House at 21 Chestnut Street

Wakefield, United States

Exterior only

Visible from the street; the inside is private.

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Heritage registerNational Register of Historic Places↗

The House at 21 Chestnut Street in Wakefield, Massachusetts, is one of the town's best-preserved Italianate residences. Built around 1855 to a design by local architect John Stevens, the house exemplifies the Italianate style that flourished in mid-nineteenth-century New England. It served for many years as the home of Ruth Woodbury, a local historian, and was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1989.