{"nrhp_refnum":"84002562","name":"Daniels, Blake, Cottage","other_names":[],"category":"building","location":{"address":"111-113 Elm St.","address_restricted":false,"city":"Stoneham","county":"Middlesex County","state":"MA","lat":42.48894471400007,"lon":-71.09088555699998,"geom_source":"nps_gis"},"listed_date":"1984-04-13","is_nhl":false,"nhl_designated_date":null,"areas_of_significance":["Industry","Architecture"],"significance_levels":["local"],"summary":{"what_it_is":"A Greek Revival cottage at 111-113 Elm Street in Stoneham, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, built about 1860. It was originally used as a residence and shoe shop, and is still a residence.","why_significant":"The nomination calls it one of Stoneham's best preserved Greek Revival residences and cites its close ties to the shoe industry. It retains integrity of location, design, setting, materials and workmanship. It is also a good example of the home industry of the home-manufacture phase of shoemaking, before machinery and factories. It meets criteria A and C.","narrative":"Built around 1860 at 111-113 Elm Street in Stoneham, this clapboard cottage is described as one of the town's best preserved Greek Revival houses. It has a sidehall plan, a large side ell that may be older, a granite foundation, a pitched roof with shed dormers and 6/6 windows. The main entry is framed by full-length sidelights, pilasters and a full entablature. The house sits well back from the street on a slight rise and faces north. Its importance also lies in its link to shoemaking. Blake Daniels ran a small last factory, possibly in part of the house, in the 1870s. The property illustrates the home industry typical of the period before machinery and factories arrived, when lasts, cut leather and stitched shoes were produced in households across town. Because the house and its site remain well preserved, it was recognized for both its architecture and its association with the local shoe industry. It remains a residence today.","period_of_significance":null,"architect_builder":null,"architectural_style":"Greek Revival","criteria":["A","C"],"status_note":"Present use is residential; the form reports no major alterations and no outbuildings.","vacant_flag":false,"machine_generated":true,"model":"claude-sonnet-5-5","prompt_version":"v1.0-2026-10-29","generated_at":"2026-10-29 02:11:56.093995-05","source_pdf":"https://s3.amazonaws.com/NARAprodstorage/opastorage/live/40/7921/63792140/content/electronic-records/rg-079/NPS_MA/84002562.pdf"},"photo":{"url_800":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/84002562/a21e38dea2-800.webp","url_1600":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/84002562/a21e38dea2-1600.webp","licence":"CC BY-SA 4.0","author":"User:Magicpiano","credit_html":"<a href=\"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:StonehamMA_BlakeDanielsCottage.jpg\" rel=\"noopener\">User:Magicpiano</a>, <a href=\"https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0\" rel=\"license noopener\">CC BY-SA 4.0</a>, via Wikimedia Commons","source_page":"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:StonehamMA_BlakeDanielsCottage.jpg"},"district":null,"sources":{"nps_snapshot_date":"2026-05-22","nara_catalog":"https://catalog.archives.gov/id/63792140","wikipedia":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blake_Daniels_Cottage","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q4924358"},"indexable":true,"url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/massachusetts/middlesex-county/daniels-blake-cottage-84002562/"}