Jones, John, House
Why it's listed
Built in 1874 at 1 Winthrop Street in Stoneham, this two-story Italianate house was the home of John Jones, a shoeman. It has a three-bay facade with a center entry flanked by bay windows, a pitched roof with twin interior chimneys, and clapboard siding with narrow corner boards, a frieze and a raking cornice. Windows have simple frames and 2/2 sash, and a porch with a decorative rail connects the two bay windows. The house faces south at the intersection of Wright and Warren streets in a quiet late nineteenth-century neighborhood. It was listed because it is Stoneham's best preserved example of the traditional Italianate form. The gable-roofed, tripartite bay-front house type appears in several versions around town, and this is the best preserved. The form records no major alterations, no outbuildings and no move, and finds that it keeps its integrity of location, design, setting, materials and workmanship. The architect is unknown.
Significance in brief: The nomination calls it Stoneham's best preserved example of a traditional Italianate house with a three-bay facade, a center entry and flanking bay windows. It retains integrity of location, design, setting, materials and workmanship. It is also associated with a local shoe manufacturer. It is listed under 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 84002708, listed April 13, 1984. Summary generated October 2026 (model claude-sonnet-5-5, prompt v1.0-2026-10-29, confidence medium).
Key facts
| Address | 1 Winthrop St., Stoneham |
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| County | Middlesex County |
| Listed | April 13, 1984 |
| Reference number | 84002708 |
| Resource type | Building |
| Architectural style | Italianate |
| Criteria |
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| Areas of significance | Architecture |
| Level of significance | Local |
| Status (as stated in the nomination) | Present use is residential; the form reports no major alterations, no outbuildings and no move. |
| Acreage | 0.1 |
| Coordinates | 42.47576, -71.10261 (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 84002708.
- Nomination form (PDF, National Archives) — catalog entry
- Wikipedia article (used for cross-checking only; text not reproduced here)
- Wikidata Q6242059
- This listing as JSON
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