House at 269 Green Street
Why it's listed
This clapboard cottage at 269 Green Street in Stoneham dates to about 1840 and is a Greek Revival house with an unusual porch arrangement. The front slope of the roof extends over a cutaway facade to form a full porch, supported by squared Tuscan-style posts beneath a wide paneled frieze. The house keeps the five-bay, center-entry plan of earlier houses but adds stylish touches such as corner pilasters and an entry framed by three-quarter-length sidelights on paneled bases. Windows hold two-over-two sash. Changes are limited to an asphalt roof and the removal of the north chimney. The house sits close to Green Street, faces west, and is surrounded by twentieth-century homes. It was judged the best preserved of a small group of Greek Revival cottages with porches formed by extended front roofs, others being the Silas Deane House and 69 Green Street. Its original owners are unknown. It was listed for its architectural value under criterion C.
Significance in brief: The nomination calls it one of Stoneham's best preserved traditional Greek Revival cottages and a locally important example of the type with an integral front porch. Its front roof slope extends over a cutaway facade to form a porch. It is described as the best preserved of a small number of such cottages and meets criterion 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 84002682, listed April 13, 1984. Summary generated October 2026 (model claude-sonnet-5-5, prompt v1.0-2026-10-29, confidence medium).
Key facts
| Address | 269 Green St., Stoneham |
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| County | Middlesex County |
| Listed | April 13, 1984 |
| Reference number | 84002682 |
| Resource type | Building |
| Architectural style | Greek Revival |
| Criteria |
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| Areas of significance | Architecture |
| Level of significance | Local |
| Status (as stated in the nomination) | Still in residential use. Alterations include an asphalt roof and removal of the north chimney. |
| Acreage | 0.1 |
| Coordinates | 42.48042, -71.08428 (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 84002682.
- Nomination form (PDF, National Archives) — catalog entry
- Wikipedia article (used for cross-checking only; text not reproduced here)
- Wikidata Q5914185
- This listing as JSON
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