{"nrhp_refnum":"82001939","name":"Farwell, R.H., House","other_names":[],"category":"building","location":{"address":"2222-2224 Massachusetts Ave.","address_restricted":false,"city":"Cambridge","county":"Middlesex County","state":"MA","lat":42.393199493000054,"lon":-71.12609236099996,"geom_source":"nps_gis"},"listed_date":"1982-04-13","is_nhl":false,"nhl_designated_date":null,"areas_of_significance":["Community Planning and Development","Architecture"],"significance_levels":["state"],"summary":{"what_it_is":"A large double house at 2222-24 Massachusetts Avenue in Cambridge, Massachusetts, built in 1891 for R.H. Farwell in the Queen Anne style. George Durgin is named as builder.","why_significant":"The house keeps the setback and size of the prestigious homes that lined Massachusetts Avenue (then North Avenue) in the mid to late nineteenth century. With its two neighbors at 2200 and 2210 Massachusetts Avenue, it is the best surviving group from that period. A reviewer called it a rare surviving example of homes built by the upwardly mobile middle class and locally significant for architecture.","narrative":"Built in 1891 at 2222-24 Massachusetts Avenue in northwest Cambridge, this large wood-frame double house was erected for R.H. Farwell, with George Durgin named as builder. It is designed in the Queen Anne style, with paired entrances flanked by two-story polygonal bays that show Bracketed Italianate influence. The gable roof carries a widely spaced pair of gabled dormers. The building has not been altered or moved and is still used as a residence, as it was originally. Its setback from the street and its size preserve an image of the prestigious homes that developed along what was then called North Avenue in the mid to late nineteenth century. Together with the houses at 2200 and 2210 Massachusetts Avenue, it forms the best surviving group from that period and helps identify that phase of growth in northwest Cambridge. A federal reviewer considered it a rare surviving example of homes built by the upwardly mobile middle class.","period_of_significance":null,"architect_builder":"George Durgin - builder","architectural_style":"Queen Anne","criteria":["C"],"status_note":"Present use is residential, the same as its original use. The form records no alterations.","vacant_flag":false,"machine_generated":true,"model":"claude-sonnet-5-5","prompt_version":"v1.0-2026-10-29","generated_at":"2026-10-29 02:11:54.617159-05","source_pdf":"https://s3.amazonaws.com/NARAprodstorage/opastorage/live/58/7905/63790558/content/electronic-records/rg-079/NPS_MA/82001939.pdf"},"photo":{"url_800":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/82001939/038d793162-800.webp","url_1600":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/82001939/038d793162-1600.webp","licence":"Public domain","author":"Daderot","credit_html":"<a href=\"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:R._H._Farwell_House,_2222-2224_Massachusetts_Avenue,_Cambridge,_MA_-_IMG_4419.JPG\" rel=\"noopener\">Daderot</a>, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons","source_page":"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:R._H._Farwell_House,_2222-2224_Massachusetts_Avenue,_Cambridge,_MA_-_IMG_4419.JPG"},"district":null,"sources":{"nps_snapshot_date":"2026-05-22","nara_catalog":"https://catalog.archives.gov/id/63790558","wikipedia":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/R.H._Farwell_House","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q7273346"},"indexable":true,"url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/massachusetts/middlesex-county/farwell-r-h-house-82001939/"}