{"nrhp_refnum":"70000681","name":"Hastings, Oliver, House","other_names":["Hodges House"],"category":"building","location":{"address":"101 Brattle St.","address_restricted":false,"city":"Cambridge","county":"Middlesex County","state":"MA","lat":42.37670163250007,"lon":-71.12569025242055,"geom_source":"nps_gis"},"listed_date":"1970-12-30","is_nhl":true,"nhl_designated_date":"1970-12-30","areas_of_significance":["Architecture"],"significance_levels":["national"],"summary":{"what_it_is":"A large T-shaped, two-story frame residence at 101 Brattle Street in Cambridge, Massachusetts, built in 1844-45 by Oliver Hastings, a Boston merchant.","why_significant":"The nomination calls it a superb example of an elegantly designed frame Greek Revival residence, with curved bays, elaborate cast-iron balconies and a monitor roof. The exterior design has been preserved, though the first-floor interior plan has been considerably altered.","narrative":"Built in 1844-45 at 101 Brattle Street in Cambridge, this large frame house was erected by Oliver Hastings, a Boston merchant. It is T-shaped and two stories tall, with a hipped roof topped by a monitor that holds an additional half story. A wide curved bow with a two-story porch dominates the south facade, with four fluted Corinthian columns on the first level and an elaborate cast-iron trellised balustrade above. French doors and louvered shutters mark the openings. Inside, a semicircular center hall and a spiral staircase were part of the original plan, and an oval room at the east end keeps its marble mantel and finish. Episcopal Bishop William Lawrence lived here for many years, and the Episcopal Theological School acquired the house in 1950. The nomination values it as a Greek Revival residence with a well-preserved exterior, even though first-floor rooms were subdivided into apartments. It remains in excellent condition.","period_of_significance":"1844-1845","architect_builder":"Oliver Hastings (builder/owner, Boston merchant)","architectural_style":"Greek Revival","criteria":[],"status_note":"Described as in excellent condition and not open to visitors; used as faculty apartments, classrooms and offices by the Episcopal Theological School.","vacant_flag":false,"machine_generated":true,"model":"claude-sonnet-5-5","prompt_version":"v1.0-2026-10-29","generated_at":"2026-10-29 02:11:54.016834-05","source_pdf":"https://s3.amazonaws.com/NARAprodstorage/opastorage/live/25/7937/63793725/content/electronic-records/rg-079/NPS_MA/70000681_NHL.pdf"},"photo":{"url_800":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/70000681/328550ab9d-800.webp","url_1600":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/70000681/328550ab9d-1600.webp","licence":"CC BY-SA 3.0","author":"Daderot.","credit_html":"<a href=\"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Oliver_Hastings_House_(Cambridge,_MA).JPG\" rel=\"noopener\">Daderot.</a>, <a href=\"http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0/\" rel=\"license noopener\">CC BY-SA 3.0</a>, via Wikimedia Commons","source_page":"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Oliver_Hastings_House_(Cambridge,_MA).JPG"},"district":null,"sources":{"nps_snapshot_date":"2026-05-22","nara_catalog":"https://catalog.archives.gov/id/63793725","wikipedia":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oliver_Hastings_House","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q7087589"},"indexable":true,"url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/massachusetts/middlesex-county/hastings-oliver-house-70000681/"}