Amos Stearns House

Historic house in Massachusetts, United States

United States historic place


Amos Stearns House
U.S. National Register of Historic Places


42°24′42″N 71°14′12″W / 42.41167°N 71.23667°W / 42.41167; -71.23667
Built	1845
Architectural style	Greek Revival
MPS	Waltham MRA
NRHP reference No.	89001518^[1]
Added to NRHP	September 28, 1989

The Amos Stearns House is a historic house in Waltham, Massachusetts. Built c. 1845, this 2+1⁄2-story wood-frame former farmhouse is a reminder of Trapelo Road's agricultural past. It has well-kept Greek Revival styling, including corner pilasters and an entablature with dentil moulding. A single-story porch wraps across the front and along one side; it has a similar entablature with dentil work. The house stands on property that was in the Stearns family from 1782 to 1941.^[2]

The house was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1989. Its listing describes it as being at 1079 Trapelo Road.^[1]

References

^ ^a ^b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. April 15, 2008.
^ "NRHP nomination for Amos Stearns House". Commonwealth of Massachusetts. Retrieved 2014-05-01.

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