Greek Revival houses in Waltham
Greek Revival buildings carry low pitched gables, heavy cornices and columned porticoes modelled on Greek temples. The style was common across the United States from the 1820s through the 1850s.
The stops that carry a construction date run from 1831 to 1855. 12 stops, 2.2 miles end to end.
Distances are straight lines between the coordinates in the National Park Service Register data, so the walk on the street will be longer. Nobody has walked or checked this as a route, and a listing does not mean a place is open to visitors. Stops last changed Sep 18, 2026.
Map
Coordinates come from the National Park Service National Register spatial data. The solid line joins the stops in walking order and is not a street route. Listings with a restricted address in the Register are never mapped and never become stops. Data refreshed September 19, 2026.
Walking order
- 1Gilbrae Inn403 River St.Building · built 1831 · listed 1989start
- 2Richard Holbrook Houses27 Heard St.Building · built 1844 · listed 19890.2 mi from stop 1
- 3William Gibbs House14 Liberty St.Building · built 1840 · listed 19890.1 mi from stop 2
- 4Marshall Smith House26 Liberty St.Building · built 1840 · listed 1989263 ft from stop 3
- 5John M. Peck House27 Liberty St.Building · built 1840 · listed 1989100 ft from stop 4
- 6Josiah Beard House70 School St.Building · built 1844 · listed 1989394 ft from stop 5
- 7Daniel French School38--40 Common St.Building · built 1840 · listed 19890.1 mi from stop 6
- 8James Swasey House30 Common St.Building · listed 1989131 ft from stop 7
- 9Rev. Thomas Hill House132 Church St.Building · built 1845 · listed 19890.3 mi from stop 8
- 10Francis Buttrick House44 Harvard St.Building · built 1852 · listed 19890.7 mi from stop 9
- 11Prospect House11 Hammond St.Building · built 1839 · listed 19890.2 mi from stop 10
- 12Benjamin F. Clough House42 Prospect St.Building · built 1855 · listed 19890.3 mi from stop 11
2.2 straight-line miles over 11 legs. Printed from registeratlas.com/tours/ma/waltham/style-greek-revival/
Taking it along
- Download the route as GPXFor a handheld GPS or a phone app
- Open all 12 stops in Google MapsSet the mode to walking once it opens
- Open the first stop in Apple MapsThe Apple Maps web link carries one destination, so this is stop 1 only
Other walks in Waltham
- Renaissance Revival houses in Waltham10 stops · 1.8 milesRenaissance Revival draws on the Italian palazzo, with a rusticated ground floor, round arched windows and a strong horizontal cornice. The Waltham examples on this route went up between 1800 and 1915.
- Queen Anne houses in Waltham10 stops · 2.4 milesQueen Anne is a late Victorian manner of irregular plans, steep roofs, turrets, bay windows and wrapping porches. The Waltham examples on this route went up between 1877 and 1893.
- Houses and mansions in Waltham13 stops · 1.7 milesThe route links houses built between 1776 and 1891. Many are private homes and the stops are meant to be seen from the sidewalk.
- Waltham in the 1890s10 stops · 2.0 milesEvery stop carries a construction date in the 1890s. Queen Anne style is the style recorded on more of them than any other.