{"nrhp_refnum":"76000300","name":"Lane, Anthony, House","other_names":[],"category":"building","location":{"address":"NE of Lancaster on Seven Bridge Rd.","address_restricted":false,"city":"Lancaster","county":"Worcester County","state":"MA","lat":42.46511603500005,"lon":-71.66575429499994,"geom_source":"nps_gis"},"listed_date":"1976-11-07","is_nhl":false,"nhl_designated_date":null,"areas_of_significance":["Architecture"],"significance_levels":["local"],"summary":{"what_it_is":"A 2½-story Federal style house at the intersection of Seven Bridge and Harvard Roads, northeast of the North Village in Lancaster, Massachusetts, built in 1809 by bricklayer Pliny Newhall.","why_significant":"The nomination argues the house is a fine example of Federal style architecture in Lancaster, with a graceful entrance and a pedimented gable facade. Its narrow plan and gable pediment create a distinctive combination of Greek Revival and Federal styles. It was also the home of Captain Anthony Lane, a local selectman and craftsman.","narrative":"Built in 1809 by bricklayer Pliny Newhall, this house sits on two acres at the corner of Harvard and Seven Bridge Roads in northeast Lancaster, Massachusetts. It is a 2½-story, one-room-deep building with a five-bay gable facade facing the street. The front and rear are clapboarded, while the side walls are brick painted white. A round-arched center entry with slender pilasters and a fan window is the main decorative feature, and a modillioned cornice runs above the second floor. The frame is pegged post and beam, and the parlor wainscoting has delicate carvings. Newhall sold the house in 1818 to Captain Anthony Lane, son of Deacon Jonas Lane, who served as selectman three times and was a skilled cabinetmaker though he listed his occupation as farmer. The house was listed as a fine local example of Federal architecture, notable for its pedimented gable, which combines Federal and Greek Revival elements.","period_of_significance":"1809","architect_builder":"Pliny Newhall","architectural_style":"Federal","criteria":[],"status_note":"Private residence, occupied, with the interior described as mostly intact.","vacant_flag":false,"machine_generated":true,"model":"claude-sonnet-5-5","prompt_version":"v1.0-2026-10-29","generated_at":"2026-10-29 02:11:55.026184-05","source_pdf":"https://s3.amazonaws.com/NARAprodstorage/opastorage/live/72/7971/63797172/content/electronic-records/rg-079/NPS_MA/76000300.pdf"},"photo":{"url_800":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/76000300/35bef7b731-800.webp","url_1600":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/76000300/35bef7b731-1600.webp","licence":"CC BY-SA 4.0","author":"User:Magicpiano","credit_html":"<a href=\"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:LancasterMA_AnthonyLaneHouse.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:LancasterMA_AnthonyLaneHouse.jpg"},"district":null,"sources":{"nps_snapshot_date":"2026-05-22","nara_catalog":"https://catalog.archives.gov/id/63797172","wikipedia":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anthony_Lane_House","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q4772917"},"indexable":true,"url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/massachusetts/worcester-county/lane-anthony-house-76000300/"}