Historic places in Wakefield, Massachusetts
Wakefield in Middlesex County has 93 properties on the National Register of Historic Places: 88 buildings, 4 districts, 1 site. The first was listed in 1987 and the most recent in 2014. The most common areas of significance here are architecture, community planning and development, industry.
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Every National Register listing in Wakefield
Beebe Homestead
It is suspected to have been remodeled into the federal style from an earlier home built in circa 1727. [Wikipedia]
Town-level location only · NPS record #89000667
Boit, Elizabeth, House
Elizabeth Boit, co-founder of the Harvard Knitting Mills, also built on the west side, creating an estate compound on the summit of Cowdry's Hill that included three residences, formal gardens, a playhouse, and greenhouse. [Wikipedia]
Town-level location only · NPS record #89000720
House at 2 Nichols Street
The 1+1⁄2-story frame house has elements of the Tudor Revival, Queen Anne, and Shingle styles, and is one of two identical houses built by local builder Berndt Heurlin. [Wikipedia]
Town-level location only · NPS record #89000740
Kendall, Deacon Thomas, House
This timber frame, 2+1⁄2-story five-bay house has Federal styling, but its massive central chimney indicates that parts of the house likely predate the Federal period, and in a style that predates 1750 (Dea. [Wikipedia]
Town-level location only · NPS record #89000742
Wakefield Park
Wakefield Park Historic District is a residential historic district encompassing a portion of a late-19th/early-20th century planned development in western Wakefield, Massachusetts. [Wikipedia]
Roughly Park Ave. between Summit Ave. and Chestnut St. · NPS record #89000755
Winship, Charles, House
The 2+1⁄2-story mansion (for which the road is named) was built between 1901 and 1906 for Charles Winship, proprietor (along with Elizabeth Boit) of the Harvard Knitting Mills, a major business presence in Wakefield from the 1880s to the 1940s. [Wikipedia]
Town-level location only · NPS record #89000717
Yale Avenue Historic District
The Yale Avenue Historic District is a residential historic district near the center of Wakefield, Massachusetts. [Wikipedia]
16--25 Yale Ave. · NPS record #89000756
Beacon Street Tomb
The Beacon Street Tomb is a historic receiving tomb in the Lakeside Cemetery of Wakefield, Massachusetts. [Wikipedia]
Beacon St. · NPS record #89000714
Boardman, E., House
Built in 1790, it is one of the city's most elaborate examples of Federal period architecture. [Wikipedia]
Town-level location only · NPS record #89000686
Building at 38-48 Richardson Avenue
The building at 38–48 Richardson Avenue is a historic residential rowhouse in Wakefield, Massachusetts. [Wikipedia]
38--48 Richardson Ave. · NPS record #89000709
Buildings at 35-37 Richardson Avenue
The buildings at 35–37 Richardson Avenue are historic rowhouses in Wakefield, Massachusetts. [Wikipedia]
35--37 Richardson Ave. · NPS record #89000710
Center Depot
Wakefield Centre station is a former railway station at 57 Water Street (Route 129) in Wakefield, Massachusetts. [Wikipedia]
57 Water St. · NPS record #89000693
Church-Lafayette Streets Historic District
The Church–Lafayette Streets Historic District encompasses a well-preserved collection of late 18th- and early 19th-century houses in Wakefield, Massachusetts. [Wikipedia]
Roughly Church St. from Lafayette St. to North Ave. · NPS record #89000757
Common District
The Common District encompasses the main civic center of Wakefield, Massachusetts. [Wikipedia]
Roughly bounded by Lake Quannapowitt, Main St., Common St., Church St., and Lake Ave. · NPS record #89000754
Cowdry, Jonas, House
Built c. 1833, the Federal style wood-frame house is three bays wide and four deep, a significant local variant to conventional Federal style architecture. [Wikipedia]
Town-level location only · NPS record #89000739
Cowdry, Nathaniel, House
Built about 1764, it is one of Wakefield's oldest buildings, built by a member of the locally prominent Cowdry family, who were early settlers. [Wikipedia]
Town-level location only · NPS record #89000738
Emerson-Franklin Poole House
Built about 1795, it was in the 19th century home to Franklin Poole, a locally prominent landscape artist. [Wikipedia]
Town-level location only · NPS record #89000685
Flanley's Block
Flanley's Block is a historic commercial building at 349–353 Main Street in Wakefield, Massachusetts, US. Built about 1895, it is a well-preserved local example of late 19th-century Italianate commercial architecture. [Wikipedia]
349--353 Main St. · NPS record #89000729
Goodwin, Captain-James Custis House
The Captain Goodwin–James Eustis House is a historic house in Wakefield, Massachusetts. [Wikipedia]
Town-level location only · NPS record #89000744
Gould, Samuel, House
Built c. 1735, it is one of the oldest houses in Wakefield, and its only surviving period 1+1⁄2-story gambrel-roofed house. [Wikipedia]
Town-level location only · NPS record #89000704
Green, Capt. William, House
The Capt. [Wikipedia]
Town-level location only · NPS record #89000672
Green, Deacon Daniel, House
It is a 2+1⁄2-story wood-frame house, with a gable roof and clapboard siding. [Wikipedia]
Town-level location only · NPS record #89000706
Greenwood Union Church
Greenwood Union Church is a historic church at 4 Oak Street in Wakefield, Massachusetts. [Wikipedia]
Main and Oak · NPS record #89000697
House at 1 Morrison Avenue
The 2+1⁄2-story wood-frame house has a hip roof with a copper crest, central dormer, and a larger projecting gable section on the left. [Wikipedia]
Town-level location only · NPS record #89000722
House at 1 Woodcrest Drive
Built c. 1789, the 2+1⁄2-story timber-frame house has a typical five-bay front facade with center entry, and two interior chimneys. [Wikipedia]
Town-level location only · NPS record #89000673
House at 11 Wave Avenue
Built between 1875 and 1888, it was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1989. [Wikipedia]
Town-level location only · NPS record #89000678
House at 113 Salem Street
Its early form, with the high-pitch, gable roof, is readily recognizable despite later alterations and additions. [Wikipedia]
Town-level location only · NPS record #89000688
House at 118 Greenwood Street
The 2+1⁄2-story house was built c. 1875, and features Stick-style bracing elements in its roof gables, hooded windows, with bracketing along those hoods and along the porch eave. [Wikipedia]
Town-level location only · NPS record #89000702
House at 12 West Water Street
The wood-frame house was built around 1860, and has two full stories, with a third beneath the mansard roof. [Wikipedia]
Town-level location only · NPS record #89000708
House at 13 Sheffield Road
The 1+1⁄2-story house was built c. 1918 out of fieldstone with a stucco exterior. [Wikipedia]
Town-level location only · NPS record #89000734
House at 15 Chestnut Street
It was built in 1889 for Thomas Skinner, a Boston bookkeeper. [Wikipedia]
Town-level location only · NPS record #89000726
House at 15 Lawrence Avenue
It was built in the early 1870s, and was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1989. [Wikipedia]
Town-level location only · NPS record #89000682
House at 15 Wave Avenue
It was built between 1875 and 1883, and was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on July 6, 1989. [Wikipedia]
Town-level location only · NPS record #89000679
House at 18 Park Street
The 1+1⁄2-story Craftsman/Bungalow style house was built in 1922 by Clarence A Van Derveer, a real estate broker who lived next door and subdivided his lot to build this house. [Wikipedia]
Town-level location only · NPS record #89000690
House at 18A and 20 Aborn Street
It was built in the mid-1880s, and is one of the most ornate houses in the neighborhood. [Wikipedia]
Town-level location only · NPS record #89000676
House at 19-21 Salem Street
It is composed of two different houses that were conjoined c. 1795. [Wikipedia]
Town-level location only · NPS record #89000684
House at 190 Main Street
The exact construction date of the 2+1⁄2-story wood-frame house is uncertain: it follows a traditional three-bay side-hall plan, but was also extensively remodeled sometime before 1870 with Italianate styling, probably by William F. Young, a commuter who worked at a grocery firm in Boston. [Wikipedia]
Town-level location only · NPS record #89000666
House at 193 Vernon Street
The 2+1⁄2-story wood-frame house is a rare local example of a three-wide four-deep construction. [Wikipedia]
Town-level location only · NPS record #89000674
House at 196 Main Street
Town-level location only · NPS record #89000668
House at 20 Hancock Road
Built in the 1860s or early 1870s, the two-story wood-frame house is only four bays wide, with the entry door in the leftmost bay. [Wikipedia]
Town-level location only · NPS record #89000671
House at 20 Lawrence Street
Built about 1880, it was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1989. [Wikipedia]
Town-level location only · NPS record #89000680
House at 20 Morrison Road
The 2+1⁄2-story wood-frame house originally had a semicircular portico, a relative rarity in Wakefield. [Wikipedia]
Town-level location only · NPS record #89000724
House at 21 Chestnut Street
It was built c. 1855 to a design by local architect John Stevens, and was home for many years to local historian Ruth Woodbury. [Wikipedia]
Town-level location only · NPS record #89000727
House at 22 Parker Road
The 2+1⁄2-story wood-frame house is estimated to have been built in the 1880s. [Wikipedia]
Town-level location only · NPS record #89000735
House at 23 Avon Street
It was built about 1855, and was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1989. [Wikipedia]
Town-level location only · NPS record #89000730
House at 23 Lawrence Street
Built in the late 1890s, it was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1989. [Wikipedia]
Town-level location only · NPS record #89000681
House at 25 Avon Street
Town-level location only · NPS record #89000731
House at 26 Francis Avenue
The shingle-clad wood-frame house rests on a high fieldstone foundation, is 2 stories at its rear and 1+1⁄2 in front, and has the appearance of a square house with four square sections projecting diagonally from each of its corners. [Wikipedia]
Town-level location only · NPS record #89000701
House at 28 Cordis Street
It is significant as a well-preserved example of the Greek Revival style houses built during the early to mid 19th century. [Wikipedia]
Town-level location only · NPS record #89000675
House at 28 Wiley Street
It is built of brick, a rare construction material in pre-Revolutionary Wakefield. [Wikipedia]
Town-level location only · NPS record #89000695
House at 30 Sheffield Road
The main body of the house as a gable roof, with two cross-gable sections facing front sheltering porches set on heavy columns. [Wikipedia]
Town-level location only · NPS record #89000733
House at 32 Morrison Road
The 2+1⁄2-story wood-frame house features a gambrel roof with a cross gable gambrel section. [Wikipedia]
Town-level location only · NPS record #89000723
House at 38 Salem Street
The 2+1⁄2-story wood-frame house is believed to have been built c. 1810, and has locally unusual features, including brick side walls and a hipped roof. [Wikipedia]
Town-level location only · NPS record #89000687
House at 380 Albion Street
It was built c. 1910 in a then-rural part of Wakefield that been annexed from Stoneham in the 1880s. [Wikipedia]
Town-level location only · NPS record #89000711
House at 39 Converse Street
It is a 2+1⁄2-story wood-frame structure, with a hip roof and cross gable. [Wikipedia]
Town-level location only · NPS record #89000718
House at 40 Crescent Street
Town-level location only · NPS record #89000691
House at 42 Hopkins Street
Built c. 1850, the 2+1⁄2-story wood-frame structure is an early example of balloon framing (replacing the earlier mortise and tenon style). [Wikipedia]
Town-level location only · NPS record #89000732
House at 5 Bennett Street
The original part of the house was built sometime between 1875 and 1881, with Italianate styling. [Wikipedia]
Town-level location only · NPS record #89000698
House at 509 North Avenue
The single story wood-frame house was built c. 1848 and moved to its present location c. 1869. [Wikipedia]
Town-level location only · NPS record #89000746
House at 52 Oak Street
The 2+1⁄2-story wood-frame house was built in the 1890s. [Wikipedia]
Town-level location only · NPS record #89000700
House at 54 Spring Street
The 2+1⁄2-story house was built c. 1889–90, and is most notable for its detailed shingle work. [Wikipedia]
Town-level location only · NPS record #89000703
House at 556 Lowell Street
The 2+1⁄2-story wood-frame house was built in 1894, probably for Denis Lyons, a Boston wine merchant. [Wikipedia]
Town-level location only · NPS record #89000670
House at 6 Adams Street
It was designed by Boston architect Robert Pote Wait and built in 1885–1886 to be his own home. [Wikipedia]
Town-level location only · NPS record #89000721
House at 7 Salem Street
The 2+1⁄2-story wood-frame house has a typical Greek Revival side hall plan, with door and window surrounds that are also typical to that style. [Wikipedia]
Town-level location only · NPS record #89000683
House at 8 Park Street
The 2+1⁄2-story wood-frame house was built c. 1852 for Dr. [Wikipedia]
Town-level location only · NPS record #89000689
House at 88 Prospect Street
Built in 1913, the compound of which this house is a part is the only estate of one of Wakefield's major industrial figures to survive. [Wikipedia]
Town-level location only · NPS record #89000737
House at 9 White Avenue
Built about 1903, it was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1989. [Wikipedia]
Town-level location only · NPS record #89000677
House at 90 Prospect Street
Built in 1913, the compound of which this house is a part is the only estate of one of Wakefield's major industrial figures to survive. [Wikipedia]
Town-level location only · NPS record #89000736
House at 95 Chestnut Street
It is significant as an example of a well-preserved vernacular Greek Revival style house. [Wikipedia]
Town-level location only · NPS record #89000725
Item Building
The Item Building is a historic commercial building at 26 Albion Street in Wakefield, Massachusetts. [Wikipedia]
26 Albion St. · NPS record #89000712
Jordan, Dr. Charles, House
The Dr. [Wikipedia]
Town-level location only · NPS record #89000716
Lakeside Cemetery Chapel
The Lakeside Cemetery Chapel is a historic chapel in Lakeside Cemetery, on North Avenue in Wakefield, Massachusetts. [Wikipedia]
North Ave. · NPS record #89000745
Lynnwood
Lynnwood is a historic house at 5 Linden Avenue in Wakefield, Massachusetts. [Wikipedia]
5 Linden Ave. · NPS record #89000705
Massachusetts State Armory
The Massachusetts State Armory is a historic armory in Wakefield, Massachusetts. [Wikipedia]
Main St. · NPS record #89000707
Oliver House (also Deacon Ezekiel Oliver House)
Probably built in the late 18th century, this Federal period house is distinctive for its association with the now-suburban area's agrarian past, and as a two-family residence of the period, with two "Beverly jogs". The house was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2014. [Wikipedia]
Town-level location only · NPS record #14000157
Richardson, Dr. S. O., House
The Dr. [Wikipedia]
Town-level location only · NPS record #89000696
Simpson, Dr. Thomas, House
The Dr. [Wikipedia]
Town-level location only · NPS record #89000665
South Reading Academy
South Reading Academy is a historic former school building at 7 Foster Street in Wakefield, Massachusetts, US. Built in 1828–29 for the First Baptist Church, the building has served as a religious school, public high school, clubhouse, and commercial space. [Wikipedia]
7 Foster St. · NPS record #89000713
St. Joseph's School
Saint Joseph School is a private, Catholic school located on Gould Street in Wakefield, Massachusetts. [Wikipedia]
Gould St. · NPS record #89000749
Stimpson, William, House
The 2+1⁄2-story timber-frame house was built sometime before 1795, probably by William Stimpson, son of the local doctor. [Wikipedia]
Town-level location only · NPS record #89000741
Sweetser, Daniel, House
The 2+1⁄2-story timber-frame house was built sometime before 1795, probably for Daniel Sweetser, who then occupied the property. [Wikipedia]
Town-level location only · NPS record #89000669
Sweetser, Michael, House
The 2+1⁄2-story timber-frame house was built c. 1755 by Michael Sweetser, an early settler of the area. [Wikipedia]
Town-level location only · NPS record #89000699
Temple Israel Cemetery
Temple Israel Cemetery is a historic Jewish cemetery on North Avenue in Wakefield, Massachusetts. [Wikipedia]
North Ave. · NPS record #89000753
Tilton, D. Horace, House (also Daniel Hay House)
The 1+1⁄2-story wood-frame house is a well-preserved small Federal-style house built in the later years of the 18th century, when the area was part of Stoneham. [Wikipedia]
Town-level location only · NPS record #89000715
US Post Office-Wakefield Main
The United States Post Office–Wakefield Main is a historic post office building at 321 Main Street in Wakefield, Massachusetts. [Wikipedia]
321 Main St. · NPS record #86003439
Wakefield Rattan Co.
The Wakefield Rattan Company was the world's leading manufacturer of rattan furniture and objects in the second half of the 19th century. [Wikipedia]
134 Water St. · NPS record #89000692
Wakefield Trust Company
The Wakefield Trust Company is a historic commercial building at 371 Main Street in Wakefield, Massachusetts. [Wikipedia]
371 Main St. · NPS record #89000728
Wakefield Upper Depot
Wakefield station is an MBTA Commuter Rail station in Wakefield, Massachusetts served by the Haverhill Line. [Wikipedia]
27--29 Tuttle St. · NPS record #89000719
Warren, H. M., School
The H. M. Warren School is a historic school building at 30 Converse Street in Wakefield, Massachusetts. [Wikipedia]
30 Converse St. · NPS record #89000750
West Ward School
The West Ward School is a historic school at 39 Prospect Street in Wakefield, Massachusetts. [Wikipedia]
39 Prospect St. · NPS record #89000748
Winn, Suell, House
The house was built c. 1805 for Major Suell Winn, a local farmer, and is one of the best representatives of Federal-style architecture in Wakefield. [Wikipedia]
Town-level location only · NPS record #89000743
Woodville School
The Woodville School is a public elementary school at 30 Farm Road in Wakefield, Massachusetts. [Wikipedia]
Farm Rd. · NPS record #89000694
Woodward Homestead
It is an unusual style wood-frame house, with an older portion (the north side) that is 1.5 stories and was probably built sometime before 1765. [Wikipedia]
Town-level location only · NPS record #89000747
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