&ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.projectsmallhouse.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/Charles_Adams-Woodbury_Locke_House-2.jpg?resize=439%2C1024&ssl=1 439w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.projectsmallhouse.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/Charles_Adams-Woodbury_Locke_House-2.jpg?w=1469&ssl=1 1469w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 214px) 100vw, 214px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-891\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Charles Adams-Woodbury Locke House in Somerville, Massachusetts<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>This historic Greek Revival house was built in 1840 It is 2 stories with attic and basement. 2-1\/2 story wood frame structure three bays wide front-facing gable roof clapboard siding wide corner boards broad entablature fully pedimented gable single-story porch extends across the front, supported&nbsp;<a class=\"read-more\" href=\"https:\/\/www.projectsmallhouse.com\/blog\/2017\/04\/charles-adams-woodbury-locke-house-in-somerville-massachusetts\/\">&hellip;<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":892,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":true,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2}},"categories":[30,18],"tags":[19],"class_list":["post-895","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-house-plans","category-small-house-history","tag-house-plans"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.projectsmallhouse.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/featured_image-Charles_Adams-Woodbury_Locke_House.jpg?fit=1200%2C632&ssl=1","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":13599,"url":"https:\/\/www.projectsmallhouse.com\/blog\/2024\/02\/setting-a-blue-ridge-log-cabin-with-a-crane\/","url_meta":{"origin":895,"position":0},"title":"Setting 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We had looked at Deer Run Cabins log cabins earlier. They also make affordable, customizable modular cabins that are not log. 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