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Boardman House
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★ National Historic Landmark

Boardman House

Saugus’s first place on the National RegisterListed Oct 15, 1966; only 0 of Massachusetts’s 4,457 listings are older
SaltboxListed 1966Saugus
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About Boardman House

Boardman House, at Howard St., was added to the National Register of Historic Places on Oct 15, 1966: the first place in Saugus to be listed. It was named a National Historic Landmark on Nov 5, 1961, one of 189 in Massachusetts. Only 0 of Massachusetts’s 4,457 listings are older. The Register lists it for its architecture, at the national level. It describes its style as Saltbox, as it does for 13 other Massachusetts listings.

What it isListed on the NRHP in Essex County. 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 · 93 MB · National Archives↗
Through the years

1961 to today

  1. 1961Named a National Historic Landmark
  2. 1966Added to the National Register of Historic Places
  3. 2026On the Register for 60 years
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Finding Boardman House

Howard St., Saugus

Directions

No other Register listing is within a short walk. The nearest are under Around it.

Around it

20 more Register listings within 2 miles

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

DLynn Fells Parkway, Metropolitan Park System of Greater BostonDistrict1 miDBreakheart Reservation Parkways-Metropolitan Park System of Greater BostonDistrict1.1 miBSaugus Town HallHigh Victorian1.5 miBHouse at 26 Francis AvenueRational Revival · Built 19221.5 mi★Saugus Iron Works National Historic SiteDistrict1.6 miBHouse at 118 Greenwood StreetStick Style · Built 18751.6 miBGreenwood Union ChurchQueen Anne · Built 18841.6 miBOliver HouseBuilt 17901.6 miDMelrose Town Center Historic DistrictSecond Empire1.7 miBMelrose Public LibraryLate 19th and 20th Century Revivals · Built 19031.7 miBHouse at 54 Spring StreetQueen Anne · Built 18891.7 miBUS Post Office-Woburn Center StationNeo-Classical · Built 19111.7 miBPhineas Upham HouseFirst Period · Built 17201.8 miBLarrabee's Brick BlockCommercial Style · Built 18701.8 miBTrinity Episcopal ChurchLate Victorian · Built 18861.8 miBHouse at 28 Wiley StreetFederal Vernacular · Built 17651.8 miBSamuel Gould HouseGeorgian · Built 17351.9 miBWoodville SchoolNeo-Colonial (Dutch) · Built 19201.9 mi
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BBeebe EstateGreek Revival · Built 18282 miBHouse at 52 Oak StreetColonial Revival · Built 18902 mi
More like it

Other National Historic Landmarks nearby

The nearest Landmarks with a photo, within 25 miles, and the year each was named.

Saugus Iron Works National Historic Site1.6 mi away · 1963
Converse Memorial BuildingBuilt 1884 · 3.4 mi away · 1987
Revere Beach Reservation4.5 mi away · 2003
Lydia Pinkham House4.5 mi away · 2015

Memories of Boardman House

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Questions about Boardman House

Is Boardman House on the National Register of Historic Places?

Yes. It was added on Oct 15, 1966 (Register number 66000131).

Is Boardman House a National Historic Landmark?

Yes, since Nov 5, 1961. Massachusetts has 189 National Historic Landmarks, 2 of them in Saugus.

Can you visit Boardman House?

Yes: it is open to visitors. Check opening times before you go.

Where can I read the history of Boardman House?

In its National Register nomination, the form that put it on the Register: a 93 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 63793677 · Wikidata. Map tiles © OpenStreetMap contributors.