{"nrhp_refnum":"84002623","name":"Gill, Charles, House","other_names":[],"category":"building","location":{"address":"76 Pleasant St.","address_restricted":false,"city":"Stoneham","county":"Middlesex County","state":"MA","lat":42.47738934700004,"lon":-71.09244689799993,"geom_source":"nps_gis"},"listed_date":"1984-04-13","is_nhl":false,"nhl_designated_date":null,"areas_of_significance":["Architecture","Social History"],"significance_levels":["local"],"summary":{"what_it_is":"A Second Empire style cottage at 76 Pleasant Street in Stoneham, Massachusetts, built around 1860 by an unknown architect. It is a clapboard house with a mansard roof, used as a residence.","why_significant":"It is one of three intact Second Empire cottages in Stoneham and displays many characteristic features of the style. It was also the home of Charles Gill, a local shoemaker, and represents the town's residential growth in its most prosperous period. The nomination cites criteria A and C.","narrative":"Built around 1860 at 76 Pleasant Street in Stoneham, this clapboard cottage is a well-preserved example of the Second Empire style. It has a side hall plan, a rear cross ell, and a flat-roofed, bracketed porch set into a corner. Its mansard roof carries pedimented dormers above a bracketed and dentilated cornice. The three-bay facade includes an original glazed entry with a bracketed hood and two full-length windows with 2/2 sash. The house sits on a relatively large, tree-covered lot that adds to its historic setting. Charles Gill, a shoemaker according to town directories, lived here. His mansard-roofed cottage represents a type popular across Stoneham in the 1860s, when the town was at its most prosperous. Most of these cottages are small but well detailed, and this is described as one of the best preserved and documented examples. It was listed for its architecture and its link to the town's residential development.","period_of_significance":null,"architect_builder":null,"architectural_style":"Second Empire (Mansard)","criteria":["A","C"],"status_note":"Present use is as a residence; no major alterations are reported.","vacant_flag":false,"machine_generated":true,"model":"claude-sonnet-5-5","prompt_version":"v1.0-2026-10-29","generated_at":"2026-10-29 02:11:57.902504-05","source_pdf":"https://s3.amazonaws.com/NARAprodstorage/opastorage/live/35/7914/63791435/content/electronic-records/rg-079/NPS_MA/84002623.pdf"},"photo":{"url_800":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/84002623/bfa31bdc09-800.webp","url_1600":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/84002623/bfa31bdc09-1600.webp","licence":"CC BY-SA 4.0","author":"User:Magicpiano","credit_html":"<a href=\"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:StonehamMA_CharlesGillHouse.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_CharlesGillHouse.jpg"},"district":null,"sources":{"nps_snapshot_date":"2026-05-22","nara_catalog":"https://catalog.archives.gov/id/63791435","wikipedia":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Charles_Gill_House","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q5078041"},"indexable":true,"url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/massachusetts/middlesex-county/gill-charles-house-84002623/"}