{"nrhp_refnum":"82001938","name":"East Cambridge Savings Bank","other_names":[],"category":"building","location":{"address":"292 Cambridge St.","address_restricted":false,"city":"Cambridge","county":"Middlesex County","state":"MA","lat":42.37075884400008,"lon":-71.09278694499994,"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 bank building at 292 Cambridge Street in East Cambridge, Cambridge, Massachusetts, built in 1931 to designs by architect T.M. James in the Art Deco style.","why_significant":"The nomination calls it an unusual example of Art Deco architecture in Cambridge. It contains stone carving and iron work by sculptor Paul Fjelde and ceiling murals by Alfred Rasmussen. It was built during the Depression to provide work for local craftsmen, and its variety of materials is described as unequalled in the Boston area.","narrative":"Built in 1931 at 292 Cambridge Street in East Cambridge, this bank building is an unusual example of Art Deco architecture in Cambridge. Boston architect T.M. James designed it; he had also designed the nearby Middlesex Bank in 1917. The exterior is stone, and the building carries stone carving and iron work by Paul Fjelde, a prominent New York sculptor of the period. Inside, the ceilings hold murals by Alfred Rasmussen, a noted Boston portrait painter and muralist. The project was undertaken at the depths of the Depression to give work to East Cambridge craftsmen, and it displays a variety and richness of materials described as unequalled in the Boston area. The building has served as a bank since it was constructed. A prize-winning addition was completed in 1978. Its architectural distinction, decorative artwork and unusual character as a bank of its type are the basis for its listing.","period_of_significance":null,"architect_builder":"T.M. James (architect)","architectural_style":"Art Deco","criteria":["C"],"status_note":"Still used as a bank; the form states it is unaltered, though a prize-winning addition was made in 1978.","vacant_flag":false,"machine_generated":true,"model":"claude-sonnet-5-5","prompt_version":"v1.0-2026-10-29","generated_at":"2026-10-29 02:11:54.446638-05","source_pdf":"https://s3.amazonaws.com/NARAprodstorage/opastorage/live/96/7904/63790496/content/electronic-records/rg-079/NPS_MA/82001938.pdf"},"photo":{"url_800":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/82001938/d355d04bcb-800.webp","url_1600":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/82001938/d355d04bcb-1600.webp","licence":"CC BY-SA 3.0","author":"Tim Pierce","credit_html":"<a href=\"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:East_Cambridge_Savings_Bank.jpg\" rel=\"noopener\">Tim Pierce</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:East_Cambridge_Savings_Bank.jpg"},"district":null,"sources":{"nps_snapshot_date":"2026-05-22","nara_catalog":"https://catalog.archives.gov/id/63790496","wikipedia":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/East_Cambridge_Savings_Bank","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q5327985"},"indexable":true,"url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/massachusetts/middlesex-county/east-cambridge-savings-bank-82001938/"}