Historic places in Winchester, Massachusetts

Winchester in Middlesex County has 68 properties on the National Register of Historic Places: 61 buildings, 4 districts, 2 structures, 1 site. The first was listed in 1979 and the most recent in 1990. The most common areas of significance here are architecture, community planning and development, industry.

Featured sites

Dwight, Edmund, House
Dwight, Edmund, HouseWinchester, MA · Building
Everett Avenue-Sheffield Road Historic District
Everett Avenue-Sheffield Road Historic DistrictWinchester, MA · District
Firth-Glengarry Historic District
Firth-Glengarry Historic DistrictWinchester, MA · District
Mystic Dam
Mystic DamWinchester, MA · Structure
Mystic Gatehouse
Mystic GatehouseWinchester, MA · Structure
Wildwood Cemetery
Wildwood CemeteryWinchester, MA · Site

Every National Register listing in Winchester

  1. Dwight, Edmund, House

    Listed July 5, 1989 · Building · Local significance · Access information not verified

    Community Planning And DevelopmentArchitecture

    It was built in 1858 in an Italianate style. [Wikipedia]

    Town-level location only · NPS record #89000633

  2. Everett Avenue-Sheffield Road Historic District

    Listed July 5, 1989 · District · Local significance · Access information not verified

    Community Planning And DevelopmentArchitecture

    The Everett Avenue–Sheffield Road Historic District is a historic district encompassing one of the finest residential districts from the turn of the 20th century in Winchester, Massachusetts. [Wikipedia]

    Roughly bounded by Bacon St., Mystic Valley Pkwy., Mystic Lake, Niles Ln., Everett Ave., Sheffield Rd., and Church St. · NPS record #89000661

  3. Firth-Glengarry Historic District

    Listed July 5, 1989 · District · Local significance · Access information not verified

    Architecture

    The Firth–Glengarry Historic District encompasses a residential area of Winchester, Massachusetts consisting of well-preserved high quality houses built mainly between 1880 and 1900. [Wikipedia]

    Roughly bounded by Pine St., Grassmere Ave., Dix St., and Wildwood St. · NPS record #89000662

  4. Mystic Dam

    Listed January 18, 1990 · Structure · State, Local significance · Access information not verified

    Engineering

    The Mystic Dam (and its gatehouse) are a historic dam and gatehouse between Lower and Upper Mystic Lakes in the suburbs north of Boston, Massachusetts. [Wikipedia]

    Between Lower and Upper Mystic Lakes · NPS record #89002282

  5. Mystic Gatehouse

    Listed January 18, 1990 · Structure · State, Local significance · Access information not verified

    Community Planning And DevelopmentEngineeringPolitics/GovernmentArchitecture

    The Mystic Dam (and its gatehouse) are a historic dam and gatehouse between Lower and Upper Mystic Lakes in the suburbs north of Boston, Massachusetts. [Wikipedia]

    E of Edgewater Pl. on SE end of Upper Mystic Lake · NPS record #89002284

  6. Wildwood Cemetery

    Listed July 5, 1989 · Site · Local significance · Access information not verified

    Landscape Architecture

    Wildwood Cemetery is a historic cemetery at Palmer and Wildwood Streets in Winchester, Massachusetts. [Wikipedia]

    34 Palmer St. (formerly Wildwood St.) · NPS record #89000658

  7. Ayer, Albert, House

    Listed July 5, 1989 · Building · Local significance · Access information not verified

    Community Planning And DevelopmentArchitecture

    The Albert Ayer House is a historic house in Winchester, Massachusetts. [Wikipedia]

    Town-level location only · NPS record #89000635

  8. Ayer, Thomas, House

    Listed July 5, 1989 · Building · Local significance · Access information not verified

    Community Planning And DevelopmentArchitecture

    Built about 1864, it is a conservative but detailed example of early Italianate architecture. [Wikipedia]

    Town-level location only · NPS record #89000630

  9. Bacon, Robert, House

    Listed July 5, 1989 · Building · Local significance · Access information not verified

    IndustryArchitecture

    Built about 1830, it is one of the town's only surviving examples of high-style transitional Federal/Greek Revival styling. [Wikipedia]

    Town-level location only · NPS record #89000611

  10. Baker, Kenelum, House

    Listed July 5, 1989 · Building · Local significance · Access information not verified

    Architecture

    The Kenelum Baker House is a historic house in Winchester, Massachusetts. [Wikipedia]

    Town-level location only · NPS record #89000632

  11. Brackett, Edward A., House

    Listed July 5, 1989 · Building · State significance · Access information not verified

    Architecture

    Built in the early 1850s by sculptor Edward Augustus Brackett, and based on popular plans described by Orson Squire Fowler, it is Winchester's only octagonal house. [Wikipedia]

    Town-level location only · NPS record #89000626

  12. Braddock, Edward, House

    Listed July 5, 1989 · Building · Local significance · Access information not verified

    Community Planning And DevelopmentArchitecture

    The Edward Braddock House is a historic house in Winchester, Massachusetts, United States. [Wikipedia]

    Town-level location only · NPS record #89000651

  13. Brine, George, House

    Listed July 5, 1989 · Building · Local significance · Access information not verified

    Community Planning And DevelopmentArchitecture

    The George Brine House is a historic house in Winchester, Massachusetts. [Wikipedia]

    Town-level location only · NPS record #89000638

  14. Carr-Jeeves House

    Listed August 2, 1989 · Building · Local significance · Access information not verified

    Community Planning And DevelopmentArchitecture

    The Carr-Jeeves House is a historic house in Winchester, Massachusetts. [Wikipedia]

    Town-level location only · NPS record #89000639

  15. Childs, Webster, House (also Skillings--Cutter House)

    Listed July 5, 1989 · Building · Local significance · Access information not verified

    Community Planning And DevelopmentArchitecture

    The Webster Childs House is a historic house in Winchester, Massachusetts. [Wikipedia]

    Town-level location only · NPS record #89000644

  16. Cole House

    Listed July 5, 1989 · Building · Local significance · Access information not verified

    Architecture

    Built in 1886, it is one of the town's most elaborate displays of Stick style decoration. [Wikipedia]

    Town-level location only · NPS record #89000646

  17. DeRochmont House (also Skillings--Webb House)

    Listed July 5, 1989 · Building · Local significance · Access information not verified

    Community Planning And DevelopmentArchitecture

    The DeRochmont House is a historic house in Winchester, Massachusetts. [Wikipedia]

    Town-level location only · NPS record #89000642

  18. Dike-Orne House

    Listed July 5, 1989 · Building · Local significance · Access information not verified

    Architecture

    The Dike-Orne House was a historic house in Winchester, Massachusetts. [Wikipedia]

    Town-level location only · NPS record #89000621

  19. Elder, Samuel, House (also Skillings--Manny House)

    Listed July 5, 1989 · Building · Local significance · Access information not verified

    Community Planning And DevelopmentArchitecture

    The house was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1989 as the Samuel Elder House, on the incorrect belief that it was the home of Samuel Elder, a prominent Boston lawyer. [Wikipedia]

    Town-level location only · NPS record #89000643

  20. Gardner, Edward, House

    Listed July 5, 1989 · Building · Local significance · Access information not verified

    Community Planning And DevelopmentArchitecture

    The Edward Gardner House is a historic house at Zero Gardner Place in Winchester, Massachusetts. [Wikipedia]

    Town-level location only · NPS record #89000605

  21. Gardner, O. W., House

    Listed July 5, 1989 · Building · Local significance · Access information not verified

    Architecture

    The O. W. Gardner House is a historic house in Winchester, Massachusetts. [Wikipedia]

    Town-level location only · NPS record #89000791

  22. Gardner, Patience and Sarah, House

    Listed July 5, 1989 · Building · Local significance · Access information not verified

    Community Planning And DevelopmentArchitecture

    The Patience and Sarah Gardner House is a historic house in Winchester, Massachusetts. [Wikipedia]

    Town-level location only · NPS record #89000608

  23. Ginn Carriage House

    Listed July 5, 1989 · Building · Local significance · Access information not verified

    Architecture

    The Ginn Carriage House is a historic carriage house in Winchester, Massachusetts. [Wikipedia]

    Town-level location only · NPS record #89000655

  24. Ginn Gardener's House

    Listed July 5, 1989 · Building · Local significance · Access information not verified

    Architecture

    The Ginn Gardener's House is a historic house in Winchester, Massachusetts. [Wikipedia]

    Town-level location only · NPS record #89000654

  25. Grover, Henry, House

    Listed July 5, 1989 · Building · Local significance · Access information not verified

    Agriculture

    The wood-frame 2+1⁄2-story double house was built in the 1880s by Henry Grover, who farmed 25 acres (10 ha) of surrounding land. [Wikipedia]

    Town-level location only · NPS record #89000641

  26. Hatch, Horace, House

    Listed July 5, 1989 · Building · Local significance · Access information not verified

    Architecture

    The Horace Hatch House is a historic house in Winchester, Massachusetts. [Wikipedia]

    Town-level location only · NPS record #89000612

  27. Hovey-Winn House

    Listed July 5, 1989 · Building · Local significance · Access information not verified

    Architecture

    It is one of a small number of local houses (the nearby Horace Hatch House is another) with a side gable roof that overhangs a full-width Doric porch. [Wikipedia]

    Town-level location only · NPS record #89000616

  28. Hutchinson-Blood House

    Listed July 5, 1989 · Building · Local significance · Access information not verified

    Architecture

    The 2.5-story wood-frame house was built around 1840 by John Coats, a local housewright. [Wikipedia]

    Town-level location only · NPS record #89000615

  29. Johnson-Thompson House

    Listed July 5, 1989 · Building · Local significance · Access information not verified

    Community Planning And DevelopmentArchitecture

    The Johnson-Thompson House is a historic house in Winchester, Massachusetts. [Wikipedia]

    Town-level location only · NPS record #89000604

  30. Jones, Marshall W., House

    Listed July 5, 1989 · Building · Local significance · Access information not verified

    Architecture

    The Marshall W. Jones House is a historic house in Winchester, Massachusetts. [Wikipedia]

    Town-level location only · NPS record #89000649

  31. Locke, Asa, House

    Listed July 5, 1989 · Building · Local significance · Access information not verified

    AgricultureArchitecture

    The Asa Locke House is a historic house in Winchester, Massachusetts. [Wikipedia]

    Town-level location only · NPS record #89000631

  32. Locke, Capt. Josiah, House (also Vinson-Owen House)

    Listed March 2, 1979 · Building · Local significance · Access information not verified

    Architecture

    The Capt. [Wikipedia]

    Town-level location only · NPS record #79000356

  33. Mann, James H., House

    Listed July 5, 1989 · Building · Local significance · Access information not verified

    Community Planning And DevelopmentArchitecture

    The 2+1⁄2-story wood-frame house was built by James H. Mann for his own use. [Wikipedia]

    Town-level location only · NPS record #89000624

  34. Mason, John, House

    Listed July 5, 1989 · Building · Local significance · Access information not verified

    Community Planning And DevelopmentArchitecture

    The John Mason House is a historic house in Winchester, Massachusetts. [Wikipedia]

    Town-level location only · NPS record #89000634

  35. Maxwell, Louis N., House

    Listed July 5, 1989 · Building · Local significance · Access information not verified

    Architecture

    The Louis N. Maxwell House is a historic house in Winchester, Massachusetts. [Wikipedia]

    Town-level location only · NPS record #89000650

  36. McCall, Samuel W., House

    Listed July 5, 1989 · Building · Local significance · Access information not verified

    Politics/GovernmentArchitecture

    Town-level location only · NPS record #89000657

  37. Mitchell, Amy B., House

    Listed July 5, 1989 · Building · Local significance · Access information not verified

    Architecture

    The 2+1⁄2-story wood-frame house was built c. 1909 in an area made fashionable after the establishment of the Middlesex Fells Reservation, and is an excellent local example of Medieval Revival styling. [Wikipedia]

    Town-level location only · NPS record #89000653

  38. Moore House

    Listed July 5, 1989 · Building · Local significance · Access information not verified

    Community Planning And DevelopmentArchitecture

    The Moore House is a historic house in Winchester, Massachusetts. [Wikipedia]

    Town-level location only · NPS record #89000620

  39. Oak Knoll

    Listed July 5, 1989 · Building · Local significance · Access information not verified

    Community Planning And DevelopmentArchitecture

    Oak Knoll is a historic estate house in Winchester, Massachusetts. [Wikipedia]

    Town-level location only · NPS record #89000648

  40. Parker House

    Listed July 5, 1989 · Building · Local significance · Access information not verified

    Architecture

    The Parker House is a historic house in Winchester, Massachusetts. [Wikipedia]

    Town-level location only · NPS record #89000628

  41. Parker, Edmund, Jr., House

    Listed July 5, 1989 · Building · Local significance · Access information not verified

    Community Planning And DevelopmentArchitecture

    The Edmund Parker Jr. [Wikipedia]

    Town-level location only · NPS record #89000610

  42. Parker, Harrison, Sr., House

    Listed July 5, 1989 · Building · Local significance · Access information not verified

    IndustryArchitecture

    The Harrison Parker Sr. [Wikipedia]

    Town-level location only · NPS record #89000627

  43. Pressey-Eustis House

    Listed July 5, 1989 · Building · Local significance · Access information not verified

    Architecture

    The Pressey-Eustis House is a historic residence located in Winchester, Massachusetts. [Wikipedia]

    Town-level location only · NPS record #89000623

  44. Remick, Joseph, House (also Baby Sanborn House)

    Listed July 5, 1989 · Building · Local significance · Access information not verified

    Architecture

    The Joseph Remick House is a historic house in Winchester, Massachusetts. [Wikipedia]

    Town-level location only · NPS record #89000656

  45. Richardson, Zachariah, House

    Listed July 5, 1989 · Building · Local significance · Access information not verified

    IndustryArchitecture

    The Zachariah Richardson House is a historic house in Winchester, Massachusetts. [Wikipedia]

    Town-level location only · NPS record #89000618

  46. Russell, Arthur H., House

    Listed July 5, 1989 · Building · Local significance · Access information not verified

    Architecture

    The Arthur H. Russell House is a historic house in Winchester, Massachusetts. [Wikipedia]

    Town-level location only · NPS record #89000652

  47. Russell, Charles, House

    Listed July 5, 1989 · Building · Local significance · Access information not verified

    Community Planning And DevelopmentArchitecture

    The 2+1⁄2-story wood-frame house was built by Charles Russell in 1841, on a site that was one of the first settled in what is now Winchester. [Wikipedia]

    Town-level location only · NPS record #89000617

  48. Sanborn House (also Aigremont)

    Listed December 14, 1981 · Building · State, Local significance · Access information not verified

    CommerceArchitecture

    The Sanborn House is one of the few surviving country house models in Winchester, Massachusetts. [Wikipedia]

    Town-level location only · NPS record #81000286

  49. Sharon House

    Listed July 5, 1989 · Building · Local significance · Access information not verified

    Industry

    The Sharon House is a historic house in Winchester, Massachusetts. [Wikipedia]

    Town-level location only · NPS record #89000613

  50. Simonds, William, House

    Listed July 5, 1989 · Building · Local significance · Access information not verified

    Community Planning And DevelopmentArchitecture

    The William Simonds House is a historic house in Winchester, Massachusetts. [Wikipedia]

    Town-level location only · NPS record #89000640

  51. Skillings Estate House

    Listed July 5, 1989 · Building · Local significance · Access information not verified

    Community Planning And DevelopmentArchitecture

    The Skillings Estate House is a historic house in Winchester, Massachusetts. [Wikipedia]

    Town-level location only · NPS record #89000645

  52. St. Mary's Catholic Church

    Listed July 5, 1989 · Building · Local significance · Access information not verified

    Community Planning And DevelopmentArchitecture

    St. [Wikipedia]

    159 Washington St. · NPS record #89000625

  53. Stanton, Jacob, House

    Listed July 5, 1989 · Building · Local significance · Access information not verified

    IndustryArchitecture

    The Jacob Stanton House is a historic house in Winchester, Massachusetts, United States. [Wikipedia]

    Town-level location only · NPS record #89000614

  54. Sullivan, Edward, House

    Listed July 5, 1989 · Building · Local significance · Access information not verified

    IndustryArchitecture

    The Edward Sullivan House is a historic house in Winchester, Massachusetts. [Wikipedia]

    Town-level location only · NPS record #89000636

  55. Symmes, Deacon John, House

    Listed July 5, 1989 · Building · Local significance · Access information not verified

    Community Planning And DevelopmentArchitecture

    The Deacon John Symmes House is a historic house in Winchester, Massachusetts. [Wikipedia]

    Town-level location only · NPS record #89000606

  56. Symmes, Marshall, House

    Listed July 5, 1989 · Building · Local significance · Access information not verified

    Community Planning And DevelopmentArchitecture

    The Marshall Symmes House is a historic house in Winchester, Massachusetts. [Wikipedia]

    Town-level location only · NPS record #89000607

  57. Symmes, Marshall, Tenant House

    Listed July 5, 1989 · Building · Local significance · Access information not verified

    Community Planning And Development

    The Marshall Symmes Tenant House is a historic house in Winchester, Massachusetts, USA. Built in the 1870s as a rental property on land owned by Marshall Symmes (1789-1889), this Italianate house is notable for its association with the Symmes family, who were among Winchester's first settlers. [Wikipedia]

    Town-level location only · NPS record #89000637

  58. Thompson, Abijah, House

    Listed July 5, 1989 · Building · Local significance · Access information not verified

    Community Planning And DevelopmentArchitecture

    The Abijah Thompson House is a historic house in Winchester, Massachusetts. [Wikipedia]

    Town-level location only · NPS record #89000619

  59. Trowbridge-Badger House

    Listed July 5, 1989 · Building · Local significance · Access information not verified

    Architecture

    The Trowbridge-Badger House is a historic house in Winchester, Massachusetts. [Wikipedia]

    Town-level location only · NPS record #89000647

  60. US Post Office-Winchester Main (also Winchester Main Post Office)

    Listed October 19, 1987 · Building · Local significance · Access information not verified

    Politics/GovernmentArchitecture

    The US Post Office—Winchester Main is a historic post office at 48 Waterfield Road in Winchester, Massachusetts. [Wikipedia]

    48 Waterfield Rd. · NPS record #87001773

  61. Vinton, Alfred, House

    Listed July 5, 1989 · Building · Local significance · Access information not verified

    Community Planning And DevelopmentArchitecture

    It is a two-story wood-frame structure, three bays wide, with a side gable roof that has bracketed eaves. [Wikipedia]

    Town-level location only · NPS record #89000629

  62. Wedgemere Historic District

    Listed July 5, 1989 · District · Local significance · Access information not verified

    Community Planning And DevelopmentArchitecture

    The Wedgemere Historic District encompasses the largest single 19th-century residential development of Winchester, Massachusetts. [Wikipedia]

    Roughly bounded by Foxcroft, Fletcher, Church, and Cambridge · NPS record #89000659

  63. White, S. B., House

    Listed July 5, 1989 · Building · Local significance · Access information not verified

    Architecture

    The S. B. White House is a historic house in Winchester, Massachusetts. [Wikipedia]

    Town-level location only · NPS record #89000622

  64. Winchester Center Historic District (also See Also:Winchester Town Hall; Winchester Savings Bank)

    Listed November 21, 1986 · District · Local significance · Access information not verified

    Community Planning And DevelopmentCommerceArchitecture

    The Winchester Center Historic District encompasses the commercial and civic heart of Winchester, Massachusetts. [Wikipedia]

    Roughly bounded by Mt. Vernon and Washington Sts., Waterfield Rd., Church and Main Sts. · NPS record #86002943

  65. Winchester Savings Bank (also state survey no.:131)

    Listed June 19, 1979 · Building · Local significance · Access information not verified

    CommerceArchitecture

    The Winchester Savings Bank is a bank headquartered at 661 Main Street in Winchester, Massachusetts. [Wikipedia]

    26 Mt. Vernon St. · NPS record #79000361

  66. Winchester Town Hall

    Listed March 31, 1983 · Building · Local significance · Access information not verified

    Politics/GovernmentArchitecture

    Winchester Town Hall is a historic town hall at 71 Mount Vernon Street in Winchester, Massachusetts. [Wikipedia]

    71 Mount Vernon St. (formerly Mount Auburn St. (typo)) · NPS record #83000837

  67. Wright, Philemon/Asa Locke Farm

    Listed March 10, 1983 · Building · State significance · Access information not verified

    Exploration/SettlementArchitectureAgriculture

    Town-level location only · NPS record #83000838

  68. Wyman, George, House

    Listed July 5, 1989 · Building · Local significance · Access information not verified

    Community Planning And DevelopmentArchitecture

    The George Wyman House is a historic house in Winchester, Massachusetts. [Wikipedia]

    Town-level location only · NPS record #89000609

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Being on the National Register does not mean a property is open to the public. Many are private homes; please respect owners and view from public roads.