Jonathan Wade House, Middlesex Fells Reservation

Name: Jonathan Wade House
Address: Middlesex Fells Reservation, United States

#16 among attractions in Middlesex Fells Reservation

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The Jonathan Wade House is a historic First Period house at 13 Bradlee Road in Medford, Massachusetts. It is one of a handful of houses in the city with brickwork from the 17th century. A brick house is known to have been standing on this site in 1689, when Jonathan Wade, Jr. died. The house was given Georgian styling in the mid-18th century, and was owned for many years in the 19th century by Samuel C. Lawrence, Medford's first mayor. ()

Coordinates: 42°25'8"N, 71°6'39"W

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Medford (Downtown Medford)Middlesex Fells Reservation United States

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

Nearby attractions include: Salem Street Burying Ground, Goddard Chapel, Unitarian Universalist Church of Medford, Ballou Hall.

~910 ftE
Cemetery
Salem Street Burying Ground, Middlesex Fells Reservation
5 min walk • Salem Street Burying Ground is a cemetery located at the intersection of Salem Street and Riverside Avenue in Medford, Massachusetts.
0.9 miSW
Church, Romanesque architecture
Goddard Chapel, Boston
24 min walk • Goddard Chapel, built in 1883, is the main religious building at Tufts University in Medford, Massachusetts. The historic chapel was built in the Lombard Romanesque style.
~1310 ftNW
Church
Unitarian Universalist Church of Medford, Boston
7 min walk • The Unitarian Universalist Church of Medford and The Osgood House are a historic Unitarian Universalist church building and parsonage house at 141 and 147 High Street in Medford, Massachusetts.
0.9 miSW
Italianate architecture
Ballou Hall, Arlington
24 min walk • Ballou Hall is a historic academic building on the campus of Tufts University in Medford, Massachusetts. Built in 1852 and designed by Gridley J.F. Bryant, it was Tufts' first academic building following the university's establishment by a group of Universalists.
~320 ftSW
Bridge
Medford Pipe Bridge, Middlesex Fells Reservation
2 min walk • The Medford Pipe Bridge is a historic plate girder pipeline bridge over the Mystic River, between S. Court St. and the Mystic Valley Parkway in Medford, Massachusetts.
0.9 miSW
Italianate architecture
Packard Hall, Arlington
23 min walk • Packard Hall, originally known as Middle Hall is a historic academic building on the campus of Tufts University in Medford, Massachusetts. Built in 1856, it was Tufts' second building constructed on Walnut Hill following Ballou Hall in 1852. The building currently houses the Department of Political Science.
0.9 miSW
Mountain
Walnut Hill, Arlington
24 min walk • Walnut Hill, located in Medford, Massachusetts, is the geographical home of Tufts University. Walnut Hill itself later became known as College Hill due to the dominant presence of the University.
1.3 miSE
42°24'26"N • 71°5'32"W
Meadow Glen, Boston
32 min walk • Shopping, Shopping centre
~1510 ftW
Church, Romanesque architecture
Grace Episcopal Church, Boston
8 min walk • The Grace Episcopal Church is an Episcopal church designed by noted American architect H. H. Richardson, with a major stained glass window by John LaFarge.
0.5 miS
Museum, History museum, Georgian architecture
Isaac Royall House, Boston
12 min walk • The Isaac Royall House is a historic house located in Medford, Massachusetts, near Tufts University. The historic estate was founded by Bay Colony native Isaac Royall and is recognized as giving a face and life to the history and existence of slave quarters and slavery in Massachusetts.
0.9 miSW
Universities and schools, Art gallery, Museum
Tufts University, Boston
24 min walk • Tufts University is a private research university on the border of Medford and Somerville, Massachusetts. It was founded in 1852 as Tufts College by Christian universalists who sought to provide a nonsectarian institution of higher learning.

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Which popular attractions are close to Jonathan Wade House?

Nearby attractions include Medford Pipe Bridge, Middlesex Fells Reservation (2 min walk), Hillside Avenue Historic District, Middlesex Fells Reservation (4 min walk), Salem Street Burying Ground, Middlesex Fells Reservation (5 min walk), Medford, Boston (6 min walk).

How to get to Jonathan Wade House by public transport?

The nearest stations to Jonathan Wade House:

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West Medford (30 min walk)