Lord's Castle

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Lord's Castle
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Location211 Hammond St.,
Waltham, Massachusetts
Coordinates 42°23′1″N71°14′50″W / 42.38361°N 71.24722°W / 42.38361; -71.24722
Built1886
ArchitectRufus E. Lord
MPS Waltham MRA
NRHP reference No. 89001567 [1]
Added to NRHPSeptember 28, 1989

Lord's Castle is a historic house at 211 Hammond Street in Waltham, Massachusetts.

Rufus Lord built the home in 1886 on property purchased from Oel Farnsworth. Lord, who owned a prominent construction business in Waltham, was known for his work on the Company F State Armory at Sharon and Curtis Streets. [2]

The 2+1⁄2-story masonry house was built as a private residence inspired by Norman castles. Its most prominent feature is a large three-story circular tower with extensive corbelling and crenellations, details that are repeated on the main block of the house. It reportedly took Lord ten years to complete. [3]

The house was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1989. [1]

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References

  1. 1 2 "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places . National Park Service. April 15, 2008.
  2. ↑ Mannon, Melissa. Images of America: Waltham. Charleston, SC: Arcadia Publishing, 1998: 102. ISBN   978-0-7385-6482-1
  3. ↑ "NRHP nomination for Lord's Castle". Commonwealth of Massachusetts. Retrieved April 28, 2014.
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