House at 6 S. Marble Street
Why it's listed
Built around 1810, this modest house at 6 South Marble Street in Stoneham is a five-bay, one-room-deep, two-story dwelling with clapboard siding, cornerboards and fascia moldings. It rests on an uncoursed granite foundation under a pitched roof. The center entry and windows are simply framed, with 2/2 and 6/6 sash, and a twentieth-century porch shelters the door. The house is considered Stoneham's only intact example of an early nineteenth-century artisan's or worker's home. It stands on a street that once served as the main route from the town center to the Marble Quarry, and it likely housed a quarry worker. It is the only surviving fragment of the town's early marble quarrying industry. South Marble Street remains unimproved, which preserves the character of the early routes. The house retains integrity of location, design, setting, materials and workmanship, and it was listed for its association with local historical patterns under criterion A.
Significance in brief: The nomination calls it Stoneham's only intact early nineteenth-century worker's house and the only surviving fragment of the town's early marble quarrying industry. It is described as retaining integrity of location, design, setting, materials and workmanship. It is cited under criterion A.
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 84002690, listed April 13, 1984. Summary generated October 2026 (model claude-sonnet-5-5, prompt v1.0-2026-10-29, confidence medium).
Key facts
| Address | 6 S. Marble St., Stoneham |
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| County | Middlesex County |
| Listed | April 13, 1984 |
| Reference number | 84002690 |
| Resource type | Building |
| Architectural style | Vernacular |
| Criteria |
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| Areas of significance | Industry |
| Level of significance | Local |
| Status (as stated in the nomination) | Present use is residential; the only major alteration noted is a twentieth-century entry porch. |
| Acreage | 0.2 |
| Coordinates | 42.48004, -71.10531 (NPS GIS) |
What listing means for this property
National Register listing is honorary for a privately owned home: it does not by itself restrict what an owner may do with their own money, and it does not require public access. Restrictions come from local landmark or historic-district ordinances, which are separate (how they differ).
Owner-occupied houses are not eligible for the 20% federal rehabilitation tax credit, which applies to income-producing buildings, but many states offer credits for homeowners. Listing also opens the door to preservation easements and to buying a plaque. Start with what listing means for homeowners, renovating a listed house and selling one.
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 84002690.
- Nomination form (PDF, National Archives) — catalog entry
- Wikipedia article (used for cross-checking only; text not reproduced here)
- Wikidata Q5914450
- This listing as JSON
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