Jonathan Hammond House, Waltham

Name: Jonathan Hammond House
Address: Waltham, United States

#84 among attractions in Waltham

Georgian architecture

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The Jonathan Hammond House is a historic house at 311 Beaver Street in Waltham, Massachusetts. The 2+1⁄2-story wood-frame house was built in 1785 by Jonathan Hammond, member of a prominent local family. The house has transitional late Georgian/early Federal styling, and is one of the more substantial houses of the period to survive in the city. It has also been owned by the Lymans and the Warrens, also locally prominent families. ()

Built: 1785 (239 years ago)Coordinates: 42°23'6"N, 71°13'0"W

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Waltham (Bentley College)Waltham United States

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Jonathan Hammond House – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Stonehurst, Gore Place, New Covenant Church of Cambridge, Lyman Estate.

0.8 miW
Museum, Specialty museum, History museum
Stonehurst, Waltham
20 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.
0.9 miS
Museum, Historical place, History museum
Gore Place, Waltham
24 min walk • Gore Place is a historic country house, now a museum, located at 52 Gore Street, Waltham, Massachusetts. It is owned and operated by the nonprofit Gore Place Society.
0.9 miSW
Church
New Covenant Church of Cambridge, Waltham
25 min walk • New Covenant Church of Cambridge is located in Waltham, Massachusetts. It is a Haitian church and is headed by the Reverend Esther and the Reverend Thomas St. Louis.
0.6 miW
Museum, Garden, Historical place
Lyman Estate, Waltham
16 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.
~1970 ftSW
Bridge
Linden Street Bridge, Waltham
10 min walk • The Linden Street Bridge is a historic bridge on the abandoned Central Massachusetts Railroad over Linden Street in Waltham, Massachusetts.
~1400 ftW
Universities and schools
Bentley University, Waltham
7 min walk • Bentley University is a private university focused on business and located in Waltham, Massachusetts. Founded in 1917 as a school of accounting and finance in Boston's Back Bay neighborhood, Bentley moved to Waltham in 1968.
0.6 miS
Cemetery
Grove Hill Cemetery, Waltham
17 min walk • The Grove Hill Cemetery is a historic cemetery at 290 Main Street in Waltham, Massachusetts. Established in 1703, the cemetery was Waltham's only cemetery until 1857, when Mount Feake Cemetery opened.
0.7 miSW
Georgian architecture
Hager–Mead House, Waltham
19 min walk • The Hager–Mead House is a historic house at 411 Main Street in Waltham, Massachusetts. The 2+1⁄2-story wood-frame house was built in 1795, and is one of the city's small number of 18th-century houses.
0.5 miNE
Neighbourhood
Walter E. Fernald Developmental Center, Waltham
14 min walk • The Walter E. Fernald State School, later the Walter E. Fernald Developmental Center, was the Western hemisphere's oldest publicly funded institution serving people with developmental disabilities.
~1030 ftW
Sport, Sport venue
Bentley Arena, Waltham
5 min walk • The Bentley Arena is an ice hockey arena on the campus of Bentley University in Waltham, Massachusetts. It is home to the Bentley Falcons men's ice hockey program, replacing the previous facility, the John A. Ryan Arena.
0.9 miSW
Greek Revival architecture
Richard Holbrook Houses, Waltham
25 min walk • The Richard Holbrook Houses are a pair of joined historic houses at 29 and 31 Heard Street in Waltham, Massachusetts. Both are 1+1⁄2-story Greek Revival cottages, that once had detailed styling, which has since been lost or sided over.

Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)

Which popular attractions are close to Jonathan Hammond House?

Nearby attractions include Ephraim Hammond House, Waltham (4 min walk), Dunbar–Stearns House, Waltham (7 min walk), Bentley University, Waltham (7 min walk), Linden Street Bridge, Waltham (10 min walk).

How to get to Jonathan Hammond House by public transport?

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Waltham (31 min walk)