Historic Houses: Melrose, Mass.
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Historic Houses: Melrose, Mass.
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A collection of historic photographs of area houses from the 18th century through to the mid-20th century. Images include examples of many architectural styles from the early homesteads through the Victorian era and later.
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Institution: Melrose Public Library
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Massachusetts--Middlesex (county)--Melrose
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Melrose (Mass.) -- History
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Main Street & Emerson Street: Melrose, Mass. Northwest corner of Main St. and Emerson St., Melrose, Mass. -
The Lynde House: Melrose, Mass. "This house was built about 1675, soon after the commencement of the King Philip war. It stands in the south-western part of the town, near Washington St." -
217 & 211 East Foster Street: Melrose, Mass. 217 & 211 East Foster Street, Melrose, Mass. -
Livermore House: Melrose, Mass. Mary Livermore's house on West Emerson St., Melrose, Mass. -
Vinton House: Melrose, Mass. Vinton House, located at the corner of Vinton and Franklin St., Melrose, Mass. -
Beebe House: Melrose, Mass. Front door of Beebe House, Melrose, Mass. -
Sewall House: Melrose, Mass. Sewall house. Judy Sewall, 216 Lynn Fells Pkwy, Melrose, Mass. Stereo view card. -
The Pendleton Residence: Melrose, Mass. The Pendleton's, 45 Green Street, Melrose, Mass. -
Main Street: Melrose, Mass. Looking down Main St. towards the center from in front of the Old High School. -
East Foster Street: Melrose, Mass. The old home. We moved to Foster Street in 1920 when I was nine. -
92 East Foster Street: Melrose, Mass. Still another view of 92 E. Foster Street. -
92 East Foster Street: Melrose, Mass. Another view of 92 E. Foster Street after it was sold. -
92 East Foster Street: Melrose, Mass. 92 E. Foster Street where we lived from 1920 to 1954. -
67 Sanford Street: Melrose, Mass. 67 Sanford street the earliest home I remember. Whitcomb's house on right. -
Fred McKenney's House: Melrose, Mass. The Fred McKenney's house on Cleveland Street. First friends of Ma and Pa in Melrose. -
Ackinson Residence: Melrose, Mass. Atkinson house located on Foster Street, Melrose, Mass. -
Ackinson House: Melrose, Mass. Atkinson house located on Foster Street, Melrose, Mass. -
Sprague House: Melrose, Mass. The Sprague House located on West Foster Street, Melrose, Mass. -
Towner's Pond: Fred W. and Billy, Melrose, Mass. Two people standing at edge of pond near house on Swain's Pond Avenue. -
Old House, Swains Pond Avenue, Melrose, Mass. Old house located on Swains Pond Avenue. Address unknown. Image taken on a cloudy day at 7:30 a.m. -
Towner's House, Swains Pond Avenue, Melrose, Mass. House located on 287 Swains Pond Avenue. View from rear of the house by pond. Image taken on a clear day at 6:30 a.m. -
250 Grove Street, Melrose, Mass. Photograph of 250 Grove Street from the front. -
House on Emerson Street, Melrose, Mass. House located at 142 East Emerson Avenue. Image taken on a clear day at 6:00pm. -
Dr. [name] Wyoming Avenue East, Melrose, Mass. House located at 22 East Wyoming Street. Image taken on a clear day at 12:20 p.m. -
House on Corner of Emerson Street and Stafford Road, Melrose, Mass. 155 East Emerson Street. Image was taken on a clear day at 4:50 p.m. -
Dr. Flander's House, Melrose, Mass. House located at 97 Bellevue Avenue. Image taken on a clear day. -
Mr. [Shumway's] House, Bellevue Avenue, Melrose, Mass. House located at 26 Bellevue Avenue. Clear day noted on negative sleeve. -
Mr. Rice's Bungalow, Melrose, Mass. House located at 248 Grove St, Melrose, Mass. -
Curtis Marshmallow Factory: Melrose, Mass. Marshmallow Factory was located at 33 Crystal Street, Melrose, Mass. The building was demolished in 1968. -
Curtis Marshmallow Company: Melrose, Mass. Curtis Marshmallow factory from around 1915 was located on Crystal Street across from what is now the tennis courts. -
Old Houghton House: Melrose, Mass. Text written on back: "Old Houghton house - mid-center corner Mt. Vernon St. and Chestnut. Enlargement of photograph MHF_082. Photograph donated from Dorothy Nash on May 31, 1982." -
190 Washington Street: Melrose, Mass. Horse and carriage in front of house on 190 Washington Street, Melrose, Mass. -
Dr. & Mrs. Fred H. Morse House: Melrose, Mass. Text written on back: "Dr. & Mrs. Morse, 482 Main St. (Corner of W. Foster). Torn down when bank was built and lumber used to build house way up on East Foster St. Information given by Miss Russo of Grove St. whose father owned house and sold it to bank." -
Houses Torn Down on Lake Avenue: Melrose, Mass. Text written on back: "Houses torn down formerly belonging to Brown, 31 Lake Ave. and to Campbell 39 Lake Ave. Driver - Att'y Selwyn Lynde of 49 Lake Ave. -
Thomas Lynde Homestead: Melrose, Mass. Pre-1900 view of Thomas Lynde homestead as shown on page 73 of Goss's History of Melrose. -
View of Four Houses: Melrose, Mass. Front view from the street of four houses and one partial house view to the right. Location unknown. -
Italianate House on 64 Vinton Street: Melrose, Mass. Italianate house located at 64 Vinton Street. View from southeast side of the house includes landscape plantings on the the property. The house was built in 1869 and the original owner was Hon. Daniel W. Gooch. -
House Next to Large Rock Formation: Melrose, Mass. House on the west side of Vinton Street next to a large rock formation. The house is a light color with shutters to the left of the rock formation. There is a man facing the camera walking up the street. -
House Located on the Corner of Vinton and North High Street: Melrose, Mass. House with fence is located on the corner of Vinton and North High Street. View of the northwest side of the house. A barn is located to the left with new construction framing between the two buildings. There is a girl standing on the porch and another girl pushing a wheel barrel in front. Sign on side of building reads Private Way, Dangerous Passing. -
House on the corner Vinton and North High Street: Melrose, Mass. House located on the corner of Vinton and North High Street is the Melrose private school run by Miss Snowden for children in kindergaten through grade six. View is of the southwest-side of the school house. This small one-story house with shutters surrounded by a fence no longer exists at this site. -
Carriage house on Vinton Street: Melrose, Mass. Three-story carriage house believed to be located on Vinton Street. The present day house located on 29 Vinton Street was possibly converted from that building. -
Three-story Victorian House: 24 Vinton Street: Melrose, Mass. North-side view of three-story Victorian house on 24 Vinton Street, Melrose, Mass. Man standing on a ladder tending to a window on the left side of the house. -
View of houses on the corner of Vinton Street and North High Street: Melrose, Mass. Close up view of houses on the east side of Vinton Street and North High Street. Snow cover on the ground. -
Three-story House with Wrap-around Porch: 22 Vinton Street: Melrose, Mass. Southwest view of large three-story house with wrap around porch built on a hill with a sloping front yard and stone wall located at 22 Vinton Street, Melrose, Mass. -
Street View of Houses on the Eastside of Vinton Street: Melrose, Mass. Street view of three houses on the eastside Vinton Street on a snowy day in February. The houses are located across the street from 24 Vinton Street, Melrose, Mass. There is a horse pulling a man on a sleigh heading away down the street. -
Street View of Four Houses on the East Side of Vinton Street: Melrose, Mass. Street view of four houses on the eastside of Vinton Street on a snowy day in February. The houses are located across the street from 24 Vinton Street, Melrose, Mass. -
Gothic Style House at 24 Vinton Street: Melrose, Mass. This two-story Gothic-style house is earlier building than the house in image MCA_001. There are five people standing outside, an adult male and female, and three children, two girls and one boy. This house no longer exists on this property. It was replaced first by the house in image MCA_001 and later by the house in image MCA_002. -
Queen Anne Victorian House at 24 Vinton Street: Melrose, Mass. South-side view of a large three-story Queen Anne Victorian house with attached solarium, wrap-around porch, turret and stone wall running the length of property on 24 Vinton Street, Melrose, Mass. This historic house belonged to Charles H. Isburgh from the 1870s until it was sold to Alfred H. Colby in 1902 -
Two-story House at 24 Vinton Street: Melrose, Mass. Panoramic view of the north-side of two-story house on 24 Vinton Street, Melrose, Mass. with trees and lawn appearing in the foreground from across the street: North Cedar Park. -
Two-story House at 24 Vinton Street: Melrose, Mass. Panoramic view of the northeast corner of house in image MCA_001 taken down Vinton Street beyond the corner of Vinton and North Cedar Park. There is a person riding in a buggy hitched to a horse at the corner, and another person walking on the surrounding grounds. Off in the distance is a statue of a large stag with a full rack of antlers on the rocky hill behind the house. See image MCA_013 for a closeup. -
Two-story House with Greenhouse Attached at 24 Vinton Street: Melrose, Mass. Zoomed out shot of south-side view two-story house with greenhouse attached, and rock formation to the left as shown in image MCA_001. The house no longer exists on this property. It was replaced by the larger Queen Anne Victorian house in image MCA_002. -
Queen Anne Victorian House at 24 Vinton Street: Melrose, Mass. South-side view of a large three-story Queen Anne Victorian house with attached solarium, wrap-around porch and turret on 24 Vinton Street, Melrose, Mass. This historic house belonged to Charles H. Isburgh from the 1870s until it was sold to Alfred H. Colby in 1902. -
Two-story House with Greenhouse Attached at 24 Vinton Street: Melrose, Mass. South-side view of two-story house on 24 Vinton Street, Melrose, Mass. This house no longer exists on this property. It was replaced by the larger Queen Anne Victorian house in image MCA_002. -
Ezra Vinton House, 1790: Melrose, Mass. Ezra Vinton house located at 344 Vinton Street in the Melrose Highlands, Mass. -
Thomas Lynde House, 1670: Melrose, Mass. Thomas Lynde House was originally located at 86 Main Street, Melrose, Mass. House demolished in 1956; now the site of Hunt's Photo Store. -
Lynde House, 1690: Melrose, Mass. Lynde House located at 244 Main Street, Melrose, Mass. -
Joseph Lynde House: Melrose, Mass. Built in 1702. Joseph Lynde House located at 409 Lebanon Street, Melrose, Mass. -
Amos Upham House, 1703: Melrose, Mass. Phineas Upham House located at 255 Upham Street, Melrose, Mass. -
Ezra Waite House: Melrose, Mass. Ezra Waite House located on Swain's Pond Avenue, Melrose, Mass.
