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Listing broker remarks

Beautiful and spacious West Side home with stick-style Victorian architecture and exceptional period details. This home offers an intricate exterior with decorative stickwork, fish-scale shingles, turned columns, decorative brackets, unique corner tower with pyramidal roof, stained glass, a box window and a large covered front porch. Inside you’ll find timeless period details including a beautiful antique staircase, tall ceilings, handsome deep moldings and tall windows that flood the home with natural light. There are double parlors and a beautiful dining room with a circa 1910 mural open to the kitchen that offers double ovens and a GAS cooktop. Off the kitchen is a large gorgeous private bluestone patio that is like having an extra room as well as a young and sizable quality shed and a wonderful spacious fenced flat grassy area. Upstairs you’ll find 3 good size bedrooms on the second floor and a large bonus room in attic with a closet as well as access to a raw storage space. SO well located just a few blocks from the Commuter Rail and bus as well as close to restaurants, shopping, seasonal Farmers Market, Lake Quannapowitt and all of the fun activities that happen Downtown and at “The Lake” throughout the year. Don’t miss this opportunity to own a home with incredible character, excellent indoor and outdoor space located in a highly desirable area.— North Star RE Agents, LLC

Key details

  • 1,924 sq ft
  • 9,322 lot sq ft
  • 3 beds
  • 1 baths
  • 1889 built
  • $428 / sq ft
  • $7,931 2025 taxes
MLS #
7⁠3⁠5⁠7⁠4⁠6⁠8⁠3⁠
Last updated
Address
4 Hillside Ave
Town
Wakefield, MA
ZIP
01880
Deed (Bk/Pg)
46120 / 85

Map

Neighborhood: West Side

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.