{"nrhp_refnum":"04000902","name":"Silver Hill Historic District","other_names":[],"category":"district","location":{"address":"Silver Hill, Westland Rds., Merriam St.","address_restricted":false,"city":"Weston","county":"Middlesex County","state":"MA","lat":42.39260600000006,"lon":-71.30501090258379,"geom_source":"nps_gis"},"listed_date":"2004-08-25","is_nhl":false,"nhl_designated_date":null,"areas_of_significance":["Architecture","Community Planning and Development"],"significance_levels":["local"],"summary":{"what_it_is":"A residential historic district of about 54 acres in the northwest corner of Weston, Massachusetts, covering part of Merriam Street, Silver Hill Road and part of Westland Road. It has 80 resources, mostly houses built between 1892 and 1941.","why_significant":"It is the site of Weston's first large-scale subdivision, laid out in 1905 by the Weston Land Association to supply middle-class housing. It also holds a cohesive group of Queen Anne and Colonial Revival houses that are uncommon in Weston. The district is listed under Criteria A and C at the local level.","narrative":"Silver Hill is a residential neighborhood of about 54 acres in the northwest corner of Weston, a Boston suburb. It includes part of Merriam Street, an old country road, along with Silver Hill Road and part of Westland Road. The district holds 80 resources, mainly wood-frame houses in Queen Anne and Colonial Revival styles, many on fieldstone foundations with generous porches. The earliest house dates to 1892, and most were built between 1905 and 1941. The area matters because the Weston Land Association, a joint stock company funded by middle-class investors, laid out Silver Hill and Westland Roads in 1905 as the town's first large-scale subdivision. Early owners included skilled tradesmen and white-collar workers. Waltham architect George Strout designed several of the early houses, including the Washburn house at 198 Merriam Street. The district was listed for its role in community planning and for its architecture, with a period of significance from 1892 to 1954.","period_of_significance":"1892-1954","architect_builder":"George Strout, J.R. Worcester (civil engineer)","architectural_style":"Late Victorian: Italianate, Queen Anne; Late 19th & 20th Century Revivals: Colonial Revival","criteria":["A","C"],"status_note":"Residential neighborhood still in use as single dwellings with secondary structures; some houses have been renovated or expanded, and 14 buildings are non-contributing.","vacant_flag":false,"machine_generated":true,"model":"claude-sonnet-5-5","prompt_version":"v1.0-2026-10-29","generated_at":"2026-10-29 02:13:04.467289-05","source_pdf":"https://s3.amazonaws.com/NARAprodstorage/opastorage/live/76/7957/63795776/content/electronic-records/rg-079/NPS_MA/04000902.pdf"},"photo":{"url_800":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/04000902/6bc6fa2ccf-800.webp","url_1600":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/04000902/6bc6fa2ccf-1600.webp","licence":"CC BY-SA 4.0","author":"User:Magicpiano","credit_html":"<a href=\"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:WestonMA_SilverHillHD.jpg\" rel=\"noopener\">User:Magicpiano</a>, <a href=\"https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0\" rel=\"license noopener\">CC BY-SA 4.0</a>, via Wikimedia Commons","source_page":"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:WestonMA_SilverHillHD.jpg"},"district":null,"sources":{"nps_snapshot_date":"2026-05-22","nara_catalog":"https://catalog.archives.gov/id/63795776","wikipedia":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Silver_Hill_Historic_District_(Weston,_Massachusetts)","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q2286522"},"indexable":true,"url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/massachusetts/middlesex-county/silver-hill-historic-district-04000902/"}