▁ ▁Prom inent ▁Queen ▁Anne ▁features ▁include ▁the ▁front ▁por ch , ▁which ▁has ▁turned ▁posts ▁and ▁bal ust ers , ▁and ▁a ▁sp ind led ▁val ance ; ▁these ▁details ▁are ▁repeated ▁on ▁the ▁rear ▁por ch , ▁and ▁similar ▁val ances ▁are ▁found ▁project ing ▁over ▁ang led ▁windows . ▁ ▁P all ad ian ▁windows ▁ad orn ▁the ▁front - f acing ▁main ▁g able , ▁and ▁a ▁crossing ▁secondary ▁g able . ▁ ▁The ▁house ▁was ▁built ▁in ▁ 1 8 9 2 ▁for ▁E . ▁Sy bb ill ▁B anks , ▁the ▁spin ster ▁daughter ▁of ▁Nathan iel ▁Pr ent ice ▁B anks , ▁a ▁Governor ▁of ▁Massachusetts ▁and ▁general ▁in ▁the ▁American ▁Civil ▁War . ▁ ▁B anks ▁was ▁active ▁in ▁local ▁the ater , ▁and ▁served ▁as ▁post m ist ress ▁in ▁Som er ville . ▁ ▁She ▁was ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁first ▁women ▁to ▁receive ▁a ▁p ension ▁from ▁the ▁federal ▁government . ▁ ▁This ▁house ▁was ▁her ▁home ▁until ▁ 1 9 1 0 . ▁ ▁It ▁is ▁the ▁best ▁preserved ▁of ▁several ▁similar ▁houses ▁built ▁in ▁the ▁App leton ▁Street ▁area ▁around ▁the ▁same ▁time . ▁ ▁See ▁also ▁National ▁Register ▁of ▁Historic ▁Places ▁list ings ▁in ▁W alth am , ▁Massachusetts ▁ ▁References ▁ ▁Category : H ouses ▁in ▁W alth am , ▁Massachusetts ▁Category : H ouses ▁on ▁the ▁National ▁Register ▁of ▁Historic ▁Places ▁in ▁W alth am , ▁Massachusetts ▁Category : Que en ▁Anne ▁architecture ▁in ▁Massachusetts ▁Category : H