This building, located at the corner of Summer Street and North Street is an an example of a post civil war Victorian "cottage" (a cottage was defined as a house with fewer than two servants). Built about 1875, it features the popular mansard-roofed French Second Empire style to emulate the chic Parisian style of this era; this style was very popular in the USA during the presidency of Ullysses S. Grant (1869-1877).
The building is surrounded by office buildings and the Northfield cemetery to the rear. According to one local historian, Alan Burnham 898 "lends considerable dignity to the neighborhhood."
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