{"nrhp_refnum":"89000719","name":"Wakefield Upper Depot","other_names":[],"category":"building","location":{"address":"27--29 Tuttle St.","address_restricted":false,"city":"Wakefield","county":"Middlesex County","state":"MA","lat":42.50218778900006,"lon":-71.07574948599995,"geom_source":"nps_gis"},"listed_date":"1989-07-06","is_nhl":false,"nhl_designated_date":null,"areas_of_significance":["Industry","Architecture"],"significance_levels":["local"],"summary":{"what_it_is":"A 1 1/2 story brick railroad depot at 27-29 Tuttle Street in Wakefield, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, built around 1889 in the Panel Brick style.","why_significant":"It is one of two railroad depots remaining in downtown Wakefield and served as a main station for the town center. It is a well-preserved example of the unusual Panel Brick style. It also reflects the growth of Wakefield after the railroad arrived in 1845.","narrative":"Built around 1889 at 27-29 Tuttle Street, this brick depot in Wakefield, Massachusetts, once served as a main railroad station near the town center. It is a 1 1/2 story rectangular building under a gable roof, with projecting gabled pavilions on the east and west sides and angled one-story bays on the east. The Panel Brick style is most visible in the end-wall chimneys, where brickwork is laid in panels and corbelling to form geometric designs. A corbelled stringcourse circles the building, and rough-cut granite lintels, sills and watertable add texture. A fire in 1975 destroyed the canopy and led to a rebuilt roof, but the building remains in excellent condition and now holds offices. Its importance lies in the railroad's arrival in 1845, arranged with help from Dr. Thaddeus Spaulding, which spurred industry and brought commuters to Boston. By 1893 the Boston & Maine ran 60 trains a day from Wakefield stations. It is one of two depots left downtown.","period_of_significance":null,"architect_builder":null,"architectural_style":"Panel Brick","criteria":["A","C"],"status_note":"Condition is listed as excellent and the present use is offices. The roof was replaced and the canopy lost in a fire in 1975.","vacant_flag":false,"machine_generated":true,"model":"claude-sonnet-5-5","prompt_version":"v1.0-2026-10-29","generated_at":"2026-10-29 02:13:01.354361-05","source_pdf":"https://s3.amazonaws.com/NARAprodstorage/opastorage/live/97/7921/63792197/content/electronic-records/rg-079/NPS_MA/89000719.pdf"},"photo":{"url_800":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/89000719/acd68b05b5-800.webp","url_1600":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/89000719/acd68b05b5-1600.webp","licence":"CC BY-SA 4.0","author":"Pi.1415926535","credit_html":"<a href=\"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Wakefield_station_from_Tuttle_Street_(1),_August_2022.JPG\" rel=\"noopener\">Pi.1415926535</a>, <a href=\"https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0\" rel=\"license noopener\">CC BY-SA 4.0</a>, via Wikimedia Commons","source_page":"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Wakefield_station_from_Tuttle_Street_(1),_August_2022.JPG"},"district":null,"sources":{"nps_snapshot_date":"2026-05-22","nara_catalog":"https://catalog.archives.gov/id/63792197","wikipedia":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wakefield_station_(MBTA)","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q7961033"},"indexable":true,"url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/massachusetts/middlesex-county/wakefield-upper-depot-89000719/"}