{"nrhp_refnum":"83000816","name":"Maple Avenue Historic District","other_names":[],"category":"district","location":{"address":"Maple Ave. between Marie Ave. and Broadway","address_restricted":false,"city":"Cambridge","county":"Middlesex County","state":"MA","lat":42.37234313100004,"lon":-71.10462022899998,"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 residential historic district of about 4.4 acres covering both sides of Maple Avenue from Marie Avenue to Broadway in the Dana Hill area of Cambridge, Middlesex County, Massachusetts. The street was laid out in 1841 and developed mainly between 1860 and 1890.","why_significant":"The district is significant as a collection of mid-19th century residences, many with Mansard roofs, set on widely spaced lots. It retains much of its original nineteenth century appearance. The reviewer accepted it under Criterion C and noted that it is distinguished from surrounding areas, which have changed in character.","narrative":"Maple Avenue in the Dana Hill area of Cambridge is a residential street first laid out in 1841, with larger lots than other streets between Broadway and Cambridge Street. The nominated district takes in both sides of the avenue from Marie Avenue to Broadway and is known above all for its Mansard-roofed houses built between about 1860 and 1890. Italianate, Queen Anne and Colonial Revival houses are mixed among them. The houses are widely spaced and vary in height and size, and Mansard roofs and bay windows create a rhythmic pattern along the street. Examples include the Francis B. Webster House of 1861, the Lewis Hall House of 1867, the Charles B. Stevens House of 1873 and the Philip Munroe House of 1887. Most buildings contribute to the district, though a vacant lot, a heavily altered house and some later two-family buildings are noted as intrusions. Reviewers valued the street as a collection of mid-19th century homes distinct from its changed surroundings.","period_of_significance":"1860-1890","architect_builder":null,"architectural_style":"Mansard, with Italianate, Queen Anne and Colonial Revival houses","criteria":["C"],"status_note":"Area survey describes the district as in good condition, privately owned and in residential use; one vacant lot and a few altered or two-family buildings are noted as intrusions or minor contributors.","vacant_flag":false,"machine_generated":true,"model":"claude-sonnet-5-5","prompt_version":"v1.0-2026-10-29","generated_at":"2026-10-29 02:11:57.84387-05","source_pdf":"https://s3.amazonaws.com/NARAprodstorage/opastorage/live/92/7910/63791092/content/electronic-records/rg-079/NPS_MA/83000816.pdf"},"photo":{"url_800":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/83000816/f264ee5259-800.webp","url_1600":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/83000816/f264ee5259-1600.webp","licence":"CC BY-SA 3.0","author":"Tim Pierce","credit_html":"<a href=\"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Cambridge_MA_Maple_Avenue_Historic_District.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:Cambridge_MA_Maple_Avenue_Historic_District.jpg"},"district":null,"sources":{"nps_snapshot_date":"2026-05-22","nara_catalog":"https://catalog.archives.gov/id/63791092","wikipedia":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Maple_Avenue_Historic_District_(Cambridge,_Massachusetts)","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q6753835"},"indexable":true,"url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/massachusetts/middlesex-county/maple-avenue-historic-district-83000816/"}