{"nrhp_refnum":"76001971","name":"Lodge, Henry Cabot, House","other_names":[],"category":"building","location":{"address":"5 Cliff St.","address_restricted":false,"city":"Nahant","county":"Essex County","state":"MA","lat":42.42172459000005,"lon":-70.91070121076149,"geom_source":"nps_gis"},"listed_date":"1976-12-08","is_nhl":true,"nhl_designated_date":"1976-12-08","areas_of_significance":["Politics/Government"],"significance_levels":["national"],"summary":{"what_it_is":"A two-story, hip-roofed, white stucco-covered brick villa at 5 Cliff Street, Nahant, Massachusetts, associated with Senator Henry Cabot Lodge. The builder and construction date are uncertain, but the nomination says Lodge's grandfather owned it as early as 1850.","why_significant":"It is described as the only known surviving residence connected with Henry Cabot Lodge, a U.S. Representative and Senator from 1887 to 1924 who strongly influenced American foreign policy. His association with the house lasted his whole life, and Nahant was the place he considered his permanent home. His other known residences have been demolished.","narrative":"This brick villa at 5 Cliff Street in Nahant, Massachusetts, is the only known surviving residence tied to Senator Henry Cabot Lodge. Two stories tall, it has a low hip roof, white stucco scored to resemble stone, and a two-tiered wooden veranda with latticework pillars. Two small frame outbuildings, a servants' cottage and a garage, stand beside it. The builder and construction date are uncertain, though Lodge's grandfather owned the house by 1850. Lodge, born in 1850, spent summers and many weekends here as a boy, and the family kept the house until after his death. He later lived at East Point in Nahant, but that house was demolished during World War II for a coastal defense installation. His Boston and Washington homes are also gone. Lodge served in Congress from 1887 to 1924, shaped American foreign policy, and led Senate opposition to the League of Nations. He regarded Nahant as his permanent home.","period_of_significance":"1850-1924","architect_builder":"unknown","architectural_style":null,"criteria":[],"status_note":"Privately owned and occupied year-round as a residence; described as in excellent condition in one of the nomination's statements, with no significant interior alterations beyond modern utilities.","vacant_flag":false,"machine_generated":true,"model":"claude-sonnet-5-5","prompt_version":"v1.0-2026-10-29","generated_at":"2026-10-29 02:11:53.78765-05","source_pdf":"https://s3.amazonaws.com/NARAprodstorage/opastorage/live/5/7937/63793705/content/electronic-records/rg-079/NPS_MA/76001971_NHL.pdf"},"photo":{"url_800":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/76001971/2cb11c6e6b-800.webp","url_1600":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/76001971/2cb11c6e6b-1600.webp","licence":"CC BY 3.0","author":"John Phelan","credit_html":"<a href=\"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Henry_Cabot_Lodge_House,_Nahant_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_Cabot_Lodge_House,_Nahant_MA.jpg"},"district":null,"sources":{"nps_snapshot_date":"2026-05-22","nara_catalog":"https://catalog.archives.gov/id/63793705","wikipedia":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Henry_Cabot_Lodge_House","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q5719085"},"indexable":true,"url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/massachusetts/essex-county/lodge-henry-cabot-house-76001971/"}