Top Posts-March 2026

49 Maple Street – The William Harlow Pond House

William H Pond purchased this property with the buildings there on from Joseph Day and George B. Talbot in 1858. This property is most likely one of the spec houses … Continue reading 49 Maple Street – The William Harlow Pond House
54 Maple Street – The Elbridge Shumway House

Elbridge Shumway bought this property with the house there on in 1860 from Joseph Day and George B. Talbot. This Greek Revival house seems to be one of the spec … Continue reading 54 Maple Street – The Elbridge Shumway House
Queen Anne

The Queen Anne style was prevalent from 1880 to 1910 and is an exuberant style. The asymmetrical forms are emphasized by bay windows, towers, insets, projections, and porches. Roof lines … Continue reading Queen Anne
25 Beacon St. – The William W. & Eliza M. (Blake) Dexter House

It appears this Queen Anne style house was built by William Dexter around 1898/99. The land had been part of the Cragin Estate and was bought by William’s daughter Nellie … Continue reading 25 Beacon St. – The William W. & Eliza M. (Blake) Dexter House
100 Cottage Street – The Henry B Mylod House

Henry B. Mylod bought his ¼ of an acre house lot on the corner of Vernon and Nichols Streets in June of 1884 from George L. Rhodes. (Rhodes purchased the … Continue reading 100 Cottage Street – The Henry B Mylod House
132-142 Vernon Street – Stockbridge Row

Augustus P. Stockbridge built this Queen Anne style row house around 1890. This row house does not appear in the 1888 Bird’s Eye View map of Norwood, but does appear … Continue reading 132-142 Vernon Street – Stockbridge Row
115 Nichols Street – The Frank A. Fales House

One early map of this corner of Nichols and Winter Streets indicates that Frank Bateman had his home here, but from tracing ownership deeds, Frank always owned the property located … Continue reading 115 Nichols Street – The Frank A. Fales House
179 Winter Street – The Elmer H. Baker House

In 1889, P. Howard Baker of Sharon bought this property from Martha S. Day. She notes she inherited it as part of her father’s estate. This ownership makes sense because … Continue reading 179 Winter Street – The Elmer H. Baker House
25 Beech Street – The Erwin A Bigelow/George Lepper House

Catherine Bigelow, wife of L. Waldo Bigelow, bought this lot of land in 1887 from Charles W Gay, it would have been soon after that that, about 1890, that the … Continue reading 25 Beech Street – The Erwin A Bigelow/George Lepper House
92 Day Street – The J. Martin Winslow House

J. Martin Winslow bought this house lot in 1885 from Joseph Day’s estate. Day acquired the land in 1866. Winslow built his Queen Anne-style home around 1886. The house sits … Continue reading 92 Day Street – The J. Martin Winslow House