Suell Winn House

The Suell Winn House, located at 72-74 Elm Street in Wakefield, Massachusetts, is a historic home built around 1805 for Major Suell Winn, a local farmer. This remarkable example of Federal-style architecture features a 2+1⁄2-story wood-frame structure with two interior chimneys, a five-bay facade, and an elegant doorway adorned with sidelight windows and an architrave. The house also includes an ell extending to the right. Major Winn, originally from Burlington, tragically lost his life while crossing the railroad that split his property after advocating for better crossing signals at a town meeting. The house was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1989, making it a significant site for both tourists and researchers interested in early American architecture and local history.