Thomas W. Jones House

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Thomas W. Jones House
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Location34 Warren St., Stoneham, Massachusetts
Coordinates 42°28′31″N71°6′9″W / 42.47528°N 71.10250°W / 42.47528; -71.10250
Built1878
ArchitectSpencer, John
Architectural styleSecond Empire
MPS Stoneham MRA
NRHP reference No. 84002716 [1]
Added to NRHPApril 13, 1984

The Thomas W. Jones House is a historic house at 34 Warren Street in Stoneham, Massachusetts. It is Stoneham's best preserved Second Empire house, preserving significant external details, and its carriage house. The two-story wood-frame house has a T shape, and features a bracketed porch and cornice, gable screens, paneled pilasters, and oriel windows. The house was built for Thomas W. Jones, who built the last major shoe factory in Stoneham. [2]

The house was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1984. [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. "NRHP nomination for Thomas W. Jones House". Commonwealth of Massachusetts. Retrieved 2014-01-27.