William Wellington House

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William Wellington House
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Location735 Trapelo Rd.,
Waltham, Massachusetts
Coordinates 42°24′24″N71°13′13″W / 42.40667°N 71.22028°W / 42.40667; -71.22028
Built1779
Architectural styleFederal
MPS Waltham MRA
NRHP reference No. 89001512 [1]
Added to NRHPSeptember 28, 1989

The William Wellington House is a historic house in Waltham, Massachusetts. It was built in 1779 and added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1989. [1] The house stayed in two families until somewhere around 1930 when it was acquired by Middlesex County Hospital. Prior to renovations, it had been abandoned for over 20 years. [2]

The home was purchased as part of a development of condominiums nearby now known as "Wellington Crossing". The developers donated the house along with $100,000 for its renovations to the city of Waltham in 2005. [3] Renovations of the exterior were undertaken after some $367,000 were raised by the Waltham Historical Commission. [2] Archie Bennett, director of the commission, said that William Wellington and his family were among the founding families of Waltham and that their Georgian home deserved attention. [2]

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  1. 1 2 "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places . National Park Service. April 15, 2008.
  2. 1 2 3 Conn, Richard. "Repairing Waltham's 'architectural gem'", Daily News Tribune. August 19, 2008.
  3. ↑ "Kirkbride Buildings forum". Kirkbride Buildings. Kirkbride Buildings. June 12, 2005.


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