Walking tours of Wakefield
Wakefield's register runs heavily to houses, 67 listings of that kind. Federal is the style recorded most often on these buildings.
4 themed routes run through those listings. Of the routes below, one follows a single style, one follows one kind of building and two follow a single decade. A subject becomes a route only where the register holds enough of it close enough together to walk.
Every listing in Wakefield → · 89 in all
The routes
- StyleFederal houses in Wakefield11 stops · 2.1 miles · stops last changed Sep 18, 2026Federal architecture is a restrained classical manner with flat wall surfaces, fanlights over the door and delicate ornament around openings and mantels. The Wakefield examples on this route went up between 1750 and 1840.
- Building typeHouses and mansions in Wakefield15 stops · 1.1 miles · stops last changed Sep 18, 2026The route links houses built between 1795 and 1922. Many are private homes and the stops are meant to be seen from the sidewalk.
- Decade builtWakefield in the 1880s10 stops · 1.9 miles · stops last changed Sep 18, 2026Every stop carries a construction date in the 1880s. Queen Anne style is the style recorded on more of them than any other.
- Decade builtWakefield in the 1910s10 stops · 2.0 miles · stops last changed Sep 18, 2026Every stop carries a construction date in the 1910s. American Craftsman is the style recorded on more of them than any other.
Every route holds at least ten stops and stays under two and a half miles. Routes are computed from the coordinates in the National Park Service National Register spatial data, and the distances are straight lines between stops. Listings with a restricted address in the Register are never mapped and never become stops. Data refreshed September 19, 2026.