Renaissance Revival houses in Waltham
Renaissance Revival draws on the Italian palazzo, with a rusticated ground floor, round arched windows and a strong horizontal cornice. American architects used it for banks, clubs and libraries between 1880 and 1930.
The stops that carry a construction date run from 1800 to 1915. 10 stops, 1.8 miles end to end. 2 stops are historic districts rather than single buildings.
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
- 1Rev. Thomas Hill House132 Church St.Building · built 1845 · listed 1989start
- 2East Main Street Historic DistrictRoughly E. Main St. from Townsend St. to Chamberlain Ter.Historic district · listed 19890.3 mi from stop 1
- 3Lawton Place Historic DistrictLawton Pl. between Amory Rd. and Jackson St.Historic district · listed 19890.2 mi from stop 2
- 4Potter--O'Brian House206 Newton St.Building · built 1800 · listed 19890.3 mi from stop 3
- 5St. Charles Borromeo ChurchHall and Cushing Sts.Building · built 1915 · listed 19890.3 mi from stop 4
- 6Leonard W. Stanley House23--25 Taylor St.Building · built 1855 · listed 1989354 ft from stop 5
- 7Robert Murray House85 Crescent St.Building · built 1857 · listed 19890.2 mi from stop 6
- 8Gilbert Colburn House110--112 Crescent St.Building · built 1870 · listed 1989256 ft from stop 7
- 9Hall, Henry C., House107 Crescent St.Building · built 1870 · listed 198932 ft from stop 8
- 10Baker, Charles, Property119--121 Adams St.Building · built 1882 · listed 19890.2 mi from stop 9
1.8 straight-line miles over 9 legs. Printed from registeratlas.com/tours/ma/waltham/style-renaissance-revival/
Taking it along
- Download the route as GPXFor a handheld GPS or a phone app
- Open all 10 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
- Greek Revival houses in Waltham12 stops · 2.2 milesGreek Revival buildings carry low pitched gables, heavy cornices and columned porticoes modelled on Greek temples. The Waltham examples on this route went up between 1831 and 1855.
- 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.