The Walcott-Whitney House is a historic late First Period house in Stow, Massachusetts. It is a 2+12-story timber-frame house, five bays wide, with a side gable roof, clapboard siding, and a large central chimney. A leanto extends to the rear, giving it a saltbox profile. The front facade is asymmetrical, with a roughly centered entrance that has a Federal period surround of sidelights, pilasters, and entablature with cornice. The house was built c. 1720–30, and is a well-preserved example of the period. It is particularly noted for its well-preserved front staircase.[2]

Walcott-Whitney House
Walcott-Whitney House
Walcott-Whitney House is located in Massachusetts
Walcott-Whitney House
Walcott-Whitney House is located in the United States
Walcott-Whitney House
Location137 Tuttle Lane,
Stow, Massachusetts
Coordinates42°27′5″N 71°29′10″W / 42.45139°N 71.48611°W / 42.45139; -71.48611
Architectural styleColonial
MPSFirst Period Buildings of Eastern Massachusetts TR
NRHP reference No.90000183[1]
Added to NRHPMarch 9, 1990

The house was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1990.[1]

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  1. ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. April 15, 2008.
  2. ^ "NRHP nomination for Walcott-Whitney House". Commonwealth of Massachusetts. Retrieved 2014-05-05.