{"nrhp_refnum":"75000289","name":"Holbrook, Dr. Amos, House","other_names":[],"category":"building","location":{"address":"203 Adams St.","address_restricted":false,"city":"Milton","county":"Norfolk County","state":"MA","lat":42.26542913000003,"lon":-71.06601737999995,"geom_source":"nps_gis"},"listed_date":"1975-02-13","is_nhl":false,"nhl_designated_date":null,"areas_of_significance":["Art","Health/Medicine","Architecture"],"significance_levels":["local"],"summary":{"what_it_is":"A two-story brick Federal-style house at 203 Adams Street on Milton Hill in Milton, Massachusetts, built in 1800 by Dr. Amos Holbrook, with a barn and other outbuildings on about five acres.","why_significant":"The house is tied to Dr. Amos Holbrook, a Revolutionary War surgeon who led an early local smallpox inoculation effort in Milton. It retains rare trompe l'oeil frescoes and carved mantelpieces, and it sits on the former estate of Governor Thomas Hutchinson. Its preservation also protects the open character of Milton Hill.","narrative":"Set back from Adams Street at the end of a curved driveway, this two-story house crowns Milton Hill. Dr. Amos Holbrook, a Revolutionary War surgeon, built it in 1800 with a five-bay facade, hip roof and a brick frame partly covered in white clapboard. Later work added a brick west wing and columned porch in 1872, and a semi-octagonal rear wing and Doric porch in 1907. Inside, the dining room and halls keep trompe l'oeil frescoes, traditionally credited to Italian craftsmen and considered unique in America for their period. Carved mantelpieces, door overpanels and mouldings accompany them. Holbrook promoted an early community smallpox inoculation program in Milton and hosted General Lafayette in 1824. The grounds once belonged to Governor Thomas Hutchinson and include a barn dated 1810, a greenhouse, a gazebo and a root cellar. The Museum of the American China Trade bought the property in 1973 to prevent demolition and housing development.","period_of_significance":"19th Century (specific dates 1800 and 1872)","architect_builder":"Built by Dr. Amos Holbrook (1800)","architectural_style":"Federal","criteria":[],"status_note":"Owned by the Museum of the American China Trade, which bought it in 1973 to save it from demolition; listed as occupied, in use as a museum, in good condition though altered.","vacant_flag":false,"machine_generated":true,"model":"claude-sonnet-5-5","prompt_version":"v1.0-2026-10-29","generated_at":"2026-10-29 02:11:54.902849-05","source_pdf":"https://s3.amazonaws.com/NARAprodstorage/opastorage/live/28/7962/63796228/content/electronic-records/rg-079/NPS_MA/75000289.pdf"},"photo":{"url_800":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/75000289/3ace0f943b-800.webp","url_1600":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/75000289/3ace0f943b-1600.webp","licence":"CC BY-SA 3.0","author":"Jameslwoodward","credit_html":"<a href=\"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Dr_Amos_Holbrook_House_Milton_MA.jpg\" rel=\"noopener\">Jameslwoodward</a>, <a href=\"https://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:Dr_Amos_Holbrook_House_Milton_MA.jpg"},"district":{"nrhp_refnum":"95000698","name":"Milton Hill Historic District","url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/districts/massachusetts/milton-hill-historic-district-95000698/"},"sources":{"nps_snapshot_date":"2026-05-22","nara_catalog":"https://catalog.archives.gov/id/63796228","wikipedia":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dr._Amos_Holbrook_House","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q5303962"},"indexable":true,"url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/massachusetts/norfolk-county/holbrook-dr-amos-house-75000289/"}