The Walcott-Whitney House is a historic late First Period house in Stow, Massachusetts. It is a 2+1⁄2-story timber-frame house, five bays wide, with a side gable roof, clapboard siding, and a large central chimney. A leanto extends to the rear, giving it a saltbox profile. The front facade is asymmetrical, with a roughly centered entrance that has a Federal period surround of sidelights, pilasters, and entablature with cornice. The house was built c. 1720–30, and is a well-preserved example of the period. It is particularly noted for its well-preserved front staircase.[2]
Walcott-Whitney House | |
 Walcott-Whitney House | |
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| Location | 137 Tuttle Lane, Stow, Massachusetts |
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| Coordinates | 42°27′5″N 71°29′10″W / 42.45139°N 71.48611°W |
| Architectural style | Colonial |
| MPS | First Period Buildings of Eastern Massachusetts TR |
| NRHP reference No. | 90000183[1] |
| Added to NRHP | March 9, 1990 |
The house was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1990.[1]
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edit- ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. April 15, 2008.
- ^ "NRHP nomination for Walcott-Whitney House". Commonwealth of Massachusetts. Retrieved 2014-05-05.