Josiah Beard House

The Josiah Beard House is a historic house at 70 School Street in Waltham, Massachusetts. Built about 1844, it is a well-preserved local example of a side-hall Greek Revival house. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1989.[1]

Josiah Beard House
Josiah Beard House
Location70 School St., Waltham, Massachusetts
Coordinates42°22′40″N 71°14′3″W
Arealess than one acre
Built1844 (1844)
Architectural styleGreek Revival
MPSWaltham MRA
NRHP reference No.89001529[1]
Added to NRHPSeptember 28, 1989

Description and history

The Josiah Beard House stands near the center of Waltham, on the south side of School Street just east of its junction with Church Street. It is a 2-1/2 story wood frame structure, with a gable roof and clapboarded exterior. It has paneled corner boards with a distinctive spade detail at the top, a full entablature, and a fully pedimented gable end. The main facade is three bays wide, with the entrance in the leftmost bay. Its single story porch is supported by fluted Doric columns, and runs across the front of the house and partway along the right side.[2]

The 2-1/2 story wood frame house was built in 1844, and is a well-preserved local example of Greek Revival styling. Joseph Beard, the probable builder, was prominent in local politics, and may have played a role in the invention of the bottle cap. He served as a town selectman, and as a representative in the state legislature. A later owner of the building moved it to its present location in 1888; it originally faced School Street on a large lot, and was moved within the lot to facilitate its subdivision.[2]

See also

References
  1. "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. April 15, 2008.
  2. "NRHP nomination for Josiah Beard House". Commonwealth of Massachusetts. Retrieved 2014-04-24.
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