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Dow Block
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National Register of Historic Places

Dow Block

Stoneham’s first place on the National RegisterListed Apr 13, 1984; only 1,548 of Massachusetts’s 4,457 listings are older
Second EmpireListed 1984Stoneham
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Many listed buildings are private homes. Please enjoy them from the street.

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About Dow Block

Dow Block, at Central Square, was added to the National Register of Historic Places on Apr 13, 1984: the first place in Stoneham to be listed. Only 1,548 of Massachusetts’s 4,457 listings are older. The Register lists it for its commerce and architecture, at the local level. It describes its style as Second Empire, as it does for 237 other Massachusetts listings. It was listed as part of Stoneham MRA. 28 more Register listings are within a quarter mile.

What it isStoneham, Massachusetts, listed on the NRHP in Middlesex 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 · 5 MB · National Archives↗
Through the years

1864 to today

  1. 1864Built
  2. 1984Added to the National Register of Historic Places
  3. 2026On the Register for 42 years
Visit

Make it a walk: 5 landmarks in about 5 minutes

Central Square, Stoneham · about 0.2 miles on foot, as the crow flies

DirectionsWalk the tour in Google Maps
  1. 1Dow BlockStart here
  2. 2Central Square Historic DistrictGreek Revival · next door
  3. 3Stoneham FirestationRenaissance Revival · Built 1916 · next door
  4. 4Michael Foley CottageBuilt 1855 · next door
  5. 5William Griffin Fuller HouseGreek Revival · Built 1850 · next door
Around it

42 more Register listings within half a mile

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

BT.U. Lyon HouseGreek Revival · Built 18500.1 miBStoneham Public LibraryClassical Revival · Built 19040.1 miBBoston and Maine Railroad DepotBuilt 18950.1 miBC.H. Brown CottageGreek Revival · Built 18300.1 miBFirst Congregational ChurchGreek Revival · Built 18400.1 miBOddfellows BuildingSecond Empire · Built 18700.1 miBColonial Beacon Gas StationNeoclassical Gas Station · Built 19220.2 miBPadilla Beard HouseGreek Revival · Built 18500.2 miBFirst Baptist ChurchQueen Anne0.2 miBWarren Sweetser HouseGreek Revival · Built 18420.2 miBSidney A. Hill HouseQueen Anne · Built 18950.2 miBCharles Wood HouseHigh Victorian Italianate · Built 18750.2 miBNewton Lamson HouseQueen Anne · Built 18870.2 miBFranklin B. Jenkins HouseQueen Anne · Built 18950.2 miDNobility Hill Historic DistrictItalianate0.2 miBLorenzo D. Hawkins HouseSecond Empire · Built 18700.2 miBSilas Dean HouseGreek Revival · Built 18400.2 miBFirst Unitarian ChurchStick · Built 18690.2 mi
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SOld Burying GroundBuilt 17260.2 miBR.P. Turnbull HouseItalianate · Built 18650.2 miBAmasa Farrier HouseItalianate · Built 18650.2 miBJohn Steele HouseItalianate · Built 18800.2 miBWalter K. Foster HouseItalianate · Built 18700.2 miBShoe Shop-Doucette Ten FooterVernacular · Built 18500.2 miBBenjamin Hibbard ResidenceTransitional Greek Revival Italianate · Built 18500.3 miBSouth SchoolItalianate · Built 18570.3 miBThomas W. Jones HouseSecond Empire · Built 18780.3 miBClara Buswell HouseItalianate · Built 18750.3 miBFranklin B. Jenkins HouseGreek Revival · Built 18600.3 miBOnslow Gilmore HouseHigh Victorian Italianate · Built 18750.3 miBEnoch Fuller HouseOctagon · Built 18500.3 miBSamuel Chamberlain HouseItalianate · Built 18640.3 miBJohn Jones HouseItalianate · Built 18740.3 miBE. A. Durgin HouseSecond Empire · Built 18700.3 miBHouse at 6 S. Marble StreetVernacular · Built 18100.3 miBBernard Cogan HouseQueen Anne · Built 18850.3 miBDavid Kenney HouseBuilt 18500.4 miBCharles Gill HouseMansard · Built 18600.4 miBCharles Buck HouseItalianate · Built 18800.4 miBWilliam Bryant Octagon HouseOctagon · Built 18510.4 miBHouse at 107 William StreetGreek Revival · Built 18250.4 miBHouse at 19 Tremont StreetVernacular Cottage · Built 18600.5 mi
More like it

Second Empire style, nearby

Other National Register listings within 25 miles described as Second Empire.

Central Square Historic District0 mi away
Oddfellows BuildingBuilt 1870 · 0.1 mi away
Nobility Hill Historic District0.2 mi away
Lorenzo D. Hawkins HouseBuilt 1870 · 0.2 mi away

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Questions about Dow Block

Is Dow Block on the National Register of Historic Places?

Yes. It was added on Apr 13, 1984 (Register number 84002570).

Is Dow Block a National Historic Landmark?

No. It is on the National Register; Massachusetts has 189 National Historic Landmarks. The nearest is Woburn Public Library, 2.8 miles away.

Can you visit Dow Block?

Our record doesn’t say whether it is open to visitors. Many listed buildings are private, so it may only be seen from the street.

Where can I read the history of Dow Block?

In its National Register nomination, the form that put it on the Register: a 5 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 63791506 · Wikidata. Map tiles © OpenStreetMap contributors.