{"nrhp_refnum":"85001028","name":"Cutter, Jefferson, House","other_names":[],"category":"building","location":{"address":"1 Whittemore Park","address_restricted":false,"city":"Arlington","county":"Middlesex County","state":"MA","lat":42.415393331000075,"lon":-71.15285054199995,"geom_source":"nps_gis"},"listed_date":"1992-01-23","is_nhl":false,"nhl_designated_date":null,"areas_of_significance":["Architecture"],"significance_levels":["local"],"summary":{"what_it_is":"A 2 1/2-story, five-bay wood-frame Federal-style house built in 1817 and moved in 1989 to Whittemore Park, a small public lot at 1 Whittemore Park in Arlington, Massachusetts, next to the Arlington Center Historic District.","why_significant":"The house is a well-preserved example of a five-bay, double-pile Federal house with double interior chimneys. It is unique in Arlington for its finely carved 1830s entryway, apparently inspired by Asher Benjamin pattern books, and for its symmetrical Beverly jogs. It retains integrity in its new location, and a fragment of railroad track on the lot is also counted as contributing.","narrative":"Built in 1817 for Jefferson Cutter, a millwright and turner, this five-bay, 2 1/2-story clapboard house was moved about two miles in 1989 to Whittemore Park in Arlington. Its owner, a car dealership, had planned to demolish it, so the town took ownership and relocated it to a small triangle of public land beside the Arlington Center Historic District. The house is notable for an elaborately carved entryway added in the 1830s, with Greek-inspired fretwork pilasters and sidelights that resemble plates by Asher Benjamin. The carved door appears to be unique and may be Cutter's own work. Paired side ells known as Beverly jogs are the only examples in Arlington. After the move, aluminum siding was removed, the original clapboards were restored, and a cedar-shingle roof was installed. The house now holds public meeting and exhibition space and offices. A surviving fragment of railroad track on the lot is also counted as contributing.","period_of_significance":"1817-1941","architect_builder":"Unknown","architectural_style":"Early Republic/Federal; Greek Revival","criteria":["C"],"status_note":"Restored after the 1989 move with a state grant and now used for public meeting and exhibition space and Chamber of Commerce offices; a preservation restriction is in place.","vacant_flag":false,"machine_generated":true,"model":"claude-sonnet-5-5","prompt_version":"v1.0-2026-10-29","generated_at":"2026-10-29 02:13:04.343533-05","source_pdf":"https://s3.amazonaws.com/NARAprodstorage/opastorage/live/68/7914/63791468/content/electronic-records/rg-079/NPS_MA/85001028.pdf"},"photo":{"url_800":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/85001028/e9d1e5c046-800.webp","url_1600":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/85001028/e9d1e5c046-1600.webp","licence":"CC BY-SA 4.0","author":"User:Magicpiano","credit_html":"<a href=\"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:ArlingtonMA_JeffersonCutterHouse.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:ArlingtonMA_JeffersonCutterHouse.jpg"},"district":{"nrhp_refnum":"85002691","name":"Arlington Center Historic District (Boundary Increase)","url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/districts/massachusetts/arlington-center-historic-district-boundary-increase-85002691/"},"sources":{"nps_snapshot_date":"2026-05-22","nara_catalog":"https://catalog.archives.gov/id/63791468","wikipedia":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jefferson_Cutter_House","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q6175449"},"indexable":true,"url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/massachusetts/middlesex-county/cutter-jefferson-house-85001028/"}