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Wellington–Castner House

Coordinates: 42°24′22″N 71°13′11″W / 42.40611°N 71.21972°W / 42.40611; -71.21972
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Wellington–Castner House
Wellington–Castner House is located in Massachusetts
Wellington–Castner House
Wellington–Castner House is located in the United States
Wellington–Castner House
Location685 Trapelo Rd.,
Waltham, Massachusetts
Coordinates42°24′22″N 71°13′11″W / 42.40611°N 71.21972°W / 42.40611; -71.21972
Built1902
Architectural styleQueen Anne
MPSWaltham MRA
NRHP reference No.89001511[1]
Added to NRHPSeptember 28, 1989

The Wellington–Castner House is a historic house in Waltham, Massachusetts. The house was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1989.[1]

History

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One of the last houses built on Trapelo Road before the advent of suburban subdivision of the area, it was built for Charles Lowell Wellington in 1902, whose family owned land in the area from the 17th century.

Architecture

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The 2+12-story wood-frame house has simple, vernacular, Queen Anne styling; The house is three bays wide, with a front-facing pedimented gable, and a single-story hip-roofed porch with gable over the stairs, supported by square posts.[2]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. April 15, 2008.
  2. ^ "NRHP nomination for Wellington–Castner House". Commonwealth of Massachusetts. Retrieved 2014-05-02.