{"nrhp_refnum":"82001954","name":"Kingsley, Chester, House","other_names":[],"category":"building","location":{"address":"10 Chester St.","address_restricted":false,"city":"Cambridge","county":"Middlesex County","state":"MA","lat":42.39368327600005,"lon":-71.12428634299994,"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 wood-frame house at 10 Chester Street in North Cambridge, Massachusetts, built in 1866 as a mansard dwelling and remodelled in 1890 for its original owner, Chester Kingsley.","why_significant":"The nomination describes the house as an elaborate vernacular dwelling that epitomizes nineteenth-century suburban development in North Cambridge. It applies Queen Anne and Colonial Revival detail to a modest 1866 Mansard structure. Kingsley's 1890 alterations still dominate the building. Kingsley served in both the State Senate and the Massachusetts House of Representatives.","narrative":"Built in 1866 at 10 Chester Street in North Cambridge, this wood-frame house began as a modest mansard dwelling for Chester Kingsley, with S. Stiles as builder. In 1890 Kingsley commissioned extensive alterations that still define its appearance, adding Queen Anne and Colonial Revival features and a rear ell. The entrance porch has paired fluted columns on pedestals beneath a pediment with a molded plaster foliate centerpiece. A curved porch wraps the west side, and a three-story cylindrical tower with a conical roof and slender finial occupies the western corner. The original mansard roof survives with scalloped slates. The rear ell was enlarged in 1919 to accommodate a hospital, and the building continues as a nursing home. It is valued as an elaborate vernacular example of nineteenth-century suburban growth in North Cambridge. Kingsley served in both the State Senate and the Massachusetts House of Representatives.","period_of_significance":null,"architect_builder":"S. Stiles, builder","architectural_style":"Mansard/Queen Anne","criteria":[],"status_note":"Continues in use as a nursing home; the form lists its present use as commercial. A rear ell was enlarged in 1919 to accommodate a hospital.","vacant_flag":false,"machine_generated":true,"model":"claude-sonnet-5-5","prompt_version":"v1.0-2026-10-29","generated_at":"2026-10-29 02:11:54.840685-05","source_pdf":"https://s3.amazonaws.com/NARAprodstorage/opastorage/live/56/7912/63791256/content/electronic-records/rg-079/NPS_MA/82001954.pdf"},"photo":{"url_800":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/82001954/83901932b8-800.webp","url_1600":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/82001954/83901932b8-1600.webp","licence":"Public domain","author":"Daderot","credit_html":"<a href=\"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Chester_Kingsley_House,_Cambridge,_MA_-_IMG_4728.JPG\" rel=\"noopener\">Daderot</a>, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons","source_page":"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Chester_Kingsley_House,_Cambridge,_MA_-_IMG_4728.JPG"},"district":null,"sources":{"nps_snapshot_date":"2026-05-22","nara_catalog":"https://catalog.archives.gov/id/63791256","wikipedia":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chester_Kingsley_House","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q5093622"},"indexable":true,"url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/massachusetts/middlesex-county/kingsley-chester-house-82001954/"}