The belvedere atop the Addison Hill House (c. 1850) on Paul Revere Road. September 19, 2011.
Belvedere
Category Blue Oval
Shadow of History
The shadow of the American flag on the front of the Jason Russell house, where, on April 19, 1775, the bloodiest battle of the first day of the American Revolution took place. April 17, 2016.
4 Water
The front entry of the Ephraim Cutter house on Water Street. April 15, 2012.
Dwellings
The Gaddis and Davis dwellings on Mystic Street, circa 1865. March 28, 2012.
Gaddis & Davis
The Dwellings of Gaddis and Davis along Mystic Street. March 28, 2012.
Wayside Inn
Not known as the Wayside Inn until the 20th Century, this house built circa 1750 was used as a stagecoach stop.
August 14, 2013.
Maggie’s House
A house lit up for the holidays on Gray Street.
December 20, 2014.
Historic Restoration
A blue oval plaque on the side of a Teel Street home informing the curious passer by about the restoration work, and who it is sponsored by.
June 20, 2014.
John Murray House
The front door to the John Murray House (c. 1870) on Park Street.
March 8, 2014.
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A small door facing Park Street leading into the basement of the Daniel Crowley house (c. 1870.)
John Burns House
The John Burns House (c. 1892) on Park Street.
March 8, 2014.
Open
Whittemore park and the Cyrus E. Dallin Museum.
November 15, 2013.
Cyrus H. Cutter House
The Cyrus H. Cutter House (c. 1849) on Rockmont Road decorated with pumpkins for the fall.
November 15, 2013.
Union Hall
Union Hall (c. 1875) on Park Avenue, now occupied by Arlington Coal & Lumber Company.
October 22, 2013.
Spool
A spool of string in the old Union Hall, now occupied by Arlington Coal and Lumber.
October 22, 2013.
Colors
Vibrantly painted blue oval houses on Wellington Street.
September 12, 2013.
Corner Room
A corner room of the Whittemore-Robbins house against the blue sky.
April 4, 2012.
Silent Night
The Whittemore-Robbins House looms over the Old Burying Ground during a snowstorm.
December 29, 2012.
Wreath
A wreath on an Academy Street home illuminated for the holiday season.
December 23, 2012.
The Great Escape
The fire escape on the western wall of the Whittemore Robbins House (1800). April 4, 2012.
Blue Oval – Charles H. Bartlett House
A detail of the Charles H. Bartlett House (1883) on Westminster Avenue. March 20, 2012.
Blue Oval homes are structures designated by the Arlington Historical Commission as historically or architecturally significant. There are approximately 1,200 such structures in the Town of Arlington.
For more information, visit http://www.arlingtonhistoricalcommission.org/
Blue Oval – Addison Hill House
The Addison Hill House (c. 1850) on Appleton Street. September 19, 2011.
Blue Oval homes are structures designated by the Arlington Historical Commission as historically or architecturally significant. There are approximately 1,200 such structures in the Town of Arlington.
For more information, visit http://www.arlingtonhistoricalcommission.org/
In Technicolor!
Decorative woodwork adorns the eaves of the Judge John H. Hardy house. May 29, 2011.
Blue Oval – Mrs. Edward Hall House
The Mrs. Edward Hall House (1890) on Pleasant Street. May 29, 2011.
Blue Oval homes are structures designated by the Arlington Historical Commission as historically or architecturally significant. There are approximately 1,200 such structures in the Town of Arlington.
For more information, visit http://www.arlingtonhistoricalcommission.org/
See a detail of the pediment in 2010, before it was painted, and in 2011, after it was painted.
Blue Oval – Mabelle W. Hudson House
The Mabelle W. Hudson House (1900) on Pleasant Street. The latin text on the pediment reads "Cor Unum Via Una" or "One Heart, One Way." May 29, 2011.
Blue Oval homes are structures designated by the Arlington Historical Commission as historically or architecturally significant. There are approximately 1,200 such structures in the Town of Arlington.
For more information, visit http://www.arlingtonhistoricalcommission.org/
Blue Oval – First Parish Parsonage
The First Parish Parsonage (1855) on Pleasant Street. May 29, 2011.
Blue Oval homes are structures designated by the Arlington Historical Commission as historically or architecturally significant. There are approximately 1,200 such structures in the Town of Arlington.
For more information, visit http://www.arlingtonhistoricalcommission.org/
Blue Oval – George Swan House
The George Swan House (1813) on Pleasant Street. May 29, 2011.
Blue Oval homes are structures designated by the Arlington Historical Commission as historically or architecturally significant. There are approximately 1,200 such structures in the Town of Arlington.
For more information, visit http://www.arlingtonhistoricalcommission.org/
Blue Oval – Ephriam Frost House
The Ephriam Frost House (1821) on the Spy Pond side of Pleasant Street. May 29, 2011.
Blue Oval homes are structures designated by the Arlington Historical Commission as historically or architecturally significant. There are approximately 1,200 such structures in the Town of Arlington.
For more information, visit http://www.arlingtonhistoricalcommission.org/
Blue Oval – Wyman-Pichette House
The Wyman-Pichette House (built C. 1840, moved 1998) at its new home on Pleasant Street. May 29, 2011.
Blue Oval homes are structures designated by the Arlington Historical Commission as historically or architecturally significant. There are approximately 1,200 such structures in the Town of Arlington.
For more information, visit http://www.arlingtonhistoricalcommission.org/
Blue Oval – Judge John H. Hardy House
The Judge John H. Hardy House (1867) on Ravine Street. May 29, 2011.
Blue Oval homes are structures designated by the Arlington Historical Commission as historically or architecturally significant. There are approximately 1,200 such structures in the Town of Arlington.
For more information, visit http://www.arlingtonhistoricalcommission.org/
Blue Oval – Henry Call House
The Henry Call House (1854) on Pleasant Street. May 29, 2011.
Blue Oval homes are structures designated by the Arlington Historical Commission as historically or architecturally significant. There are approximately 1,200 such structures in the Town of Arlington.
For more information, visit http://www.arlingtonhistoricalcommission.org/
Blue Oval – Adonifa Barnes House
The Adonifa Barnes House (c. 1850) on Pleasant Street. May 29, 2011.
Blue Oval homes are structures designated by the Arlington Historical Commission as historically or architecturally significant. There are approximately 1,200 such structures in the Town of Arlington.
For more information, visit http://www.arlingtonhistoricalcommission.org/
Blue Oval – Harry McManus House
The Harry McManus House (1910) on Pleasant Street. May 29, 2011.
Blue Oval homes are structures designated by the Arlington Historical Commission as historically or architecturally significant. There are approximately 1,200 such structures in the Town of Arlington.
For more information, visit http://www.arlingtonhistoricalcommission.org/
Two Birds 2
The painted pediment of a Pleasant Street House. May 29, 2011.
See the pediment as it looked on January 9, 2010, before it was painted, by clicking here.
Blue Oval – Edward L. Sterling House
The Edward L. Sterling House (1845) on Summer Street. September 25, 2010.
Blue Oval homes are structures designated by the Arlington Historical Commission as historically or architecturally significant. There are approximately 1,200 such structures in the Town of Arlington.
For more information, visit http://www.arlingtonhistoricalcommission.org/
Blue Oval – Henry Hornblower House
The Henry Hornblower House (1891) on Pleasant Street. November 5, 2010.
Blue Oval homes are structures designated by the Arlington Historical Commission as historically or architecturally significant. There are approximately 1,200 such structures in the Town of Arlington.
For more information, visit http://www.arlingtonhistoricalcommission.org/
Blue Oval – Edward Storer House
The Edward Storer House (1845) on Water Street. November 15, 2010.
Blue Oval homes are structures designated by the Arlington Historical Commission as historically or architecturally significant. There are approximately 1,200 such structures in the Town of Arlington.
For more information, visit http://www.arlingtonhistoricalcommission.org/
Blue Oval – Idahurst Mansion
As the most expensive building in Arlington at the time of its construction on Appleton Street in 1894, Idahurst Mansion is now split into apartments. August 31, 2010.
Blue Oval homes are structures designated by the Arlington Historical Commission as historically or architecturally significant. There are approximately 1,200 such structures in the Town of Arlington.
For more information, visit http://www.arlingtonhistoricalcommission.org/
Blue Oval – Cox-Knowles House
The Cox-Knowles House (1860) which formerly sat on Hemlock Street at the last family farm in Arlington, now sits at the end of Knowles Farm Road, a development on the former farm. August 9, 2010.
Blue Oval homes are structures designated by the Arlington Historical Commission as historically or architecturally significant. There are approximately 1,200 such structures in the Town of Arlington.
For more information, visit http://www.arlingtonhistoricalcommission.org/
Blue Oval – Alvin Robbins House
The Alvin Robbins House (built 1868, moved from Mass. Ave 1912) at the corner of Prescott Street and Russell Street. November 15, 2010.
Blue Oval homes are structures designated by the Arlington Historical Commission as historically or architecturally significant. There are approximately 1,200 such structures in the Town of Arlington.
For more information, visit http://www.arlingtonhistoricalcommission.org/
Blue Oval – Charles P. Wyman House
The Charles P. Wyman House (1880) on Pleasant Street. November 5, 2010.
Blue Oval homes are structures designated by the Arlington Historical Commission as historically or architecturally significant. There are approximately 1,200 such structures in the Town of Arlington.
For more information, visit http://www.arlingtonhistoricalcommission.org/
Blue Oval – Butterfield-Whittemore House
The Butterfield-Whittemore House (1695/1790,) also known as the "Crooked House" as it not parallel to Massachusetts Avenue. September 29, 2010.
Blue Oval homes are structures designated by the Arlington Historical Commission as historically or architecturally significant. There are approximately 1,200 such structures in the Town of Arlington.
For more information, visit http://www.arlingtonhistoricalcommission.org/
Blue Oval – Albert Winn Farmhouse
The Albert Winn Farmhouse (1820) on Summer Street. November 15, 2010.
Blue Oval homes are structures designated by the Arlington Historical Commission as historically or architecturally significant. There are approximately 1,200 such structures in the Town of Arlington.
For more information, visit http://www.arlingtonhistoricalcommission.org/
Blue Oval – Wayside Inn
As the 77 bus rumbles down Massachusetts Avenue, it passes in front of the Wayside Inn (1750) on the night of September 5, 2010.
Blue Oval homes are structures designated by the Arlington Historical Commission as historically or architecturally significant. There are approximately 1,200 such structures in the Town of Arlington.
For more information, visit http://www.arlingtonhistoricalcommission.org/
Blue Oval – Pliny B. Fiske House
The front porch of the hedge-surrounded Pliny B. Fiske House (1894) on Prescott Street. November 15, 2010.
Blue Oval homes are structures designated by the Arlington Historical Commission as historically or architecturally significant. There are approximately 1,200 such structures in the Town of Arlington.
For more information, visit http://www.arlingtonhistoricalcommission.org/
Blue Oval – Ammi P. Cutter House
The Ammi P. Cutter House (1850) on Summer Street. November 15, 2010.
Blue Oval homes are structures designated by the Arlington Historical Commission as historically or architecturally significant. There are approximately 1,200 such structures in the Town of Arlington.
For more information, visit http://www.arlingtonhistoricalcommission.org/
Photo Map
I have updated the map through 2011, so there are over 500 markers to explore all over the town of Arlington.
The RED markers indicate the daily photos, the YELLOW marks the locations of the stops on the popular WPA Walking Tour, the BLUE markers show the sites of the Entryways series, and the LIGHT BLUE represent Blue Oval buildings.
The map is based in Google Maps, so you can explore it with all the same features you are used to. (I suggest turning on the “hybrid” feature to see the satellite image of Arlington along with the roads et cetera.)
Just click below to take you to the full-size, interactive map.
Pictures of Arlington 