Padilla Beard House

Padilla Beard House
Location 18 Maple St., Stoneham, Massachusetts
Coordinates 42°28′35″N 71°6′11″W / 42.47639°N 71.10306°WCoordinates: 42°28′35″N 71°6′11″W / 42.47639°N 71.10306°W
Built 1850
Architectural style Greek Revival
Governing body Private
MPS Stoneham MRA
NRHP Reference #

84002507

[1]
Added to NRHP April 13, 1984

The Padilla Beard House is a historic house at 18 Maple Street in Stoneham, Massachusetts. The relatively plain Greek Revival house was built c. 1850 for Padilla Beard, the first coach driver on the stage line connecting Boston and Reading. Beard stabled the horses in a separate building (now 26 Wright Street). When the line was replaced by the railroad, Beard became a conductor.[2]

The house was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1984.[1] It has lost some of its Greek Revival features (notably the corner pilasters) due to the application of siding since its listing (see photo).

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References

  1. 1.0 1.1 "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. 2008-04-15.
  2. "NRHP nomination for Padilla Beard House". Commonwealth of Massachusetts. Retrieved 2014-01-22.