Caleb Wiley House

The Caleb Wiley House is a historic house at 125 North Street in Stoneham, Massachusetts. Built c. 1826, this 2+1⁄2-story wood-frame house is one of Stonham's best-preserved late Federal period houses. The house was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1984.[1]

Caleb Wiley House
Caleb Wiley House is located in Massachusetts
Caleb Wiley House
Caleb Wiley House is located in the United States
Caleb Wiley House
Location125 North St., Stoneham, Massachusetts
Coordinates42°29′54″N 71°6′27″W
Built1826
Architectural styleFederal
MPSStoneham MRA
NRHP reference No.84002848 [1]
Added to NRHPApril 13, 1984

Description and history

The Caleb Wiley House is set on the north side of North Street, a major east–west route through residential areas of northwestern Stoneham, amid 20th-century residential houses that are mostly on smaller lots. It is a 2+1⁄2-story wood-frame house, five bays wide, with a side-gable roof, twin rear-wall chimneys, clapboard siding, and a granite foundation. Window and door surrounds are simple, with the second-floor windows butting against the cornice, a typical Federal period feature. Its front door is sheltered by a portico that is early 20th century in appearance, and has flanking sidelight windows.[2] A screen porch is attached to the left side, and a modern addition is attached to the rear.

The house was built about 1826 by Caleb Wiley, at a time when North Street was lined with larger properties mainly in agricultural use. The original 47-acre (19 ha) lot of this house has long since been subdivided into residences, but this property retains mature plantings, and the main house is relatively little-altered since its construction.[2]

See also

References
  1. "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. April 15, 2008.
  2. "NRHP nomination for Caleb Wiley House". Commonwealth of Massachusetts. Retrieved 2014-01-23.
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