{"nrhp_refnum":"82001937","name":"Dodge, Edward, House","other_names":[],"category":"building","location":{"address":"70 Sparks St.","address_restricted":false,"city":"Cambridge","county":"Middlesex County","state":"MA","lat":42.37996276400003,"lon":-71.13086829699995,"geom_source":"nps_gis"},"listed_date":"1982-04-13","is_nhl":false,"nhl_designated_date":null,"areas_of_significance":["Architecture"],"significance_levels":["state"],"summary":{"what_it_is":"A two-and-a-half story Queen Anne style house at 70 Sparks Street in Cambridge, Massachusetts, built in 1878 for Edward Dodge and designed by Longfellow and Clark.","why_significant":"The nomination describes it as an outstanding example of domestic Queen Anne architecture. It has asymmetrical massing, half-timbered gables drawn from Norman Shaw's work in England, and finely crafted surface decoration. The reviewer recommended listing under Criterion C.","narrative":"Set well back from Sparks Street in a small hollow among large trees, this house in Cambridge was built in 1878 for Edward Dodge. Longfellow and Clark designed it in the Queen Anne style. The two-and-a-half story wood building has asymmetrical massing and half-timbered gables, a feature that traces to the work of Norman Shaw and others in England during the 1860s. Decoration includes vertical boarding, molded brick consoles and diaper work, along with an oriel window on the second floor of the front gable. The lot covers roughly two acres. The house was built for a son of the family living next door at 72 Sparks Street, and that neighboring house was moved forward on its lot so each could overlook an ample side yard. Recorded as an outstanding example of domestic Queen Anne architecture, it was listed for its architectural merit. Alterations have been confined to the interior, and the house remains a residence.","period_of_significance":null,"architect_builder":"Longfellow and Clark","architectural_style":"Queen Anne","criteria":["C"],"status_note":"Still in residential use, the same as its original use; interior alterations were made in 1901, 1909, 1944 and 1948.","vacant_flag":false,"machine_generated":true,"model":"claude-sonnet-5-5","prompt_version":"v1.0-2026-10-29","generated_at":"2026-10-29 02:11:53.13546-05","source_pdf":"https://s3.amazonaws.com/NARAprodstorage/opastorage/live/77/7904/63790477/content/electronic-records/rg-079/NPS_MA/82001937.pdf"},"photo":{"url_800":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/82001937/ccd051eeb9-800.webp","url_1600":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/82001937/ccd051eeb9-1600.webp","licence":"Public domain","author":"Daderot","credit_html":"<a href=\"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Edward_Dodge_House_-_70_Sparks_Street,_Cambridge,_MA_-_IMG_4034.JPG\" rel=\"noopener\">Daderot</a>, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons","source_page":"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Edward_Dodge_House_-_70_Sparks_Street,_Cambridge,_MA_-_IMG_4034.JPG"},"district":null,"sources":{"nps_snapshot_date":"2026-05-22","nara_catalog":"https://catalog.archives.gov/id/63790477","wikipedia":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Edward_Dodge_House_(Cambridge,_Massachusetts)","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q5342607"},"indexable":true,"url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/massachusetts/middlesex-county/dodge-edward-house-82001937/"}