Built in 1857. Listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2017. 17 historic topographic surveys show this location, the earliest from 1886.
One of 1,353 National Register listings published here for Middlesex County · listed in 2017 · category: Structure · built in 1857, by William Fuller Ellis.
Sources: the National Register database, National Park Service · the Wikipedia article
The chapter on Wayland Town in History of Middlesex County, Massachusetts : Containing Carefully Prepared Histories of Every City and Town in the County, published 1880 names Wayland. This is what it says, exactly as the scans read.
In 1841 the Wayland Academy, a private institution, was opened, with Rev. Leonard P. Frost, principal ; Josiali Rutter, A. B., teacher of ancient languages ; Miss Aima P. Frost, preceptress ; Lewis Smith, teacher of vocal music ; F. F. Heard, teacher of instrumental music. Number of pupils in the fall term : girls, thirty-six ; boys, seventy-one; total, one hundred and seven.
Passage source: History of Middlesex County, Massachusetts : Containing Carefully Prepared Histories of Every City and Town in the County, published 1880.
Edward Mellen (B. U. 1823), from 1830 to his death. May 31, 1875. Esquire Mellen was born at Westborough, September 26, 1802, and came to Wayland, November, 1S30. As a man he was distinguished for his geniality and public spirit. He took a leading interest in the public schools of the town, and in the public library. As a lawyer ' he was distinguished for his thorough knowledge - of the principles of law, and familiarity with the decisions of the courts. In 1847 he was made justice of the court of common pleas, and in 1855 was raised to the oifice of chief justice of the same court. In 1854 he received from his Alma Mater the degree of LL. D. After retiring from the judgeship he opened an office in Worcester, but retained his home in Wayland.
Passage source: History of Middlesex County, Massachusetts : Containing Carefully Prepared Histories of Every City and Town in the County, published 1880.
Machine-read from a century-old scan, so expect the errors a machine makes: misspelled names, dropped words, stray characters.
Read the whole chapter on Wayland Town - 21,245 words on its settlement, mills, schools and churches.
Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 117 fires within 5 miles of Stone's Bridge between 1995 and 2020, burning about 134 acres in total. 1 started naturally. 10 were recorded as arson. Distance is straight-line from the map coordinates, so a fire counted here may appear on a neighbouring settlement's page as well.
| Reported cause | Fires |
|---|---|
| Debris and open burning | 50 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 33 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 10 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 5 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 5 |
| Smoking | 4 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 3 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 3 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 2 |
| Fireworks | 1 |
| Natural | 1 |
The most recent of them, most recent first, with the day each was reported and the service that recorded it.
| Date | Cause | Size | Reported by | Name on the report |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 September 2020 | Power generation/transmission/distribution | under an acre | Massachusetts Bureau of Forest Fire Control | not named |
| 4 September 2018 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Massachusetts Bureau of Forest Fire Control | not named |
| 3 September 2018 | Smoking | under an acre | Massachusetts Bureau of Forest Fire Control | not named |
| 3 September 2018 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Massachusetts Bureau of Forest Fire Control | not named |
| 23 September 2020 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Massachusetts Bureau of Forest Fire Control | not named |
| 23 September 2020 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Massachusetts Bureau of Forest Fire Control | not named |
| 23 September 2019 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Massachusetts Bureau of Forest Fire Control | not named |
| 22 September 2020 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Massachusetts Bureau of Forest Fire Control | not named |
Regional context, not property-specific evidence. Museums hold 1,465 specimens collected within 10 miles of Stone's Bridge between 1898 and 1975: 1,015 Animalia, 274 Plantae, 169 Fungi, 4 Chromista, 2 Protozoa, 1 Unrecorded. 12 distinct Species records are shown. Collected by A. B. Seymour, A. B. Seymour & M. D. Feigley, A. E. Feldman and others. Each is a physical object with a catalogue number, and each entry opens the museum's record. This is what was collected and kept, not a survey of what lives here - nothing can be concluded from a species being absent.
| Image | Species | Year | Collected by | Where, as recorded |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 | Corvus brachyrhynchos brachyrhynchos C.L.Brehm, 1822 | 1900 | not recorded | Wayland |
 | Actaea pachypoda Elliott | 1898 | Ernest Charles Smith | |
 | Antennaria howellii subsp. canadensis (Greene) R.J.Bayer | 1898 | Williams, E.F. | |
 | Antennaria parlinii subsp. fallax (Greene) R.J.Bayer & Stebbins | 1898 | not recorded | |
 | Antennaria plantaginifolia (L.) Hook. | 1898 | not recorded | |
 | Aquilegia canadensis L. | 1898 | M. I. Gunn | Natick |
 | Agaricus brunnescens Peck | 1900 | Morris, G. E. | Waltham |
 | Agonopterix atrodorsella Clemens, 1863 | 1900 | E. J. Smith | Sherborn |
 | Apantesis Walker, 1855 | 1900 | E. J. Smith | Sherborn |
 | Apatelodes torrefacta J.E.Smith, 1797 | 1900 | E. J. Smith | Sherborn |
| Araiospora pulchra Thaxt. | 1900 | Thaxter, Roland | Stony Brook, Mass. [Massachusetts] | |
 | Archips cerasivorana (Fitch, 1856) | 1900 | E. J. Smith | Sherborn |
All 1,465 specimens within 10 miles, at the Global Biodiversity Information Facility.
Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 10 workings within 5 miles of Stone's Bridge: 7 past producers, 1 plant, 1 producer, 1 unknown. 2 still produce. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction, Iron, Peat. Distance is straight-line from the map coordinates, so a quarry counted here may appear on a neighbouring settlement's page as well.
| Where | Site | Commodity | Status | Recorded |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hawkridge Bros--Ashland, Ma. | Iron | Plant | ||
| Panlini Loam Co | Peat | Past Producer | Peat | |
| Arthur Scofield Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Framington Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Hi-Way Pit and Mill | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| New England Sand & Grv Co. Pit & Pl | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Sand & Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Unknown | ||
| Stonebridge Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Town of Natick | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | Sedimentary | |
| Town of Wayland | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | Sedimentary |
Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Wayland, the town this property stands in, in 11 storm reports between 1999 and 2023: 6 thunderstorm wind, 2 flash flood, 1 heavy rain, 1 hail. No death or injury is recorded in these reports. Each account below is quoted exactly as the forecast office filed it, from the NOAA Storm Events Database, and each date opens the federal record of that event.
| When | Event | Place named | Harm | What the report says |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| June 2010 | Thunderstorm Wind | Wayland | $25,000 | Many trees were downed onto wires. |
| June 2011 | Thunderstorm Wind | Wayland | $15,000 | A tree on Nob Hill Road was downed onto a shed by thunderstorm winds. |
| October 2016 | Flash Flood | Wayland | $10,000 | Two to four inches of rain fell in the matter of a few hours on the evening of October 21 and resulted in significant urban flash flooding in Wayland. Many roads were flooded and impassable including parts of Routes 20, 27, 30, and 126, East Plain and School Streets, and Windy Hill Lane near Country Club and Storm Bridge Road. Old Connecticut Path near Wayland High School was flooded with water reaching the tops of car tires. A car was stuck in flood waters at the intersection of Pequot Road and Happy Hollow Road. No injuries were reported. |
| June 2002 | Thunderstorm Wind | Wayland | $5,000 | no account filed |
| August 2002 | Thunderstorm Wind | Wayland | $2,000 | no account filed |
| July 2002 | Thunderstorm Wind | Wayland | $2,000 | no account filed |
| September 2023 | Flood | Wayland | - | In Wayland, Bridge Rd and Anthony Rd were flooded. |
| September 2018 | Flash Flood | Wayland | - | At 9:45 AM EST, U.S. Route 20 near Millbrook Road in Wayland was flooded and impassable. |
| August 2015 | Hail | Wayland | - | Quarter to ping pong ball size hail fell in Wayland. |
| September 1999 | Heavy Rain | Wayland | - | no account filed |
| July 1999 | Thunderstorm Wind | Wayland | - | no account filed |
United States Geological Survey topographic sheets whose coverage includes this point. Matched by taking the coordinate the National Park Service records for this property, then testing that coordinate against the published boundary of every sheet.
Other National Register properties close enough to walk or drive between, ordered by distance from this one. Both positions come from the same geocoding pass that matched these properties to their map sheets.
| Photograph | Property | Distance | Listed |
|---|---|---|---|
 | Saxonville Historic District | 1.0 miles | 1992 |
 | Hopestill Bent Tavern | 1.3 miles | 1990 |
 | Lake Cochituate Dam | 1.8 miles | 1990 |
 | Bogle-Walker House | 1.8 miles | 1992 |
 | Noyes-Parris House | 1.8 miles | 1990 |
 | Goodnow Library | 2.0 miles | 2002 |
| National Archives record | The nomination case file for reference 100000527 in Record Group 79. |
| Wikipedia article | Community-written account of this property, licensed CC BY-SA. |
| Middlesex County | All 1353 listed properties in this county. |
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