Situated nine miles north of downtown Boston, Stoneham is a town in Middlesex County, Massachusetts. - AsNotedIn

Stoneham is remarkable within the Boston area for the remaining density of its 19th century fabric. Primarily vernacular in character, most of its buildings and streetscapes have been altered to some degree. Nevertheless, a surprising number of structures, especially the simple homes of shoe workers, remain intact. The architectural and historical significance of Stoneham's remaining buildings is closely associated with the growth and development of the shoe industry, from earliest settlement to the late 19th century. Geographical isolation, small population, locally controlled industry and investment, and a stable workforce all contributed to the town form visible today. - NRHP, 28 February 1984