Dr. S. O. Richardson House, Wakefield

Name: Dr. S. O. Richardson House
Address: Wakefield, United States

#63 among attractions in Wakefield

Greek Revival architecture

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The Dr. S. O. Richardson House is a historic house at 694 Main Street in Wakefield, Massachusetts. Built in the late 1830s, this wood-frame house is one of the finest Greek Revival houses in Wakefield, and was the home of Dr. Solon O. Richardson, a locally prominent physician and real estate developer. The house was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1989. ()

Built: 1837 (187 years ago)Coordinates: 42°29'43"N, 71°4'9"W

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Wakefield (East Side)Wakefield United States

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Dr. S. O. Richardson House – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Church–Lafayette Streets Historic District, Lucius Beebe Memorial Library, House at 40 Crescent Street, House at 25 Avon Street.

0.8 miNW
Neighbourhood
Church–Lafayette Streets Historic District, Wakefield
21 min walk • The Church–Lafayette Streets Historic District encompasses a well-preserved collection of late 18th- and early 19th-century houses in Wakefield, Massachusetts. It includes properties on Church Street between Common Street and North Avenue, and on Lafayette Street between Common and Church Streets.
0.7 miN
42°30'17"N • 71°4'18"W
Lucius Beebe Memorial Library, Wakefield
17 min walk • Library
0.6 miN
Greek Revival architecture
House at 40 Crescent Street, Wakefield
15 min walk • 40 Crescent Street is a historic house in Wakefield, Massachusetts, and is significant as a particularly fine example of a Greek Revival style house.
0.7 miNW
Shingle style architecture
House at 25 Avon Street, Wakefield
18 min walk • 25 Avon Street is a historic house, and is significant as one of the more elaborate Queen Anne Victorian houses in the town of Wakefield, Massachusetts.
~880 ftN
Greek Revival architecture, Georgian architecture
Michael Sweetser House, Wakefield
5 min walk • The Michael Sweetser House is a historic house at 15 Nahant Street in Wakefield, Massachusetts. The 2 ¹⁄₂-story timber-frame house was built c. 1755 by Michael Sweetser, an early settler of the area.
0.8 miNW
Greek Revival architecture
House at 95 Chestnut Street, Wakefield
22 min walk • 95 Chestnut Street is a historic house located in Wakefield, Massachusetts. It is significant as an example of a well-preserved vernacular Greek Revival style house.
0.8 miN
Neighbourhood
Common District, Wakefield
21 min walk • The Common District encompasses the main civic center of Wakefield, Massachusetts. It is centered on the historic town common, just south of Lake Quannapowitt, which was laid in 1644, when it became the heart of Old Reading.
0.7 miSE
Georgian architecture
Oliver House, Wakefield
19 min walk • The Oliver House, also known as the Smith-Oliver House, is a historic house at 58 Oak Street in Wakefield, Massachusetts. Probably built in the late 18th century, this Federal period house is distinctive for its association with the now-suburban area's agrarian past, and as a two-family residence of the period, with two "Beverly jogs".
0.7 miN
Neighbourhood
Yale Avenue Historic District, Wakefield
18 min walk • The Yale Avenue Historic District is a residential historic district near the center of Wakefield, Massachusetts. It encompasses eight residential properties, all but one of which were developed in the 1860s and 1870s, after the arrival of the railroad in town.
0.6 miS
Georgian architecture
Samuel Gould House, Wakefield
17 min walk • The Samuel Gould House is a historic house at 48 Meriam Street in Wakefield, Massachusetts. Built c. 1735, it is one of the oldest houses in Wakefield, and its only surviving period 1 ¹⁄₂-story gambrel-roofed house.
0.6 miNW
Gothic Revival architecture
Saint Joseph School, Wakefield
16 min walk • Saint Joseph School is a private, Catholic school located on Gould Street in Wakefield, Massachusetts. It serves students from preschool to 8th grade. The two-story Neo-Gothic Revival brick school building was designed by Maginnis & Walsh and was built in 1924.

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Which popular attractions are close to Dr. S. O. Richardson House?

Nearby attractions include Michael Sweetser House, Wakefield (5 min walk), House at 40 Crescent Street, Wakefield (15 min walk), Saint Joseph School, Wakefield (16 min walk), Samuel Gould House, Wakefield (17 min walk).

How to get to Dr. S. O. Richardson House by public transport?

The nearest stations to Dr. S. O. Richardson House:

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Wakefield (15 min walk)
Greenwood (22 min walk)