title: House at 25 Avon Street
text: # House at 25 Avon Street
  
  25 Avon Street is a historic house, and is significant as one of the more elaborate Queen Anne Victorian houses in the town of Wakefield, Massachusetts.
  
  ## Description and history
  
  The 2+1⁄2-story wood-frame house was built c. 1889, and has a combination of Queen Anne and Shingle Style features. Shingled elements include window bays, both projecting and recessed, while the porches are decorated with a clear Queen Anne flair, including arched openings and a floral design in the gable end of the front porch.
  
  The house was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on July 6, 1989.
  
  