Frank J. Tyler House

Frank J. Tyler House
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
Location	240 Linden St., Waltham, Massachusetts
Coordinates	42°22′59″N 71°13′6″W / 42.38306°N 71.21833°WCoordinates: 42°22′59″N 71°13′6″W / 42.38306°N 71.21833°W
Built	1894
Architectural style	Queen Anne
MPS	Waltham MRA
NRHP Reference #	89001555[1]
Added to NRHP	September 28, 1989

The Frank J. Tyler House is a historic house at 240 Linden Street in Waltham, Massachusetts.

Overview

Built in 1894, this 2-1/2 story wood frame house is one of Waltham's finest Queen Anne Victorians. It is particularly distinguished by its elaborate three-story tower, which has a conical roof and bands of decorative shingles. The main entry is framed on the left by the tower, and on the right by a polygonal bay that rises a full two stories, and is capped by a squared-off projecting gable. The gable tympanum is filled by a three-bay window and clad in decorative cut shingles. The main entry is sheltered by a porch supported by paired Tuscan columns. The paneled door is flanked by sidelight windows and topped by a transom window.^[2]

Despite its location in a fashionable neighborhood of the city and the relatively high quality of its construction, the house was used as a rental property, passing through a large number of nonresident owners until 1907. Frank J. Tyler, who subdivided his property and built it on speculation, was a Boston-based manufacturer of agricultural machinery.^[2]

The house was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1989, where it is listed at 238 Linden Street.^[1]

See also

• National Register of Historic Places listings in Waltham, Massachusetts

References

1. National Park Service (2008-04-15). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service.
2. "NRHP nomination for Frank J. Tyler House". Commonwealth of Massachusetts. Retrieved 2014-05-01.