{"nrhp_refnum":"78000454","name":"Lovejoy, Charles, House","other_names":[],"category":"building","location":{"address":"64 Broad St.","address_restricted":false,"city":"Lynn","county":"Essex County","state":"MA","lat":42.46335725000006,"lon":-70.93800031699993,"geom_source":"nps_gis"},"listed_date":"1978-11-28","is_nhl":false,"nhl_designated_date":null,"areas_of_significance":["Architecture","Social History"],"significance_levels":["local"],"summary":{"what_it_is":"A free-standing Colonial Revival house at 64 Broad Street in Lynn, Essex County, Massachusetts, built in 1893-1894 from designs by Boston architect James Kelley.","why_significant":"The house is described as one of the most distinguished and well-preserved examples of Colonial Revival architecture in Lynn. It is also tied to Dr. Charles Lovejoy, a prominent local physician who helped found the Lynn Hospital. Its architect, James Kelley, introduced some of the city's first Classical and Colonial Revival buildings in the 1890s.","narrative":"Built in 1893-1894 near downtown Lynn, the house at 64 Broad Street is a two-and-a-half-story Colonial Revival residence on a narrow lot. Its west facade features a projecting entry pavilion with Corinthian pilasters, a pediment with an oculus, an elliptical fanlighted doorway and a balcony. The interior retains neo-classical details, including a three-stage stairway, channeled wainscoting and ornate mantelpieces. Boston architect James Kelley designed it for Dr. Charles Lovejoy, a Harvard-trained physician who settled in Lynn in 1873 and helped found the Lynn Hospital, serving as its first superintendent. Lovejoy lived and practiced here until his death in 1932, and the house then passed to his daughter. Continuous occupation by one family kept it in nearly original condition. Kelley, though not a Lynn resident, introduced some of the city's first Classical and Colonial Revival buildings in the 1890s, when local architects mostly worked in Queen Anne and Romanesque Revival styles. In 1977 an arts association formed to preserve the house.","period_of_significance":"1800-1899 (specific dates 1893-1894)","architect_builder":"James Kelley","architectural_style":"Colonial Revival","criteria":[],"status_note":"Listed as unoccupied/vacant at the time of nomination; the exterior and interior are described as excellent and virtually unaltered. A community arts association was formed in 1977 to preserve the house and create an arts center.","vacant_flag":true,"machine_generated":true,"model":"claude-sonnet-5-5","prompt_version":"v1.0-2026-10-29","generated_at":"2026-10-29 02:11:54.130787-05","source_pdf":"https://s3.amazonaws.com/NARAprodstorage/opastorage/live/96/7949/63794996/content/electronic-records/rg-079/NPS_MA/78000454.pdf"},"photo":{"url_800":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/78000454/9551dc637f-800.webp","url_1600":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/78000454/9551dc637f-1600.webp","licence":"CC BY-SA 4.0","author":"User:Magicpiano","credit_html":"<a href=\"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:LynnMA_CharlesLovejoyHouse.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:LynnMA_CharlesLovejoyHouse.jpg"},"district":{"nrhp_refnum":"96001040","name":"Diamond Historic District","url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/districts/massachusetts/diamond-historic-district-96001040/"},"sources":{"nps_snapshot_date":"2026-05-22","nara_catalog":"https://catalog.archives.gov/id/63794996","wikipedia":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Charles_Lovejoy_House","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q5080349"},"indexable":true,"url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/massachusetts/essex-county/lovejoy-charles-house-78000454/"}