Prentiss-Payson House, Arlington

Name: Prentiss-Payson House
Address: Arlington, United States

#80 among attractions in Arlington

Greek Revival architecture

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Facts and practical information

The Prentiss-Payson House is a historic house in Arlington, Massachusetts. This 2+1⁄2-story clapboarded wood-frame house was built in 1856 for two women named Prentiss and Payson. Its massing and some of its styling is Italianate, but the front door surround, with sidelight and transom windows, pilasters, and triangular pediment, is distinctly Greek Revival in character. A later resident was Prentiss Payson, organist at a local church and a music teacher. ()

Built: 1856 (168 years ago)Coordinates: 42°24'25"N, 71°9'43"W

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Arlington (Arlington Center)Arlington United States

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Day trips

Prentiss-Payson House – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Calvary Methodist Church, Cyrus Dallin Art Museum, Spy Pond, Jason Russell House.

0.8 miE
Church
Calvary Methodist Church, Arlington
20 min walk • Calvary Methodist Church is a historic Methodist church building at 300 Massachusetts Avenue in Arlington, Massachusetts. Built in 1919-23, the building is a near replica of Boston's Kings Chapel, executed in wood.
0.8 miNE
Museum, Greek Revival architecture, Art museum
Cyrus Dallin Art Museum, Arlington
20 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.
~1950 ftE
Nature, Natural attraction, Lake
Spy Pond, Arlington
10 min walk • Spy Pond, also known as Spie Pond in the 17th & 18th centuries, is a 103-acre kettle hole pond located near the heart of Arlington, Massachusetts, adjacent to the Minuteman Bikeway.
0.7 miN
Museum, Historical place, History museum
Jason Russell House, Arlington
17 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 miNE
Monuments and statues
Uncle Sam Memorial Statue, Arlington
20 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 miE
Concerts and shows, Theater, Cinema
Capitol Theater Building, Arlington
26 min walk • The Capitol Theater Building is a historic mixed commercial, residential, and theatrical building at 202–208 Massachusetts Avenue in Arlington, Massachusetts.
0.7 miN
Church, Greek Revival architecture, Neo-renaissance architecture
Highrock Church, Arlington
19 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.
0.7 miNE
Church
First Parish Church, Arlington
19 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.
0.8 miNW
42°24'49"N • 71°10'33"W
Friends of Robbins Farm Park, Arlington
22 min walk • Playground, Park
0.6 miNE
Church
Pleasant Street Congregational Church, Arlington
15 min walk • The Pleasant Street Congregational Church is an historic Congregational church at 75 Pleasant Street in Arlington, Massachusetts.
~250 ftW
Church
First Parish Church Parsonage, Arlington
2 min walk • The First Parish Church Parsonage is a historic parsonage in Arlington, Massachusetts. The two story wood-frame house was built c. 1855 by Nathan Pratt, a wealthy local citizen.

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Which popular attractions are close to Prentiss-Payson House?

Nearby attractions include First Parish Church Parsonage, Arlington (2 min walk), Call-Bartlett House, Arlington (3 min walk), Spy Pond, Arlington (10 min walk), Pleasant Street Congregational Church, Arlington (15 min walk).

How to get to Prentiss-Payson House by public transport?

The nearest stations to Prentiss-Payson House:

Bus

Pleasant St @ Gould Rd • Lines: 67 (5 min walk)
Alewife (33 min walk)

Train

Belmont (27 min walk)

Metro

Alewife • Lines: Red (34 min walk)