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Common District
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National Register of Historic Places

Common District

A district of 31 historic buildingsOn the Register since 1990
Tudor RevivalListed 1990Wakefield
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Many listed buildings are private homes. Please enjoy them from the street.

About

About the district

Common District, at Roughly bounded by Lake Quannapowitt, Main St., Common St., Church St., and Lake Ave., was added to the National Register of Historic Places on Mar 2, 1990. The Register lists it for its architecture, at the local level. It describes its style as Tudor Revival, as it does for 96 other Massachusetts listings. The district takes in 31 historic buildings. It was listed as part of Wakefield MRA. The listing covers 25 acres. 13 more Register listings are within a quarter mile.

What it isDistrict in Wakefield, Massachusetts. 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 · 26 MB · National Archives↗
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Make it a walk: 5 landmarks in about 10 minutes

Roughly bounded by Lake Quannapowitt, Main St., Common St., Church St., and Lake Ave., Wakefield · about 0.3 miles on foot, as the crow flies

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  1. 1Common DistrictStart here
  2. 2House at 7 Salem StreetItalianate · Built 1857 · 0.1 mi on
  3. 3House at 19-21 Salem StreetGeorgian Vernacular · Built 1795 · next door
  4. 4Emerson-Franklin Poole HouseFederal Vernacular · next door
  5. 5E. Boardman HouseFederal · Built 1820 · next door
Around it

44 more Register listings within half a mile

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

BHouse at 18 Park StreetBungalow · Built 19220.1 miBHouse at 15 Chestnut StreetColonial Revival · Built 18850.2 miBWakefield Trust CompanyNeo-Classical · Built 19240.2 miBHouse at 25 Avon StreetQueen Anne · Built 18800.2 miBHouse at 23 Avon StreetItalianate · Built 18550.2 miBFlanley's BlockRenaissance Revival · Built 18950.2 miDYale Avenue Historic DistrictItalianate0.2 miBHouse at 8 Park StreetItalianate · Built 18570.2 miBMeeting House of the Second Parish in WoburnFirst Period · Built 17320.2 miBBuildings at 35-37 Richardson AvenueRational Revival · Built 19120.3 miBSouth Reading AcademyFederal · Built 18280.3 miBItem BuildingEarly 20th Century Commercial · Built 19120.3 miBHouse at 21 Chestnut StreetItalianate · Built 18500.3 miBHouse at 40 Crescent StreetGreek Revival · Built 18390.3 miDChurch-Lafayette Streets Historic DistrictFederal0.3 miBHouse at 38 Salem StreetFederal · Built 18100.3 miBHouse at 20 Lawrence StreetQueen Anne · Built 18800.3 miBHouse at 15 Lawrence AvenueQueen Anne · Built 18720.3 mi
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BHouse at 11 Wave AvenueQueen Anne · Built 18880.3 miBHouse at 23 Lawrence StreetColonial Revival · Built 18900.3 miBHouse at 15 Wave AvenueItalianate · Built 18830.3 miBHouse at 9 White AvenueGeorgian Revival · Built 19040.3 miBMassachusetts State ArmoryNeo-Classical · Built 19130.4 miBBuilding at 38-48 Richardson AvenueEclectic · Built 19120.4 miBHouse at 12 West Water StreetMansard Style · Built 18600.4 miBWakefield Upper DepotPanel Brick · Built 18890.4 miBCenter DepotQueen Anne · Built 18870.4 miBWakefield Rattan Co.Late 19th, Early 20th Century Vernacular Industrial · Built 18890.4 miBWilliam Stimpson HouseFederal0.4 miBDeacon Thomas Kendall HouseFederal · Built 17500.4 miBGoodwin, Captain-James Custis HouseGreek Revival0.4 miBSuell Winn HouseFederal0.4 miSTemple Israel CemeteryBuilt 18590.4 miBBeacon Street TombGreek Revival · Built 18590.4 miBHouse at 113 Salem StreetMid-19th Century Vernacular0.4 miBHouse at 193 Vernon StreetFederal · Built 18400.4 miBHouse at 18A and 20 Aborn StreetQueen Anne · Built 18880.4 miBHouse at 196 Main StreetGreek Revival · Built 18570.4 miBHouse at 5 Bennett StreetItalianate · Built 18780.5 miBSt. Joseph's SchoolNeo-Gothic · Built 19240.5 miBWest Ward SchoolGreek Revival · Built 18470.5 miBHouse at 509 North AvenueGreek Revival · Built 18480.5 miBLakeside Cemetery ChapelNeo-Gothic · Built 19320.5 miBHouse at 190 Main StreetItalianate · Built 18560.5 mi
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Tudor Revival style, nearby

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

Wakefield Park0.8 mi away
House at 1 Morrison AvenueBuilt 1890 · 0.9 mi away
House at 199 Summer AvenueBuilt 1878 · 1.9 mi away
Daniels, Charles A., SchoolBuilt 1906 · 5.5 mi away

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Questions about Common District

Is Common District on the National Register of Historic Places?

Yes. It was added on Mar 2, 1990 (Register number 89000754).

Is Common District a National Historic Landmark?

No. It is on the National Register; Massachusetts has 189 National Historic Landmarks. The nearest is Boardman House, 3 miles away.

Can you visit Common District?

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 Common District?

In its National Register nomination, the form that put it on the Register: a 26 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 63791302 · Wikidata. Map tiles © OpenStreetMap contributors.