{"nrhp_refnum":"82001963","name":"Newman, Andrew, House","other_names":[],"category":"building","location":{"address":"23 Fairmont St.","address_restricted":false,"city":"Cambridge","county":"Middlesex County","state":"MA","lat":42.361433764000026,"lon":-71.11020577099998,"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 one-story, center-hall wooden house at 23 Fairmont Street in Cambridgeport, Cambridge, Massachusetts, built in 1823 by an unknown architect for rope-maker Andrew Newman.","why_significant":"The house departs from the standard Federal-period house type, with a one-story center-hall plan and a massive central chimney that recall earlier eighteenth-century buildings. It is one of only two surviving houses of its type in Cambridgeport. The reviewer recommended listing under Criterion C for architecture.","narrative":"Built in 1823 at 23 Fairmont Street in Cambridgeport, this small wooden house was first occupied by Andrew Newman, a local rope-maker. It stands on land once owned by Peter Tufts. The building is a one-story, center-hall house with a massive central chimney, a form that differs from the standard Federal-period houses of its time. Its chimney and compact massing recall eighteenth-century structures, and it is described in the Late Georgian style. Only one other house of this type is known to survive in Cambridgeport, which makes the Newman house a rare example of this house form in the neighborhood. Records describe it as unaltered and still on its original site, and it continues to be used as a residence. It was recognized for its architectural interest, particularly its departure from the typical house design of the period, and for the survival of an early house type in an area that has largely changed.","period_of_significance":null,"architect_builder":null,"architectural_style":"Late Georgian","criteria":["C"],"status_note":"Unaltered and unmoved; present use residential.","vacant_flag":false,"machine_generated":true,"model":"claude-sonnet-5-5","prompt_version":"v1.0-2026-10-29","generated_at":"2026-10-29 02:11:53.907373-05","source_pdf":"https://s3.amazonaws.com/NARAprodstorage/opastorage/live/70/7904/63790470/content/electronic-records/rg-079/NPS_MA/82001963.pdf"},"photo":{"url_800":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/82001963/4e3cb3ebba-800.webp","url_1600":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/82001963/4e3cb3ebba-1600.webp","licence":"CC BY-SA 3.0","author":"Tim Pierce","credit_html":"<a href=\"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Andrew_Newman_House.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:Andrew_Newman_House.jpg"},"district":null,"sources":{"nps_snapshot_date":"2026-05-22","nara_catalog":"https://catalog.archives.gov/id/63790470","wikipedia":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Andrew_Newman_House","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q4758116"},"indexable":true,"url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/massachusetts/middlesex-county/newman-andrew-house-82001963/"}