Wayland Center Historic District


  • Address: US 20 and MA 27
  • Vicinity: Irregular pattern along both sides of US 20 and MA 27
  • Travel Genus: Sight
  • Sight Category: Historic District


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Timeline

Y/M/D Person Association Description Composition Food Event
Y/M/D Person Association Description Composition Food Event
Rev Edmund Hamilton Sears Significant name
1771/00/00 Elijah Bent Work, Home Elijah Bent keeps an inn, the Pequot House (lost), probably built by him about 1771, in existence in Wayland centre. Razed in 1928, the bricks were bought by Henry Ford and used in the Wayside Inn in Sudbury.

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Particulars for Wayland Center Historic District:
Architectural Style American Colonial Revival
Area of Significance Architecture
Criteria Architecture-Engineering
Historic Use City or Town Hall
Area of Significance Commerce
Area of Significance Education
Owner Federal
Architectural Style Federal Style
Architectural Style Greek Revival
Sight Category Historic District
Criteria Historic Event
Criteria Person
Historic Use Post Office
Owner Private
Area of Significance Religion
Historic Use Secondary structure
Historic Use Single dwelling
Historic Use Specialty Store



US National Registry of Historic Places Data »

Accurate at time of registration:

PLACE DETAILS
Registry Name:
Registry Address:
Registry Number: 74000378
Resource Type:
Owner: Private, Local, Federal
Architect: Multiple
Architectural Style: Colonial revival, Greek revival, Federal
CULTURAL DETAILS
Level of Significance: State
Area of Significance: Commerce, Education, Architecture, Religion
Applicable Criteria: Event, Architecture-Engineering, Person
Period of Significance: 1875-1899, 1850-1874, 1825-1849, 1800-1824
Associated People: Sears,Rev. Edmund Hamilton
Historic Function: Domestic, Government, Commerce, Trade
Historic Sub-Function: Post office, Single dwelling, City Hall, Secondary structure, Specialty store
Current Function: Recreation and Culture, Domestic, Commerce, Trade, Government
Current Sub-Function: Museum Single dwelling Secondary structure City Hall Specialty store Post office

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