{"nrhp_refnum":"85001031","name":"Farmer, Kimball, House","other_names":[],"category":"building","location":{"address":"1173 Massachusetts Ave.","address_restricted":false,"city":"Arlington","county":"Middlesex County","state":"MA","lat":42.42345134100003,"lon":-71.17439735699998,"geom_source":"nps_gis"},"listed_date":"1985-04-18","is_nhl":false,"nhl_designated_date":null,"areas_of_significance":["Architecture"],"significance_levels":["local"],"summary":{"what_it_is":"A two-story, center-entry Federal-style house at 1173 Massachusetts Avenue in Arlington, Massachusetts, built in 1826. It has clapboard walls and is now in commercial use.","why_significant":"The nomination argues the house is a well-preserved example of the Federal style, meeting Criterion C. It keeps its Gothic lancet tracery doorway and rear-wall chimneys typical of Federal-period houses in Middlesex County. It was also part of Kimball Farmer's large farm and stayed in his family for three generations.","narrative":"Built in 1826, this two-story clapboard house at 1173 Massachusetts Avenue in Arlington is a center-entry Federal-style building. Its doorway keeps fine Gothic lancet tracery, and its two chimneys sit along the rear wall, following the regional pattern for Federal-period houses in Middlesex County. The form records no major alterations, no outbuildings and no move, and the house retains its integrity of location, design, materials and workmanship. It was once part of a large farm belonging to Kimball Farmer and remained in his family for three generations. Farmer was noted for growing violets for his wife in hotbeds behind the property. Today the house sits in a densely settled area of commercial and multi-family residential buildings and is in commercial use. It was listed for its architecture, as a well-preserved example of the Federal style.","period_of_significance":null,"architect_builder":null,"architectural_style":"Federal","criteria":["C"],"status_note":"Present use is commercial; the form reports no major alterations and no outbuildings, and the house has not been moved.","vacant_flag":false,"machine_generated":true,"model":"claude-sonnet-5-5","prompt_version":"v1.0-2026-10-29","generated_at":"2026-10-29 02:11:56.91451-05","source_pdf":"https://s3.amazonaws.com/NARAprodstorage/opastorage/live/21/7907/63790721/content/electronic-records/rg-079/NPS_MA/85001031.pdf"},"photo":{"url_800":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/85001031/4a219d9d28-800.webp","url_1600":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/85001031/4a219d9d28-1600.webp","licence":"Public domain","author":"Daderot","credit_html":"<a href=\"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Kimball_Farmer_House,_ArlingtonMA_-_IMG_2779.JPG\" rel=\"noopener\">Daderot</a>, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons","source_page":"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Kimball_Farmer_House,_ArlingtonMA_-_IMG_2779.JPG"},"district":null,"sources":{"nps_snapshot_date":"2026-05-22","nara_catalog":"https://catalog.archives.gov/id/63790721","wikipedia":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kimball_Farmer_House","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q6409765"},"indexable":true,"url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/massachusetts/middlesex-county/farmer-kimball-house-85001031/"}