Bernard Cogan House, building in Massachusetts, United States
The Bernard Cogan House is a two-and-a-half-story wooden building at 10 Flint Street in Stoneham, built around 1885. It displays Queen Anne style features including a wraparound porch with turned posts, cross-gable elements, and varied wall surfaces with clapboard and decorative shingles.
The house was built around 1885 as the Cogan family's wealth grew through P. Cogan & Son, a shoe company founded in 1876. It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1984, recognizing its importance to Stoneham's local architecture and history.
The house is named after Bernard Cogan, a member of a successful local shoe manufacturing family. The front porch with its turned posts and decorative railings reflects the craftsmanship and prosperity that the family wanted to display.
The house sits north of Stoneham's center on Flint Street, near a parking garage at the edge of downtown. The location allows visitors to see the historic details from the sidewalk and explore the neighborhood's other older homes nearby.
The house is set off by a low stone wall near the sidewalk, a distinctive element many visitors overlook while focusing on the elaborate porch details. This simple boundary quietly marks the separation between public and private space.
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