{"nrhp_refnum":"83000808","name":"Holmes, Joseph, House","other_names":[],"category":"building","location":{"address":"144 Coolidge Hill St.","address_restricted":false,"city":"Cambridge","county":"Middlesex County","state":"MA","lat":42.37187551100004,"lon":-71.13958185699994,"geom_source":"nps_gis"},"listed_date":"1983-06-30","is_nhl":false,"nhl_designated_date":null,"areas_of_significance":["Architecture"],"significance_levels":["local"],"summary":{"what_it_is":"A small Federal-style wood-frame house at 144 Coolidge Hill Street in Cambridge, Massachusetts, dated 1801 and moved to its present site in 1929. It was built for Joseph Holmes by John Holmes, housewright.","why_significant":"The nomination argues the house is an unpretentious but well-preserved example of a standard five-bay, center-entrance Federal house. It is one of only 28 houses remaining in Old Cambridge built between 1800 and 1833. Its 1929 move into a 1920s subdivision also reflects the regard for Federal houses and the frequency with which they were relocated in that period.","narrative":"This small Federal-style house at 144 Coolidge Hill Street in Cambridge dates to 1801 and was built for Joseph Holmes by John Holmes, a housewright whose father-son connection is noted in the records. It originally stood at 15 Appian Way. In 1929, as development pressure grew around Harvard Square, it was moved to its present site, which saved it from demolition, and a service wing was added. The wood-clapboard house has a square plan turned so the entrance faces the side yard on a narrow lot. Its porch has delicate triglyphs, papyrus leaf capitals and an elliptical fan. It is one of only 28 houses left in Old Cambridge built between 1800 and 1833, and it is described as an unpretentious but well-preserved example of the five-bay, center-entrance Federal type. Its move into a 1920s subdivision reflects a wider pattern of relocating Federal houses. It was recognized under Criterion C for embodying the characteristics of its type and period.","period_of_significance":null,"architect_builder":"John Holmes, housewright","architectural_style":"Federal","criteria":["C"],"status_note":"Residential use; moved in 1929 and a service wing was added that year.","vacant_flag":false,"machine_generated":true,"model":"claude-sonnet-5-5","prompt_version":"v1.0-2026-10-29","generated_at":"2026-10-29 02:11:56.731418-05","source_pdf":"https://s3.amazonaws.com/NARAprodstorage/opastorage/live/24/7905/63790524/content/electronic-records/rg-079/NPS_MA/83000808.pdf"},"photo":{"url_800":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/83000808/42011eca70-800.webp","url_1600":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/83000808/42011eca70-1600.webp","licence":"Public domain","author":"Daderot","credit_html":"<a href=\"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Joseph_Holmes_House,_144_Coolidge_Hill_Road,_Cambridge,_MA_-_IMG_4526.JPG\" rel=\"noopener\">Daderot</a>, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons","source_page":"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Joseph_Holmes_House,_144_Coolidge_Hill_Road,_Cambridge,_MA_-_IMG_4526.JPG"},"district":null,"sources":{"nps_snapshot_date":"2026-05-22","nara_catalog":"https://catalog.archives.gov/id/63790524","wikipedia":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Joseph_Holmes_House","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q6284036"},"indexable":true,"url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/massachusetts/middlesex-county/holmes-joseph-house-83000808/"}