Unique Homes MA
Live listings, classified by architectural style and era, joined with Massachusetts's historic-inventory records.
- 1,649 historic homes for sale
- 17 architectural styles tracked
- 340 Massachusetts towns covered
- 16492027 year-built range, active listings
- 34 homes with a documented architect
Named & Notable View all →
Houses with documented names, architects, or histories — currently for sale in Massachusetts.
For Sale
Sanger, Asa, House
$5,495,000
42 Washington St
Sherborn
4 bds | 4.5 ba | 5,266 sqft | Built 1859
MLS ID #73526293, LandVest, Inc., Concord
For Sale
Calvin Coolidge House
$895,000
15 Massasoit St.
Northampton
4 bds | 2 ba | 2,092 sqft | Built 1900
MLS ID #73522406, Brick & Mortar Northampton
For Sale
John A. Fenno House
$1,599,000
68 Brooks Ave
Newton
6 bds | 3 ba | 2,900 sqft | Built 1905
MLS ID #73525626, Compass
For Sale
Edward Parsons House
$2,765,000
799 Commonwealth Avenue
Newton
5 bds | 4.5 ba | 4,403 sqft | Built 1906
MLS ID #73517505, Hammond Residential Real Estate
Under Contract
Braddock, Edward, House
$2,495,000
112 Highland Avenue
Winchester
6 bds | 3.5 ba | 5,121 sqft | Built 1890
MLS ID #73515135, Compass
For Sale
Laflin-Phelps Homestead
$299,000
17 Depot St
Southwick
5 bds | 4 ba | 2,468 sqft | Built 1750
MLS ID #73505872, Keller Williams Realty
For Sale
Baldwin, Maria, House
$2,205,000
196 Prospect St
Cambridge
4 bds | 4.5 ba | 2,556 sqft | Built 1854
MLS ID #73495701, Coldwell Banker Realty - Cambridge
For Sale
Laflin-Phelps Homestead
$379,900
20 Depot St
Southwick
5 bds | 1.5 ba | 3,232 sqft | Built 1805
MLS ID #73494503, The Neilsen Team
Featured writing View all →
Long-form on the styles, builders, and houses that shape Massachusetts.
Royal Barry Wills and the making of the modern Cape
A Boston architect's mid-century reinterpretation of the 17th-century Cape Cod cottage defined the post-war suburban aesthetic from Lexington to Wellesley. The recurring features, the pattern books, and the homes still tagged to his name.
Why 1790s Beacon Hill townhouses still command a premium
Bulfinch-era Federal townhouses on the south slope outperform broader Boston single-family appreciation. The data argues it's the Local Historic District overlay, not the brick — and the comp set rarely captures it.
Why First Period homes are Massachusetts's rarest
Fewer than 150 verified First Period houses survive across the Commonwealth. Why the standard price-per-square-foot model fails them, and what to look for when you encounter one on the market.
