Green, Jonathan, House
Why it's listed
Built around 1720, this house at 63 Perkins Street in Stoneham is a five-bay, center-entry dwelling one room deep and two stories tall under a pitched roof with a center chimney. One-story ells extend from the rear corners. It rests on a granite foundation and has clapboard siding, a boxed cornice, simple corner boards and slightly projecting window architraves. The entry is framed by strip pilasters, a wide frieze board and a projecting lintel. The house faces south with its east end to Perkins Street, once called Green Lane, where several Green family houses stood. It is one of only two Stoneham buildings keeping a nearly intact early eighteenth-century form. It is also linked to a founding family. Jonathan Green came from Malden, and the homestead was occupied in each generation by a Jonathan Green. His son, Captain Jonathan Green (1719-1795), served as town clerk and treasurer and as a delegate to the conventions of 1786 and 1788.
Significance in brief: The house is one of only two structures in Stoneham preserving a nearly intact early eighteenth-century form. It is also tied to the Green family, a founding family that produced many of the town's leaders. It meets criteria B and C.
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 84002627, listed April 13, 1984. Summary generated October 2026 (model claude-sonnet-5-5, prompt v1.0-2026-10-29, confidence medium).
Key facts
| Address | 63 Perkins St., Stoneham |
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| County | Middlesex County |
| Listed | April 13, 1984 |
| Reference number | 84002627 |
| Resource type | Building |
| Architectural style | Colonial Vernacular |
| Criteria |
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| Areas of significance | Politics/Government, Architecture |
| Level of significance | Local |
| Status (as stated in the nomination) | Present use is residential; no major alterations or moves are recorded. |
| Acreage | 0.3 |
| Coordinates | 42.46699, -71.08006 (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.
General information, not legal or tax advice. Rules change; confirm with your State Historic Preservation Office or a qualified adviser.
Sources and further reading
- National Park Service, National Register of Historic Places database (snapshot May 2026), reference 84002627.
- Nomination form (PDF, National Archives) — catalog entry
- Wikipedia article (used for cross-checking only; text not reproduced here)
- Wikidata Q6273261
- This listing as JSON
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