House at 2 Nichols Street

Wakefield, United States

Exterior only

Visible from the street; the inside is private.

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Heritage registerNational Register of Historic Places↗

Located in Wakefield, Massachusetts, the House at 2 Nichols Street is a 1½-story frame dwelling constructed in 1899 by local builder Berndt Heurlin. The residence exemplifies architectural eclecticism, blending elements of Tudor Revival, Queen Anne, and Shingle styles into a cohesive composition. Its distinguishing features include a hip roof interrupted by transverse gables—one with a rounded bay that lends the structure its Queen Anne character—a fieldstone foundation, and several stained glass windows. One of two identical houses built by Heurlin, it later became the childhood home of artist Magnus Colcord Heurlin, who would gain renown for his oil-pastel depictions of Alaskan life. The house was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1989.