{"nrhp_refnum":"73000325","name":"Hale, Edward Everett, House","other_names":[],"category":"building","location":{"address":"12 Morley St.","address_restricted":false,"city":"Boston","county":"Suffolk County","state":"MA","lat":42.328985200000034,"lon":-71.09212853799994,"geom_source":"nps_gis"},"listed_date":"1979-03-21","is_nhl":false,"nhl_designated_date":null,"areas_of_significance":["Literature","Architecture","Religion"],"significance_levels":["national"],"summary":{"what_it_is":"A large two-story frame Greek Revival house at 12 Morley Street in the Roxbury section of Boston, Suffolk County, Massachusetts. It was probably built in 1841 by carpenter Benjamin Kent and originally stood at 39 Highland Street.","why_significant":"The nomination calls it an outstanding example of a large frame Greek Revival residence, built as a rural Roxbury neighborhood grew into a dense suburb. It is also notable as the home from 1869 to 1909 of Edward Everett Hale, a Unitarian clergyman, humanitarian reformer and author of \"The Man Without a Country.\"","narrative":"This two-story frame house at 12 Morley Street in Roxbury, Boston, is a large Greek Revival residence with a gable roof, a three-bay Ionic portico, pedimented dormers and paired chimneys. Probably built in 1841 by carpenter Benjamin Kent, it first stood on Highland Street, a street laid out in 1825 to create a pleasant residential community. Between 1899 and 1906 it was moved around the corner to its present site. Inside, a wide center hall divides the principal rooms, and original marble mantels survive. The house is noted both as an elaborate example of a style often used for suburban homes and for its association with Edward Everett Hale, who lived there from 1869 until his death in 1909. Hale was a Unitarian minister, reformer and writer whose 1863 story \"The Man Without a Country\" became his best-known work. He also served as chaplain of the U.S. Senate from 1903 to 1909. The house is altered and deteriorated but retains much historic character.","period_of_significance":"1841; Hale Home, 1869-1909 (19th Century)","architect_builder":"Benjamin Kent, carpenter (probable builder)","architectural_style":"Greek Revival","criteria":[],"status_note":"Listed as occupied and in use as a private residence, with condition checked as deteriorated and altered. The house was moved between 1899 and 1906 from Highland Street to Morley Street. Preservation work was noted as in progress.","vacant_flag":false,"machine_generated":true,"model":"claude-sonnet-5-5","prompt_version":"v1.0-2026-10-29","generated_at":"2026-10-29 02:11:55.00295-05","source_pdf":"https://s3.amazonaws.com/NARAprodstorage/opastorage/live/55/7969/63796955/content/electronic-records/rg-079/NPS_MA/73000325.pdf"},"photo":{"url_800":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/73000325/7126d31cdd-800.webp","url_1600":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/73000325/7126d31cdd-1600.webp","licence":"Public domain","author":"Marcbela (Marc N. Belanger)","credit_html":"<a href=\"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Hale_House_Roxbury.jpg\" rel=\"noopener\">Marcbela (Marc N. Belanger)</a>, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons","source_page":"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Hale_House_Roxbury.jpg"},"district":{"nrhp_refnum":"89000147","name":"Roxbury Highlands Historic District","url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/districts/massachusetts/roxbury-highlands-historic-district-89000147/"},"sources":{"nps_snapshot_date":"2026-05-22","nara_catalog":"https://catalog.archives.gov/id/63796955","wikipedia":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Edward_Everett_Hale_House","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q5342808"},"indexable":true,"url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/massachusetts/suffolk-county/hale-edward-everett-house-73000325/"}