{"nrhp_refnum":"84002414","name":"Park Lodge","other_names":[],"category":"building","location":{"address":"257 Lawrence St.","address_restricted":false,"city":"Methuen","county":"Essex County","state":"MA","lat":42.727983721000044,"lon":-71.18501460799996,"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":"Park Lodge is a 2½-story private residence at 257 Lawrence Street in Methuen, Massachusetts, dating to about 1900 by the form's estimate. It is a remodelled mid-19th-century farmhouse, with an unknown architect.","why_significant":"The nomination ties the house to Edward Searles, a Methuen-born millionaire with a strong interest in English Revival architecture who created the nearby Pine Lodge estate. His remodelling gave an older farmhouse a stucco facade, shingled pedimented gables and massive chimneys. The form states the property retains integrity of location, design, setting, materials and workmanship.","narrative":"Park Lodge, at 257 Lawrence Street in Methuen, is a 2½-story house with an asymmetrical plan, gable roofs and three massive rebuilt chimneys. It began as a mid-19th-century farmhouse belonging to Jesse Searles, a farmer, on an early route. Edward Searles, a Methuen-born millionaire with a keen interest in architecture, especially English Revival styles, later remodelled it extensively. His changes included a stucco facade, shingled and pedimented gables and dormers, and large chimneys, which give the building an atypical look. Searles also created the nearby Pine Lodge estate. It is not known whether he lived in the house while Pine Lodge was under construction, but an early engraving held by the Merrimack Valley Textile Museum shows the building. The form describes the exterior as stucco and shingle, records no outbuildings or major alterations, and says the house has not been moved. It was listed for its association with Searles and for its architectural character, and remains a private residence.","period_of_significance":null,"architect_builder":null,"architectural_style":"Craftsman","criteria":["A","B"],"status_note":"Present and original use is private residence; 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 02:11:56.323969-05","source_pdf":"https://s3.amazonaws.com/NARAprodstorage/opastorage/live/67/7899/63789967/content/electronic-records/rg-079/NPS_MA/84002414.pdf"},"photo":{"url_800":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/84002414/08ea1cb28a-800.webp","url_1600":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/84002414/08ea1cb28a-1600.webp","licence":"Public domain","author":"EraserGirl","credit_html":"<a href=\"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Park_Lodge.jpg\" rel=\"noopener\">EraserGirl</a>, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons","source_page":"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Park_Lodge.jpg"},"district":null,"sources":{"nps_snapshot_date":"2026-05-22","nara_catalog":"https://catalog.archives.gov/id/63789967","wikipedia":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Park_Lodge","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q7137888"},"indexable":true,"url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/massachusetts/essex-county/park-lodge-84002414/"}