{"nrhp_refnum":"82001965","name":"Noyes, J.A., House","other_names":[],"category":"building","location":{"address":"1 Highland St.","address_restricted":false,"city":"Cambridge","county":"Middlesex County","state":"MA","lat":42.37958696100003,"lon":-71.13170582399994,"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 residential house at 1 Highland Street in Cambridge, Massachusetts, designed in 1894 by the firm Longfellow, Alden and Harlow for J.A. Noyes, with a garden gazebo on the grounds.","why_significant":"The form describes the house as unusual for its complete documentation and perfect state of preservation. It is a Colonial Revival design whose style is expressed through the overhang and heavy scale of the second floor. The garden gazebo was designed by landscape architect Charles Eliot and renewed in 1925 by his nephew, Charles Eliot II.","narrative":"This house at 1 Highland Street in Cambridge was designed in 1894 by the architectural firm Longfellow, Alden and Harlow for J.A. Noyes, and it has remained a residence throughout its history. It is an example of Colonial Revival design in wood. The entrance is axial and the facade has five bays, which follow Georgian precedent to some extent, while the overhang and heavy scale of the second floor express the Colonial Revival character. Picturesque details include an unusually short pair of sidelights beside the door and a fanlight-style window whose design is echoed in the center second-story window. Records describe the building as unaltered, unmoved and in a perfect state of preservation, with unusually complete documentation. The grounds hold an open octagonal gazebo with a spring-eaved roof topped by a pineapple finial, a Colonial symbol of hospitality. Landscape architect Charles Eliot designed it, and his nephew Charles Eliot II renewed it in 1925.","period_of_significance":null,"architect_builder":"Longfellow, Alden and Harlow","architectural_style":"Colonial Revival","criteria":["C"],"status_note":"Present use is residential; the form records the house as unaltered and not moved, in a perfect state of preservation.","vacant_flag":false,"machine_generated":true,"model":"claude-sonnet-5-5","prompt_version":"v1.0-2026-10-29","generated_at":"2026-10-29 02:11:53.133282-05","source_pdf":"https://s3.amazonaws.com/NARAprodstorage/opastorage/live/28/7904/63790428/content/electronic-records/rg-079/NPS_MA/82001965.pdf"},"photo":{"url_800":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/82001965/67cb35f193-800.webp","url_1600":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/82001965/67cb35f193-1600.webp","licence":"Public domain","author":"Daderot","credit_html":"<a href=\"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:J._A._Noyes_House,_1_Highland_Street,_Cambridge,_MA_-_IMG_4328.JPG\" rel=\"noopener\">Daderot</a>, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons","source_page":"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:J._A._Noyes_House,_1_Highland_Street,_Cambridge,_MA_-_IMG_4328.JPG"},"district":null,"sources":{"nps_snapshot_date":"2026-05-22","nara_catalog":"https://catalog.archives.gov/id/63790428","wikipedia":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/J.A._Noyes_House","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q6103896"},"indexable":true,"url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/massachusetts/middlesex-county/noyes-j-a-house-82001965/"}