{"nrhp_refnum":"82001943","name":"Greek Revival Cottage","other_names":[],"category":"building","location":{"address":"59 Rice St.","address_restricted":false,"city":"Cambridge","county":"Middlesex County","state":"MA","lat":42.39429953600006,"lon":-71.12989577599996,"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 Greek Revival wood-clapboard cottage at 59 Rice Street in Northwest Cambridge, Massachusetts, built in 1847 by housewright Samuel Wright and still used as a residence.","why_significant":"The form calls it the finest Greek Revival house in Northwest Cambridge and one of the best-preserved porticoed cottages in the city. It was designed in 1847 as a speculative venture by a local carpenter. Its heavy pedimented gable and asymmetrically placed Doric columns give it a distinctive naive quality. The reviewer recommended listing under Criterion C.","narrative":"Built in 1847 at 59 Rice Street in Northwest Cambridge, this wood-clapboard cottage is regarded as the finest Greek Revival house in that part of the city and one of Cambridge's best-preserved porticoed cottages. Samuel Wright, a local carpenter and housewright, designed it as a speculative venture and also appears in the records as its original owner. Its most striking feature is a heavy pedimented gable that projects over a front porch. Three thin Doric columns are spaced in an asymmetrical pattern to frame the entrance, which gives the house what the survey describes as a naive quality. Other original details include a full pedimented entablature, fluted columns set under the gable, and pedimented dormers on the left side. The house has not been altered or moved, has always served as a residence, and has been carefully maintained. Its intact Greek Revival character and well-preserved architectural detail are the basis for its listing.","period_of_significance":null,"architect_builder":"Samuel Wright - housewright","architectural_style":"Greek Revival","criteria":["C"],"status_note":"Present use is residential; the form states it is unaltered and has not been moved, and is carefully maintained.","vacant_flag":false,"machine_generated":true,"model":"claude-sonnet-5-5","prompt_version":"v1.0-2026-10-29","generated_at":"2026-10-29 02:11:53.521332-05","source_pdf":"https://s3.amazonaws.com/NARAprodstorage/opastorage/live/42/7904/63790442/content/electronic-records/rg-079/NPS_MA/82001943.pdf"},"photo":{"url_800":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/82001943/1592426414-800.webp","url_1600":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/82001943/1592426414-1600.webp","licence":"Public domain","author":"Daderot","credit_html":"<a href=\"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Greek_Revival_Cottage,_59_Rice_Street,_Cambridge,_MA_-_IMG_4643.JPG\" rel=\"noopener\">Daderot</a>, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons","source_page":"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Greek_Revival_Cottage,_59_Rice_Street,_Cambridge,_MA_-_IMG_4643.JPG"},"district":null,"sources":{"nps_snapshot_date":"2026-05-22","nara_catalog":"https://catalog.archives.gov/id/63790442","wikipedia":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Greek_Revival_Cottage_(Cambridge,_Massachusetts)","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q5601877"},"indexable":true,"url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/massachusetts/middlesex-county/greek-revival-cottage-82001943/"}