{"nrhp_refnum":"84002396","name":"House at 491 Prospect Street","other_names":[],"category":"building","location":{"address":"491 Prospect St.","address_restricted":false,"city":"Methuen","county":"Essex County","state":"MA","lat":42.72749199100008,"lon":-71.15873716999994,"geom_source":"nps_gis"},"listed_date":"1984-01-20","is_nhl":false,"nhl_designated_date":null,"areas_of_significance":["Community Planning and Development","Architecture"],"significance_levels":["local"],"summary":{"what_it_is":"A three-story Shingle Style house at 491 Prospect Street in Methuen, Massachusetts, built around 1900 by an unknown architect. It sits on a lot of about one acre or less in a residential setting and has a small shingled carriage house.","why_significant":"The form describes it as an outstanding example of the Shingle Style in Methuen. It also represents houses built for Lawrence and Methuen businessmen in Methuen subdivisions after the turn of the century. The Fair Oaks subdivision where it stands was developed by members of the J. D. McAllister family.","narrative":"Built around 1900 on Prospect Street in Methuen, this three-story house is clad in shingles and is described as an outstanding local example of the Shingle Style. Its ornament is restrained, mainly garlanded friezes above a tripartite window. A Palladian window dominates the central gable, framed by square-cut shingles and a wooden keystone motif. A small shingled carriage house stands on the property. The house has not been moved, and no major alterations are recorded. It is still a private residence, as it was originally. Its significance also lies in what it represents: houses built for Lawrence and Methuen businessmen in Methuen subdivisions after the turn of the century. It stands in Fair Oaks, a subdivision developed by members of the J. D. McAllister family of Methuen. The property retains integrity of location, design, setting, materials and workmanship, and was listed under criteria A and C.","period_of_significance":null,"architect_builder":null,"architectural_style":"Shingle Style","criteria":["A","C"],"status_note":"Present use is a private residence, the same as its original use; no major alterations are recorded.","vacant_flag":false,"machine_generated":true,"model":"claude-sonnet-5-5","prompt_version":"v1.0-2026-10-29","generated_at":"2026-10-29 02:11:56.327761-05","source_pdf":"https://s3.amazonaws.com/NARAprodstorage/opastorage/live/98/7901/63790198/content/electronic-records/rg-079/NPS_MA/84002396.pdf"},"photo":{"url_800":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/84002396/15b3b2e32a-800.webp","url_1600":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/84002396/15b3b2e32a-1600.webp","licence":"Public domain","author":"EraserGirl","credit_html":"<a href=\"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:House_at_491_Prospect_Street.jpg\" rel=\"noopener\">EraserGirl</a>, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons","source_page":"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:House_at_491_Prospect_Street.jpg"},"district":null,"sources":{"nps_snapshot_date":"2026-05-22","nara_catalog":"https://catalog.archives.gov/id/63790198","wikipedia":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/House_at_491_Prospect_Street","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q5914349"},"indexable":true,"url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/massachusetts/essex-county/house-at-491-prospect-street-84002396/"}