{"nrhp_refnum":"05000468","name":"Higginson, Henry, House","other_names":["A. Henry Higginson House","Higginson House","Thoreau Institute"],"category":"building","location":{"address":"44 Baker Farm Rd.","address_restricted":false,"city":"Lincoln","county":"Middlesex County","state":"MA","lat":42.43430328000005,"lon":-71.32782781899994,"geom_source":"nps_gis"},"listed_date":"2005-05-26","is_nhl":false,"nhl_designated_date":null,"areas_of_significance":["Architecture","Entertainment/Recreation","Social History"],"significance_levels":["local"],"summary":{"what_it_is":"A Tudor Revival mansion at 44 Baker Farm Road in Lincoln, Massachusetts, built in 1905-06 and designed by architect Julian Ingersoll Chamberlain for Henry Higginson's estate, 'Middlesex Meadows'.","why_significant":"The house is presented as an architecturally significant example of Chamberlain's work and as the centerpiece of a foxhunting and gentleman's farm estate created by the Higginson family. It is also tied to Henry Lee Higginson's philanthropy and to the Walden Woods landscape. The nomination notes it could also be part of a wider district of related estate buildings.","narrative":"Built in 1905-06 on a rise of Pine Hill in Lincoln, Massachusetts, this Tudor Revival mansion was designed by Julian Ingersoll Chamberlain for the Higginson family's estate, Middlesex Meadows. Chamberlain, a foxhunting enthusiast and friend of Alexander Henry Higginson, also designed the estate's kennel, stable and garage. The house has a brick first story, half-timbered and stuccoed upper floors, leaded casement windows, and a large central brick chimney with a sundial panel. Inside, a two-story Great Hall, modeled on an English manor house, forms the centerpiece. A 1926 addition on the east side altered the original symmetry. The property sat within a working farm and hunting estate, part of the Walden Woods landscape. Much of the surrounding land is now conservation land, which helps preserve the setting. The house is valued both for its design and for its association with the Higginson family and their hunting interests.","period_of_significance":null,"architect_builder":"Julian Ingersoll Chamberlain (architect)","architectural_style":"Late 19th and Early 20th Century Revivals: Tudor Revival","criteria":[],"status_note":"Now used for social/civic, clubhouse and library functions, with surrounding lands largely in conservation; formerly a single dwelling.","vacant_flag":false,"machine_generated":true,"model":"claude-sonnet-5-5","prompt_version":"v1.0-2026-10-29","generated_at":"2026-10-29 02:13:04.22393-05","source_pdf":"https://s3.amazonaws.com/NARAprodstorage/opastorage/live/21/7959/63795921/content/electronic-records/rg-079/NPS_MA/05000468.pdf"},"photo":{"url_800":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/05000468/9d4ca2dbbe-800.webp","url_1600":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/05000468/9d4ca2dbbe-1600.webp","licence":"CC BY 3.0","author":"John Phelan","credit_html":"<a href=\"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Henry_Higginson_House,_Lincoln_MA.jpg\" rel=\"noopener\">John Phelan</a>, <a href=\"https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0\" rel=\"license noopener\">CC BY 3.0</a>, via Wikimedia Commons","source_page":"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Henry_Higginson_House,_Lincoln_MA.jpg"},"district":null,"sources":{"nps_snapshot_date":"2026-05-22","nara_catalog":"https://catalog.archives.gov/id/63795921","wikipedia":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Henry_Higginson_House","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q5722989"},"indexable":true,"url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/massachusetts/middlesex-county/higginson-henry-house-05000468/"}