{"nrhp_refnum":"84002323","name":"Dolan, Terence, House","other_names":[],"category":"building","location":{"address":"478 Prospect St.","address_restricted":false,"city":"Methuen","county":"Essex County","state":"MA","lat":42.72508296400008,"lon":-71.15755432399999,"geom_source":"nps_gis"},"listed_date":"1984-01-20","is_nhl":false,"nhl_designated_date":null,"areas_of_significance":["Architecture"],"significance_levels":["local"],"summary":{"what_it_is":"A Georgian Revival private residence at 478 Prospect Street in Methuen, Massachusetts, built around 1900 for Terence Dolan, a mason. It is a clapboard-clad house on a lot of less than one acre.","why_significant":"The house is significant as an example of the period revival styles favored by residents of turn-of-the-century subdivisions such as Fair Oaks. It reflects the styles and materials of the large, high-styled houses in that area. The form states it retains integrity of location, design, setting, materials and workmanship and meets criterion C.","narrative":"Built around 1900 at 478 Prospect Street in Methuen, this Georgian Revival house was the home of Terence Dolan, a mason and its original owner. Its most striking feature is a full two-story Ionic portico resting on a granite rubble foundation. The clapboard walls are topped by a steep hip roof with pedimented dormers, and the entry is framed by fluted pilasters. Purlins support the overhanging eaves, and a prominent dentil course marks the cornice of the portico. The house stands beside the Fair Oaks Addition, one of many Methuen subdivisions laid out around the turn of the twentieth century. Fair Oaks was known for large, high-styled houses and appealed to Lawrence commuters as well as local merchants and professionals. The property was listed for its architecture, as a good example of the period revival styles sought by residents of such subdivisions. It retains its original location, design, setting, materials and workmanship, and has no recorded outbuildings or major alterations.","period_of_significance":null,"architect_builder":null,"architectural_style":"Georgian Revival","criteria":["C"],"status_note":"Present use is a private residence, the same as its original use; no major alterations are recorded and it has not been moved.","vacant_flag":false,"machine_generated":true,"model":"claude-sonnet-5-5","prompt_version":"v1.0-2026-10-29","generated_at":"2026-10-29 02:11:56.319552-05","source_pdf":"https://s3.amazonaws.com/NARAprodstorage/opastorage/live/80/7900/63790080/content/electronic-records/rg-079/NPS_MA/84002323.pdf"},"photo":{"url_800":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/84002323/fb6a952938-800.webp","url_1600":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/84002323/fb6a952938-1600.webp","licence":"CC BY 2.0","author":"EraserGirl","credit_html":"<a href=\"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Terence_Dolan_House.jpg\" rel=\"noopener\">EraserGirl</a>, <a href=\"https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.0\" rel=\"license noopener\">CC BY 2.0</a>, via Wikimedia Commons","source_page":"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Terence_Dolan_House.jpg"},"district":null,"sources":{"nps_snapshot_date":"2026-05-22","nara_catalog":"https://catalog.archives.gov/id/63790080","wikipedia":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Terence_Dolan_House","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q7701887"},"indexable":true,"url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/massachusetts/essex-county/dolan-terence-house-84002323/"}