Maria Bassett House, Arlington

Name: Maria Bassett House
Address: Arlington, United States

#117 among attractions in Arlington

Neo-renaissance architecture

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Facts and practical information

The Maria Bassett House is a historic house in Arlington, Massachusetts. Built c. 1850–70, it is one of the oldest houses in northwestern Arlington, and a particularly grand example of Italianate architecture. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1985. ()

Built: 1850 (175 years ago)Coordinates: 42°25'40"N, 71°9'14"W

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Arlington (Arlington Center)Arlington United States

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Maria Bassett House – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Cyrus Dallin Art Museum, Jason Russell House, Uncle Sam Memorial Statue, Baptist Society Meeting House.

0.8 miS
Museum, Greek Revival architecture, Art museum
Cyrus Dallin Art Museum, Arlington
22 min walk • The Cyrus Dallin Art Museum in Arlington, Massachusetts, United States is dedicated to displaying the artworks and documentation of American sculptor, educator, and Indigenous rights activist Cyrus Dallin, who lived and worked in the town for over 40 years.
0.8 miS
Museum, Historical place, History museum
Jason Russell House, Arlington
22 min walk • The Jason Russell House is a historic house in Arlington, Massachusetts, the site of the bloodiest fighting on the first day of the American Revolutionary War, April 19, 1775.
0.8 miS
Monuments and statues
Uncle Sam Memorial Statue, Arlington
22 min walk • The Uncle Sam Memorial Statue is a statue commemorating Samuel Wilson, perhaps the original Uncle Sam, near his birthplace in the center of Arlington, Massachusetts, United States. It was sculpted by Theodore Cotillo Barbarossa.
1 miSW
Church
Baptist Society Meeting House, Arlington
25 min walk • The Baptist Society Meeting House is a historic former Baptist meeting house in Arlington, Massachusetts. Built in 1790, it is the town's oldest surviving church building.
0.8 miS
Church, Greek Revival architecture, Neo-renaissance architecture
Highrock Church, Arlington
21 min walk • Highrock Church is an Evangelical Covenant Church congregation located in Arlington, Massachusetts. Founded in 1999, it occupies the former Saint Athanasius Greek Orthodox Church at 735 Massachusetts Avenue in the town center.
0.9 miS
Church
First Parish Church, Arlington
22 min walk • First Parish Church in Arlington, Massachusetts is a Unitarian-Universalist congregation, which was founded in 1678 as First Parish in West Cambridge. It merged with the Arlington Universalist Congregation in 1962.
0.9 miNE
Museum, History museum
Shepherd Brooks Estate, Boston
23 min walk • The Shepherd Brooks Estate is an historic property at 275 Grove Street in Medford, Massachusetts. The 82-acre property is owned by the city of Medford, and managed by a trust established to preserve the property.
1 miS
Church
Pleasant Street Congregational Church, Arlington
25 min walk • The Pleasant Street Congregational Church is an historic Congregational church at 75 Pleasant Street in Arlington, Massachusetts.
~1690 ftNE
Dam
Mystic Dam, Arlington
9 min walk • The Mystic Dam are a historic dam and gatehouse between Lower and Upper Mystic Lakes in the suburbs north of Boston, Massachusetts. The dam was built in 1864–65 by the Charlestown Water Commission as part of a water supply system.
0.8 miS
42°24'57"N • 71°9'18"W
Robbins Library, Arlington
22 min walk • Historical place, Library
1 miS
Shingle style architecture
Henry Swan House, Arlington
26 min walk • The Henry Swan House is a historic house in Arlington, Massachusetts. The 2 ¹⁄₂-story wood-frame house was built in 1888 by Henry Swan, a Boston poultry dealer who was also active in local politics.

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Which popular attractions are close to Maria Bassett House?

Nearby attractions include Stephen Symmes Jr. House, Arlington (6 min walk), Mystic Dam, Arlington (9 min walk), Highrock Church, Arlington (21 min walk), Uncle Sam Memorial Statue, Arlington (22 min walk).

How to get to Maria Bassett House by public transport?

The nearest stations to Maria Bassett House:

Train

West Medford (29 min walk)
Wedgemere (35 min walk)