Green, Deacon Daniel, House
Why it's listed
Located at 747 Main Street in Wakefield, this shingled dwelling faces east at the edge of Crystal Lake. Dated c. 1750-1785 by a plaque, it is 2½ stories tall, three bays wide, with a gable roof and a narrow boxed cornice without returns, a feature common in Wakefield only during the Georgian and early Federal periods. Window surrounds with simple molding remain, the windows are small, reflecting the early date, and one small interior chimney survives. The door surround has been lost, and a c. 1880 addition stands on the north. It is one of the few surviving early Federal style 3/4 houses in Wakefield. Deacon Daniel Green, born in 1733, moved here in 1785 from Stoneham, where he had been a selectman, town treasurer and church deacon. He served a year as a selectman in South Reading. His family had settled the area south of Crystal Lake, later known as Greenwood, before 1700.
Significance in brief: The house is an early Federal style 3/4 house, one of only a few surviving examples in Wakefield. It retains integrity of location, setting, design, materials, workmanship, feeling and association. It is also tied to Deacon Daniel Green, who moved in in 1785 and came from the Green family that settled the Greenwood area.
Machine-generated summary. This summary was generated by a language model from the official nomination document and has not been reviewed line by line by an editor. It may contain errors. Check the source document before relying on any detail. Source: nomination document (PDF) · National Archives catalog entry. NRHP reference 89000706, listed July 6, 1989. Summary generated October 2026 (model claude-sonnet-5-5, prompt v1.0-2026-10-29, confidence medium).
Key facts
| Address | 747 Main St., Wakefield |
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| County | Middlesex County |
| Listed | July 6, 1989 |
| Reference number | 89000706 |
| Resource type | Building |
| Architectural style | Federal |
| Criteria |
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| Areas of significance | Architecture |
| Level of significance | Local |
| Status (as stated in the nomination) | Present use is dwelling; condition described as fair. |
| Acreage | 0.9 |
| Coordinates | 42.49150, -71.06907 (NPS GIS) |
What listing means for this property
For a publicly owned building or structure, listing mainly matters when federal funds, permits or licences are involved: projects then go through Section 106 review so effects on the property are considered. Listing also strengthens applications for preservation grants and, for leased income-producing uses, can enable the federal rehabilitation tax credit.
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Sources and further reading
- National Park Service, National Register of Historic Places database (snapshot May 2026), reference 89000706.
- Nomination form (PDF, National Archives) — catalog entry
- Wikipedia article (used for cross-checking only; text not reproduced here)
- Wikidata Q5245020
- This listing as JSON
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