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Listing broker remarks

Come admire this renovated SFH in dreamy location on a quiet street near Commuter rail/Waverely bus station, shopping, Beaver Brook Park and Butler Elementary School. You'll find this beautiful house with a fenced-in yard and double-wide 4+ car driveway offers what you've been waiting for at an incredible price. A huge entry parlor/mudroom and/or a space for a sun-filled office. The living room and dining room have a flowing, open floor plan. The kitchen is renovated to include loads of storage and food prep space, 2 sinks, a pantry, and laundry. This level also has a chalet-style cathedral ceiling, wood paneled room with skylight and sliders to the deck which overlooks a sprawling yard with a play structure (that remains). First-floor also includes a Bath with tiled shower.2nd floor has 3 bedrooms all with large closet space. Primary bedroom has a tremendous closet space & a family bath with tub/shower. Attic space accessible via hatch for additional storage potential. The lower level offers a large carpeted open area which can be used as a gym/den/game/play room, and also includes a very large half bath with shower potential. HVAC/utility room and a large storage room for all your extras. Outside features an additional storage room for outdoor deck furniture to be stored over the winter. This house is described as "Very Walkable" on the real estate sites. This is an absolutely tremendous location that is close to loads of restaurant choices, the Butler Elementary School, grocery store, cafes, florist, wine/cheese shop, post office, exercise studios, banks, salons, spray park, hiking trails with bridges over rivers (dogs allowed) and just a couple of blocks from the train (commuter rail) and the 73 bus line Waverley stop to Harvard Square. Looking for an updated property that needs nothing and in close proximity to so many food and transportation options? A street that has a basketball hoop on it and gets closed off by cones for neighborhood parties? Where neighbors offer to take care of your pets, lawn watering and mail while your away? You're buying more than a house. You get an incredible neighborhood loaded with conveniences that don't require a car. Features of Belmont: Nationally recognized schools, new High School, Library, Ice Rink, newer pools, fire stations, renovated police station, parks and playgrounds (free summer concerts), and 3 vibrant shopping areas in town and loads of public greenspace.— Leading Edge Real Estate

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Key details

  • 2,085 sq ft
  • 4,900 lot sq ft
  • 3 beds
  • 2.5 baths
  • 1896 built
  • $551 / sq ft
  • $13,524 2026 taxes
MLS #
7⁠3⁠5⁠7⁠4⁠3⁠3⁠5⁠
Last updated
Address
56 Agassiz Ave
Town
Belmont, MA
ZIP
02478
Deed (Bk/Pg)
54392 / 128

Historic designations

MACRIS Inventory
Campbell, H. F. Subdivision

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Neighborhood: Belmont

National Historic Landmark

Federally designated as nationally significant — the highest U.S. historic recognition. Section 106 review applies to federal undertakings affecting the property.

National Register

Listed on the National Register of Historic Places. Owners may qualify for the 20% federal Historic Rehabilitation Tax Credit on certified rehabilitation work.

State Register

Listed on the Massachusetts State Register of Historic Places.

Local Historic District

Inside a Local Historic District. Exterior changes visible from a public way require approval from the local historic district commission.

Local Landmark

Individually designated by the town as a local landmark. Exterior alterations require commission approval.

MACRIS Inventory

Documented in MACRIS, the state historic inventory. Informational only — no regulatory constraints.

Article 85 (Boston)

Subject to Boston Article 85 demolition-delay review, which can pause demolition of buildings 50+ years old for up to 90 days.

Ch. 91 Waterways License

An active MassDEP permit for a dock, pier, seawall, or other structure on or over a Massachusetts waterway. Many older licenses are not digitized; this record is provided for reference only.

Massachusetts Great Pond

A Great Pond under M.G.L. Ch. 91 — the Commonwealth retains public rights to fish and navigate these state-designated waters. Private docks and other waterfront structures require a Waterways License from MassDEP.

Likely Great Pond

The MLS listing describes this property as being on a Great Pond, which would be a state-designated water body under M.G.L. Ch. 91. GIS data did not independently confirm the pond name — verification needed.