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John Bottume House
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National Register of Historic Places

John Bottume House

Listed as “Bottume, John, House”

Stoneham’s first place on the National RegisterListed Apr 13, 1984; only 1,548 of Massachusetts’s 4,457 listings are older
ItalianateListed 1984Stoneham

Many listed buildings are private homes. Please enjoy them from the street.

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About John Bottume House

John Bottume House, at 4 Woodland Rd., 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 architecture, at the local level. It describes its style as Italianate, as it does for 579 other Massachusetts listings. It was listed as part of Stoneham MRA. The listing covers 1.1 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 · 4 MB · National Archives↗
Through the years

1858 to today

  1. 1858Built
  2. 1984Added to the National Register of Historic Places
  3. 2026On the Register for 42 years
Visit

Make it a walk: 3 landmarks in about 15 minutes

4 Woodland Rd., Stoneham · about 0.4 miles on foot, as the crow flies

Around it

69 more Register listings within 2 miles

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

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BCharles Gill HouseMansard · Built 18601.6 miBWarren Sweetser HouseGreek Revival · Built 18421.6 miBSt. Paul's Parish ChurchModern Gothic Revival · Built 19131.7 miBEdward Braddock HouseShingle Style1.7 miBDike-Orne HouseGothic Revival · Built 18501.7 miBPadilla Beard HouseGreek Revival · Built 18501.7 miBFirst Baptist ChurchQueen Anne1.7 miBT.U. Lyon HouseGreek Revival · Built 18501.7 miBStoneham Public LibraryClassical Revival · Built 19041.7 miBE. A. Durgin HouseSecond Empire · Built 18701.7 miBBoston and Maine Railroad DepotBuilt 18951.7 miBWilliam Griffin Fuller HouseGreek Revival · Built 18501.7 miDFellsmere Park Parkways, Metropolitan Park System of Greater BostonDistrict1.8 miBHouse at 118 Greenwood StreetStick Style · Built 18751.8 miBHouse at 54 Spring StreetQueen Anne · Built 18891.8 miBC.H. Brown CottageGreek Revival · Built 18301.8 miBSidney A. Hill HouseQueen Anne · Built 18951.8 miBDow BlockSecond Empire · Built 18641.8 miBCharles Buck HouseItalianate · Built 18801.8 miBStoneham FirestationRenaissance Revival · Built 19161.8 miBMichael Foley CottageBuilt 18551.8 miDCentral Square Historic DistrictGreek Revival1.8 miBEdward A. Brackett HouseOctagon · Built 18501.9 miBAmy B. Mitchell HouseMedieval Revival · Built 19091.9 miBJames H. Mann HouseGothic Revival1.9 miBHouse at 114 Marble StreetGothic Revival · Built 18501.9 miBCharles Wood HouseHigh Victorian Italianate · Built 18751.9 miBNewton Lamson HouseQueen Anne · Built 18871.9 miBFranklin B. Jenkins HouseQueen Anne · Built 18951.9 miDNobility Hill Historic DistrictItalianate1.9 miBHouse at 6 S. Marble StreetVernacular · Built 18101.9 miBLorenzo D. Hawkins HouseSecond Empire · Built 18701.9 miBHouse at 269 Green StreetGreek Revival · Built 18401.9 miBFirst Congregational ChurchGreek Revival · Built 18401.9 miBSilas Dean HouseGreek Revival · Built 18401.9 miBOddfellows BuildingSecond Empire · Built 18701.9 miBFirst Unitarian ChurchStick · Built 18691.9 miSOld Burying GroundBuilt 17261.9 miBR.P. Turnbull HouseItalianate · Built 18651.9 miBAmasa Farrier HouseItalianate · Built 18651.9 miBWilliam Bryant Octagon HouseOctagon · Built 18511.9 miBWilbur Fiske Haven HouseLate Victorian · Built 18662 miBMarshall W. Jones HouseQueen Anne2 miBPhineas Upham HouseFirst Period · Built 17202 miBCole HouseStick Style · Built 18862 miBMoore HouseGothic Revival · Built 18452 miDLynn Fells Parkway, Metropolitan Park System of Greater BostonDistrict2 miBZachariah Richardson HouseGreek Revival2 miBJohn Steele HouseItalianate · Built 18802 miBWalter K. Foster HouseItalianate · Built 18702 miBShoe Shop-Doucette Ten FooterVernacular · Built 18502 mi
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Questions about John Bottume House

Is John Bottume House on the National Register of Historic Places?

Yes. It was added on Apr 13, 1984 (Register number 84002513).

Is John Bottume House a National Historic Landmark?

No. It is on the National Register; Massachusetts has 189 National Historic Landmarks. The nearest is Converse Memorial Building, 2.2 miles away.

Can you visit John Bottume House?

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 John Bottume House?

In its National Register nomination, the form that put it on the Register: a 4 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 63790986 · Wikidata. Map tiles © OpenStreetMap contributors.