Northeast

Stoneham

Middlesex County, MA

Population

22,992

Walk Score

91 · Walker's Paradise

Median rent

$1,843

Median home value

$609,300

Settled

1645

Stoneham is a town in Middlesex County, Massachusetts, United States, nine miles (14 km) north of downtown Boston. Its population was 23,244 at the 2020 census. Its proximity to major highways and public transportation offers convenient access to Boston and the North Shore coastal region and beaches of Massachusetts. The town is the birthplace of the Olympic figure-skating medalist Nancy Kerrigan and is the location of the Stone Zoo.

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On the National Register

Historic districts

  • Central Square Historic District · listed 1990
  • Middlesex Fells Reservoirs Historic District · listed 1990
  • Nobility Hill Historic District · listed 1990
  • Spot Pond Archeological District · listed 1992

Notable landmarks

  • Almshouse · listed 1984
  • Beard, Padilla, House · listed 1984
  • Boston and Maine Railroad Depot · listed 1984
  • Bottume, John, House · listed 1984
  • Brown, C.H., Cottage · listed 1984
  • Bryant, William, Octagon House · listed 1984
  • Buck, Charles, House · listed 1984
  • Buswell, Clara, House · listed 1984
  • Chamberlain, Samuel, House · listed 1984
  • Cogan, Bernard, House · listed 1984
  • Cogan, James, House · listed 1984
  • Colonial Beacon Gas Station · listed 1984
  • Cowdrey, George, House · listed 1984
  • Daniels, Blake, Cottage · listed 1984
  • Dean, Silas, House · listed 1984
  • Dow Block · listed 1984
  • Durgin, E. A., House · listed 1984
  • Farrier, Amasa, Boardinghouse · listed 1984
  • Farrier, Amasa, House · listed 1984
  • First Baptist Church · listed 1984
  • First Congregational Church · listed 1984
  • First Unitarian Church · listed 1984
  • Foley, Michael, Cottage · listed 1984
  • Foster, Walter K., House · listed 1984
  • Fuller, Enoch, House · listed 1984
  • …and 39 more

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