Allen - Jones House
106 Auburn St
1760
Architectural Style
Georgian, Greek Revival
Significance
Agriculture, Architecture
Use Type
Single Family Dwelling House
Neighborhood
Massachusetts Historical Commission Report
Architectural Significance
This is a substantial rectangular, center hall plan 2 1/2 story house with a 5 bay main facade and 2-bay end wall gables. Built c. 1750-70 it is, with the exception of its central entrance, extremely plain. The front door's surrounds date to the 1830s or 40s and consist of Greek Revival Doric pilasters and a heavy entablature with a shallow cornice. Clapboards, rather than glass panes, fill the narrow segments between the door and pilasters. In general, windows contain 2/2 wood replacement sash. Large, low brick chimneys appear at either end of the ridge roof.
Historical Significance
This house first appears on the 1830 map labeled 0. Allen. By the 1870s Franklin Jones, shoemaker and farmer, lived here. By the early 1900s Mrs. Eunice S. Jones lived here.