House at 42 Salem Street

The House at 42 Salem Street in Reading, Massachusetts is a transitional Greek Revival-Italianate house. Built sometime before 1854, its gable end faces the street, with the door on the left bay of three, a typical Greek Revival side hall layout. The doorway is topped by a heavy Italianate hood. The windows have shallow pedimented lintels, and the left facade has a projecting square bay. The house was occupied for many years by S. H. Dinsmore, a cabinetmaker who originally worked from a shop in the rear of the property and later moved to a larger space (since demolished) a short way down Salem Street. The house is typical of small industry that developed along Salem Street in the second half of the 19th century.[2] It is next door to the Washington Damon House.

House at 42 Salem Street
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
Show map of Massachusetts Show map of the United States
Location	42 Salem St., Reading, Massachusetts
Coordinates	42°31′35.18″N 71°6′2.08″W
Built	1845
Architectural style	Greek Revival, Italianate
MPS	Reading MRA
NRHP reference No.	84002649[1]
Added to NRHP	July 19, 1984

The house was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1984.[1]