Stewart, Henry, House
Why it's listed
Standing on a prominent corner lot at Beaver and Linden Streets in Waltham, this brick and half-timbered house was built between 1900 and 1911 as the gardener's residence for Cedar Hill, the estate of Cornelia Otis Warren. The T-plan building rises two and a half stories to a slate gable roof. Its projecting brick ends finish in curved Flemish gables with heavy beltcourses and cast iron ties, while the stem of the T is half-timbered at the second story. Paired and tripled multi-pane windows, a one-story brick entry porch and tall multi-pot chimneys complete the design. By 1915 Henry Stewart, the estate's gardener, lived here, and by 1939 he was listed as a commercial florist at the address. The Warren estate once covered about 200 acres on both sides of Beaver Street before passing to the Girl Scouts in the 1920s. The house is valued as Waltham's finest Jacobethan example and as a reminder of the city's country estate tradition.
Significance in brief: The nomination argues the house is Waltham's finest example of the Jacobethan style and one of the finest in the Boston area. It is also tied to Waltham's tradition of great country estates, since it housed the gardener of the Cedar Hill estate. It is argued to meet criteria A 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 89001553, listed September 28, 1989. Summary generated October 2026 (model claude-sonnet-5-5, prompt v1.0-2026-10-29, confidence high).
Key facts
| Address | 294 Linden St., Waltham |
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| County | Middlesex County |
| Listed | September 28, 1989 |
| Reference number | 89001553 |
| Resource type | Building |
| Architectural style | Jacobethan |
| Criteria |
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| Areas of significance | Community Planning and Development, Architecture |
| Level of significance | Local |
| Status (as stated in the nomination) | Present use is residential; condition is good and no major alterations are recorded. |
| Acreage | 0.3 |
| Coordinates | 42.38473, -71.21679 (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 89001553.
- Nomination form (PDF, National Archives) — catalog entry
- Wikipedia article (used for cross-checking only; text not reproduced here)
- Wikidata Q5728730
- This listing as JSON
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