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Beebe Estate
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National Register of Historic Places

Beebe Estate

Also known as Foster-Bigelow House

Melrose’s first place on the National RegisterListed May 20, 1981; only 904 of Massachusetts’s 4,457 listings are older
Greek RevivalListed 1981Melrose
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About Beebe Estate

Beebe Estate, at 235 W. Foster St., was added to the National Register of Historic Places on May 20, 1981: the first place in Melrose to be listed. Only 904 of Massachusetts’s 4,457 listings are older. The Register lists it for its industry, commerce, transportation and architecture, at the state level. It describes its style as Greek Revival, as it does for 828 other Massachusetts listings. The listing covers 1.8 acres.

What it isBuilding in Massachusetts, United States. From Wikidata (CC0). Read about it on Wikipedia ↗

PDFRead the original nominationThe form that put it on the Register, with its history, photos and a map · 43 MB · National Archives↗
Through the years

1828 to today

  1. 1828Built
  2. 1981Added to the National Register of Historic Places
  3. 2026On the Register for 45 years
Visit

Make it a walk: 5 landmarks in about 20 minutes

235 W. Foster St., Melrose · about 0.7 miles on foot, as the crow flies

DirectionsWalk the tour in Google Maps
  1. 1Beebe EstateStart here
  2. 2Larrabee's Brick BlockCommercial Style · Built 1870 · 0.2 mi on
  3. 3Melrose Town Center Historic DistrictSecond Empire · 0.1 mi on
  4. 4Melrose Public LibraryLate 19th and 20th Century Revivals · Built 1903 · 0.2 mi on
  5. 5Trinity Episcopal ChurchLate Victorian · Built 1886 · 0.1 mi on
Around it

28 more Register listings within 2 miles

★ National Historic Landmark · D district · B building · S site. Each opens its own page.

BJonathan Green HouseColonial Vernacular · Built 17200.9 miBPhineas Upham HouseFirst Period · Built 17201 miBMetropolitan District Commission Pumping HouseRenaissance Revival · Built 19061 miDLynn Fells Parkway, Metropolitan Park System of Greater BostonDistrict1 miBJohn Bottume HouseItalianate · Built 18581.1 miBMalden City InfirmaryBuilt 16961.3 miDMiddlesex Fells Reservoirs Historic DistrictClassical Revival1.3 miBHouse at 118 Greenwood StreetStick Style · Built 18751.3 miBHouse at 54 Spring StreetQueen Anne · Built 18891.4 miBSt. Paul's Parish ChurchModern Gothic Revival · Built 19131.7 miBOdd Fellows BuildingSecond Renaissance Revival · Built 19071.8 miBDavid Kenney HouseBuilt 18501.8 miBUS Post Office-Woburn Center StationNeo-Classical · Built 19111.8 mi★Converse Memorial BuildingRichardsonian Romanesque · Built 18841.9 miBWilbur Fiske Haven HouseLate Victorian · Built 18661.9 miBCharles Gill HouseMansard · Built 18601.9 miBHouse at 269 Green StreetGreek Revival · Built 18401.9 miBGreenwood Union ChurchQueen Anne · Built 18841.9 mi
Show the other 10
BBrowne-Masonic BuildingBuilt 18942 miBDaniels, Charles A., SchoolTudor Revival · Built 19062 mi★Boardman HouseSaltbox2 miBBenjamin Hibbard ResidenceTransitional Greek Revival Italianate · Built 18502 miBFranklin B. Jenkins HouseGreek Revival · Built 18602 miBEnoch Fuller HouseOctagon · Built 18502 miBWarren Sweetser HouseGreek Revival · Built 18422 miBE. A. Durgin HouseSecond Empire · Built 18702 miBCharles Buck HouseItalianate · Built 18802 miBHouse at 26 Francis AvenueRational Revival · Built 19222 mi
More like it

Greek Revival style, nearby

Other National Register listings within 25 miles described as Greek Revival.

House at 269 Green StreetBuilt 1840 · 1.9 mi away
Waitt Brick BlockBuilt 1848 · 2 mi away
Franklin B. Jenkins HouseBuilt 1860 · 2 mi away
Warren Sweetser HouseBuilt 1842 · 2 mi away

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Questions about Beebe Estate

Is Beebe Estate on the National Register of Historic Places?

Yes. It was added on May 20, 1981 (Register number 81000116).

Is Beebe Estate a National Historic Landmark?

No. It is on the National Register; Massachusetts has 189 National Historic Landmarks. The nearest is Converse Memorial Building, 1.9 miles away.

Can you visit Beebe Estate?

It has its own website, the place to check whether and when it is open to visitors.

Where can I read the history of Beebe Estate?

In its National Register nomination, the form that put it on the Register: a 43 MB PDF at the National Archives, linked on this page.

Sources: National Park Service, National Register of Historic Places (05/22/2026) · National Archives catalog record 63795724 · Wikidata. Map tiles © OpenStreetMap contributors.