Amos Stearns House, Waltham

Name: Amos Stearns House
Address: Waltham, United States

#95 among attractions in Waltham

Greek Revival architecture

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The Amos Stearns House is a historic house in Waltham, Massachusetts. Built c. 1845, this 2+1⁄2-story wood-frame former farmhouse is a reminder of Trapelo Road's agricultural past. It has well-kept Greek Revival styling, including corner pilasters and an entablature with dentil moulding. A single-story porch wraps across the front and along one side; it has a similar entablature with dentil work. The house stands on property that was in the Stearns family from 1782 to 1941. ()

Built: 1845 (179 years ago)Coordinates: 42°24'42"N, 71°14'12"W

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Waltham (North Waltham)Waltham United States

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Day trips

Amos Stearns House – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Burlington Mall, Fitchburg Cutoff, Oakley Country Club, Stonehurst.

5 miN
Shopping, Shopping centre
Burlington Mall, Burlington
128 min walk • Burlington Mall is a shopping mall located in Burlington, Massachusetts. It was opened in 1968. As of 2022, the mall currently features Primark, Nordstrom, and Macy's, the mall currently includes retailers Fabletics, Madewell, Tory Burch, Burberry, and Kate Spade New York.
5.3 miE
Cycling, Bike path, Park
Fitchburg Cutoff, Boston
136 min walk • The Fitchburg Cutoff was a rail line running 2.8 miles from Brighton Street in Belmont, Massachusetts to Somerville Junction in Somerville, Massachusetts. It was constructed in two segments in 1870 and 1881; passenger service lasted until 1927.
4.2 miSE
Golf
Oakley Country Club, Watertown
107 min walk • The Oakley Country Club is a private 18 hole golf club located in Watertown, Massachusetts. It was founded in 1898 and has served Bobby Jones and Donald Ross.
1.7 miS
Museum, Specialty museum, History museum
Stonehurst, Waltham
43 min walk • The Robert Treat Paine Estate, known as Stonehurst, is a country house set on 109 acres in Waltham, Massachusetts. It was designed for philanthropist Robert Treat Paine in a collaboration between architect Henry Hobson Richardson and landscape architect Frederick Law Olmsted. It is located at 100 Robert Treat Paine Drive.
4.8 miE
Concerts and shows, Theater, Cinema
Capitol Theater Building, Arlington
123 min walk • The Capitol Theater Building is a historic mixed commercial, residential, and theatrical building at 202–208 Massachusetts Avenue in Arlington, Massachusetts.
2 miS
Museum, Garden, Historical place
Lyman Estate, Waltham
52 min walk • The Lyman Estate, also known as The Vale, is a historic country house located in Waltham, Massachusetts, United States. It is now owned by the nonprofit Historic New England organization.
5 miSE
Performing arts
Arsenal Center for the Arts, Watertown
128 min walk • The Dorothy and Charles Mosesian Center for the Arts is a community arts center located in Watertown, Massachusetts, United States, on the former property of the Watertown Arsenal.
1.2 miN
Park
Franklin School, Lexington
32 min walk • The Franklin School is a historic former school building at 7 Stedman Rd. in Lexington, Massachusetts. Built in 1931, it is the only school built by the town in the period of the Great Depression.
4.4 miS
42°21'6"N • 71°12'24"W
The Paint Bar, Newton
113 min walk • Museum, Nightlife, Paint and pottery studios
4.5 miS
42°20'49"N • 71°14'57"W
Turtle Lane Playhouse, Newton
116 min walk • Concerts and shows, Theater
0.6 miNW
Modernist architecture
Five Fields, Lexington
15 min walk • Five Fields is a modernist residential neighborhood in Lexington, Massachusetts developed starting in 1951. It consists of 68 half-acre lots with modernist houses on an 80-acre site designed by...