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Williams-Linscott House
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National Register of Historic Places

Williams-Linscott 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
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About Williams-Linscott House

Williams-Linscott House, at 357 William St., 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 acre. Two more Register listings are within a quarter mile.

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 · 5 MB · National Archives↗
Through the years

1712 to today

  1. 1712Built
  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 10 minutes

357 William St., Stoneham · about 0.3 miles on foot, as the crow flies

DirectionsWalk the tour in Google Maps
  1. 1Williams-Linscott HouseStart here
  2. 2Micah Williams HouseGreek Revival · Built 1835 · 0.1 mi on
  3. 3House at 391 Williams StreetGreek Revival · Built 1820 · 0.2 mi on
Around it

40 more Register listings within a mile

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

BCaleb Wiley HouseFederal Vernacular · Built 18260.5 miBBernard Cogan HouseQueen Anne · Built 18850.6 miBHouse at 107 William StreetGreek Revival · Built 18250.6 miBHouse at 19 Tremont StreetVernacular Cottage · Built 18600.6 miBJesse Tay HouseVernacular · Built 18100.6 miBJames Cogan HouseQueen Anne · Built 18900.6 miBWalter Keene HouseQueen Anne · Built 19000.6 miBGeorge Cowdrey HouseSecond Empire · Built 18650.6 miBHouse at 6 S. Marble StreetVernacular · Built 18100.7 miBJohn Steele HouseItalianate · Built 18800.7 miBShoe Shop-Doucette Ten FooterVernacular · Built 18500.7 miBSidney A. Hill HouseQueen Anne · Built 18950.8 miBCharles Wood HouseHigh Victorian Italianate · Built 18750.8 miBNewton Lamson HouseQueen Anne · Built 18870.8 miBFranklin B. Jenkins HouseQueen Anne · Built 18950.8 miDNobility Hill Historic DistrictItalianate0.8 miDCentral Square Historic DistrictGreek Revival0.8 miBLorenzo D. Hawkins HouseSecond Empire · Built 18700.8 mi
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BFirst Congregational ChurchGreek Revival · Built 18400.8 miBSilas Dean HouseGreek Revival · Built 18400.8 miBOddfellows BuildingSecond Empire · Built 18700.8 miBFirst Unitarian ChurchStick · Built 18690.8 miSOld Burying GroundBuilt 17260.8 miBR.P. Turnbull HouseItalianate · Built 18650.8 miBAmasa Farrier HouseItalianate · Built 18650.8 miBWalter K. Foster HouseItalianate · Built 18700.8 miBBlake Daniels CottageGreek Revival · Built 18500.8 miBWilliam Griffin Fuller HouseGreek Revival · Built 18500.9 miBC.H. Brown CottageGreek Revival · Built 18300.9 miBDow BlockSecond Empire · Built 18640.9 miBStoneham FirestationRenaissance Revival · Built 19160.9 miBMichael Foley CottageBuilt 18550.9 miBWilliam Bryant Octagon HouseOctagon · Built 18510.9 miBPadilla Beard HouseGreek Revival · Built 18501 miBFirst Baptist ChurchQueen Anne1 miBT.U. Lyon HouseGreek Revival · Built 18501 miBStoneham Public LibraryClassical Revival · Built 19041 miBBoston and Maine Railroad DepotBuilt 18951 miBLocke-Baldwin-Kinsley HouseColonial · Built 17441 miBAlmshouseGreek Revival · Built 18521 mi
More like it

Italianate style, nearby

Other National Register listings within 25 miles described as Italianate.

John Steele HouseBuilt 1880 · 0.7 mi away
Nobility Hill Historic District0.8 mi away
Central Square Historic District0.8 mi away
R.P. Turnbull HouseBuilt 1865 · 0.8 mi away

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Questions about Williams-Linscott House

Is Williams-Linscott House on the National Register of Historic Places?

Yes. It was added on Apr 13, 1984 (Register number 84002853).

Is Williams-Linscott House a National Historic Landmark?

No. It is on the National Register; Massachusetts has 189 National Historic Landmarks. The nearest is Woburn Public Library, 2.5 miles away.

Can you visit Williams-Linscott 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 Williams-Linscott House?

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 63791048 · Wikidata. Map tiles © OpenStreetMap contributors.