Joseph Waldren House
1 Weir Court · c. 1753
An eighteenth-century house with a notably off-center entrance, traditionally explained by construction around an older chimney stack.
Map 2 · 11 stops
Upper Green & Weir Court
Early homes, shops, and artist connections around the Upper Green, Weir Court, and Windham Center Road.
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Original WPI order
Stops on this tour
LaFollette Sisters’ Hat Shop
Weir Court · c. 1770
A small gambrel-roofed shop-house that preserves evidence of eighteenth-century retail use. WPI’s detailed text says 3 Weir Court while the map labels 5 Weir Court.
Colonel Baker House
9 Weir Court · c. 1810
A substantial house with a gambrel-roofed ell and an especially detailed Greek Revival doorway.
Baker-Weir House
17 Weir Court Extension · c. 1710
A compact early house with a central chimney, lean-to addition, and eyebrow windows.
Webb House
21 Windham Center Road · c. 1750–1790
Two building phases form an L-shaped house facing two roads; the later section includes traditional Windham-style flared window heads.
Baker-Weir House
29 Windham Center Road · c. 1750–1860
An older farmhouse joined to an Italianate addition. American Impressionist J. Alden Weir spent part of his summers here with family.
Sylvannus Barrows House
49 Windham Center Road · c. 1790–1830
An early house with an 1830-era kitchen ell and later Victorian alterations, including bay windows.
H. S. Walcott House
49 Windham Center Road · c. 1860
A wood-frame Italianate with bracketed eaves, vertical-board façade, porch, arched upper window, and multiple chimneys.
Dr. Jones House
43 Windham Center Road · c. 1691 onward
WPI identifies this as the oldest house in town. A 1691 date was found on a corner post during remodeling, though the building has many later additions.
Lou Frink House
34 Windham Center Road · c. 1730–1780
A Cape with a restored center chimney, eyebrow windows, and a wide doorway topped by a five-light transom.
Elias Frink House
20 Windham Center Road · c. 1732–1803
The gambrel-roofed ell is the oldest portion; a two-story front block was added in 1803. A small relocated industrial office stands in the rear yard.
Sources & further reading
Where this history comes from
Windham Preservation Inc. tour maps National Park Service — Windham Center Historic District Windham Center Historic District overview National Park Service — Julian Alden Weir
Stop-specific descriptions are adapted from Windham Preservation Inc.’s published tour materials. Supplemental links add context where a reliable external source is available.