692 County Street, Walter Gordon, 1904, Neo-Georgian Style

The house at 692 County Street, overlooking Clasky Common Park, was built for Walter S. Gordon in 1904. Gordon was the treasurer of the Consolidated Meat and Grocery Company when he commissioned Edgar B. Hammond, of the firm Caleb Hammond and Sons, to design a home for him.
Hammond saw the advantage of the site immediately. He placed porches and a balcony on the north side to take advantage of the view over the park. A bay window topped by a balustrade and a Georgian “swan’s neck “pediment over the third-floor dormer face County Street. These provide a
suitable focal point on the street facade, while reserving the main entry for the north porch.