Stephen Symmes Jr. House, Arlington

Name: Stephen Symmes Jr. House
Address: Arlington, United States

#122 among attractions in Arlington

Greek Revival architecture

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The Stephen Symmes Jr. House is a historic house in Arlington, Massachusetts. It is built on land that was held in the Symmes family since 1703, when it was purchased from a Native American. Although it has been claimed to date to 1746, the house was probably built in 1841, and may incorporate parts of an older building within it. The building is one of the finest examples of Greek Revival architecture in Arlington, with a pillared porch on two sides. The house is notable for its association with Stephen Symmes Jr. who bequeathed this property to the town for use as a hospital. ()

Built: 1841 (183 years ago)Coordinates: 42°25'49"N, 71°9'23"W

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Arlington (Arlington Center)Arlington United States

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Stephen Symmes Jr. 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.

1 miS
Museum, Greek Revival architecture, Art museum
Cyrus Dallin Art Museum, Arlington
27 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.
1 miS
Museum, Historical place, History museum
Jason Russell House, Arlington
26 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.
1 miS
Monuments and statues
Uncle Sam Memorial Statue, Arlington
26 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.
0.9 miS
Church, Greek Revival architecture, Neo-renaissance architecture
Highrock Church, Arlington
25 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.
1 miS
Church
First Parish Church, Arlington
27 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 miE
Museum, History museum
Shepherd Brooks Estate, Boston
24 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.
0.4 miE
Dam
Mystic Dam, Arlington
10 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.
1 miS
42°24'57"N • 71°9'18"W
Robbins Library, Arlington
26 min walk • Historical place, Library
~1140 ftSE
Neo-renaissance architecture
Maria Bassett House, Arlington
6 min walk • 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.

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Which popular attractions are close to Stephen Symmes Jr. House?

Nearby attractions include Maria Bassett House, Arlington (6 min walk), Mystic Dam, Arlington (10 min walk), Shepherd Brooks Estate, Boston (24 min walk).

How to get to Stephen Symmes Jr. House by public transport?

The nearest stations to Stephen Symmes Jr. House:

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Wedgemere (33 min walk)
West Medford (34 min walk)