Williams-Linscott House

Stoneham, United States

Exterior only

Visible from the street; the inside is private.

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Heritage registerNational Register of Historic Places↗

The Williams–Linscott House stood at 357 William Street in Stoneham, Massachusetts, as a palimpsest of American domestic architecture spanning nearly three centuries. The oldest section dated to approximately 1712 as a First Period four-room, two-story structure built around a central chimney. During the Federal period in the 18th century, the house underwent substantial renovation—the center chimney was replaced with smaller side chimneys and four additional rooms were constructed to the front of the original structure. Around 1850, prosperous farmer Micah Williams transformed it again in the then-fashionable Italianate style, layering Renaissance Revival elements onto the colonial foundation. Listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1984, the house was demolished in 2004, though salvaged architectural elements were preserved and reused.