Caleb Wiley House

Caleb Wiley House
Location 125 North St., Stoneham, Massachusetts
Coordinates 42°29′54″N 71°6′27″W / 42.49833°N 71.10750°W / 42.49833; -71.10750Coordinates: 42°29′54″N 71°6′27″W / 42.49833°N 71.10750°W / 42.49833; -71.10750
Built 1826
Architectural style Federal
MPS Stoneham MRA
NRHP Reference #

84002848

[1]
Added to NRHP April 13, 1984

The Caleb Wiley House is a historic house at 125 North Street in Stoneham, Massachusetts. Built c. 1826, this 2-1/2 wood frame house is one of Stonham's best-preserved late Federal period houses. The house was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1984.[1]

Description and history

The Caleb Wiley House is set on the north side of North Street, a major east-west route through residential areas of northwestern Stoneham, amid 20th-century residential houses that are mostly on smaller lots. It is a 2-1/2 story wood frame house, five bays wide, with a side-gable roof, twin rear-wall chimneys, clapboard siding, and a granite foundation. Window and door surrounds are simple, with the second-floor windows butting against the cornice, a typical Federal period feature. Its front door is sheltered by a portico that is early 20th century in appearance, and has flanking sidelight windows.[2] A screen porch is attached to the left side, and a modern addition is attached to the rear.

The house was built about 1826 by Caleb Wiley, at a time when North Street was lined with larger properties mainly in agricultural use. The original 47-acre (19 ha) lot of this house has long since been subdivided into residences, but this property retains mature plantings, and the main house is relatively little-altered since its construction.[2]

See also

References

  1. 1 2 Staff (2008-04-15). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service.
  2. 1 2 "NRHP nomination for Caleb Wiley House". Commowealth of Massachusetts. Retrieved 2014-01-23.
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