{"nrhp_refnum":"02001190","name":"Harrison Square Historic District","other_names":["Clam Point Historic District"],"category":"district","location":{"address":"Bounded by MBTA Braintree line embankment, Park, Everett, Freeport, Mill, Asland, Blanche Sts., Victory Rd.","address_restricted":false,"city":"Boston","county":"Suffolk County","state":"MA","lat":42.30023350000005,"lon":-71.05314839063016,"geom_source":"nps_gis"},"listed_date":"2002-10-22","is_nhl":false,"nhl_designated_date":null,"areas_of_significance":["Architecture","Community Planning and Development","Landscape Architecture","Social History"],"significance_levels":["local"],"summary":{"what_it_is":"A residential historic district in the Dorchester neighborhood of Boston, Massachusetts, also known as Clam Point, with 141 contributing and 10 noncontributing resources, mostly houses built between the 1840s and 1910s around the former Harrison Square railroad depot.","why_significant":"The district is described as a largely intact mid-19th century commuter suburb of Greek Revival, Italianate and mansard houses, later joined by Stick Style and Queen Anne housing. It reflects the influence of Downing and Davis through the work of architects Luther Briggs, Jr. and John A. Fox. It is also tied to the Old Colony Railroad's arrival and to a community of merchants, abolitionists, professionals and artists.","narrative":"Harrison Square, also called Clam Point, is a residential neighborhood in east central Dorchester, Boston, bounded by the railroad embankment, Morrissey Boulevard and several local streets. Development began in earnest after the Old Colony Railroad opened a depot there in the 1840s, drawing commuting businessmen, abolitionists, physicians and artists to large houses on spacious lots. Architect Luther Briggs, Jr. designed a dozen or more of these homes between 1840 and 1870, drawing on the ideas of Andrew Jackson Downing and Alexander Jackson Davis. Greek Revival and Italianate villas, some with mansard roofs, dominate the older streets. Around 1880, architect John A. Fox added Stick Style houses, and four later enclaves of modest Queen Anne homes were built for middle-income families. Granite gateposts, hedges and tree-shaded lawns survive, and window sash and building forms remain largely intact despite changes in siding. The district contains 141 contributing resources and documents a suburban community shaped by rail travel.","period_of_significance":null,"architect_builder":"Luther Briggs, Jr.; John A. Fox; Isaac Shurman; Howard Brothers (contractors); D.L. Spaulding (contractor)","architectural_style":"Federal, Greek Revival, Italianate, Italianate/Mansard, Stick Style, Queen Anne, Bungalow","criteria":[],"status_note":"Houses remain in residential use, with some religious, education and commercial functions listed historically. Several mid-19th century houses have been demolished, and some are altered by reversible changes such as replaced siding.","vacant_flag":null,"machine_generated":true,"model":"claude-sonnet-5-5","prompt_version":"v1.0-2026-10-29","generated_at":"2026-10-29 02:13:04.975435-05","source_pdf":"https://s3.amazonaws.com/NARAprodstorage/opastorage/live/71/7968/63796871/content/electronic-records/rg-079/NPS_MA/02001190.pdf"},"photo":null,"district":null,"sources":{"nps_snapshot_date":"2026-05-22","nara_catalog":"https://catalog.archives.gov/id/63796871","wikipedia":null,"wikidata":null},"indexable":true,"url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/massachusetts/suffolk-county/harrison-square-historic-district-02001190/"}