{"nrhp_refnum":"85001032","name":"First Parish Church Parsonage","other_names":[],"category":"building","location":{"address":"232--234 Pleasant St.","address_restricted":false,"city":"Arlington","county":"Middlesex County","state":"MA","lat":42.40675297100006,"lon":-71.16215455399998,"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 frame two-family house at 232-234 Pleasant Street in Arlington, Massachusetts, built about 1855 (the historical section says 1855) by Nathan Pratt. It was originally a residential duplex and is still residential.","why_significant":"The form describes it as one of the first multifamily structures in Arlington. Half of the house was given to the First Parish Church as a parsonage, which is the basis for its association with the church. Its architecture combines Greek Revival and Italianate features and shows the transition between the two styles.","narrative":"Two families once shared this frame house at 232-234 Pleasant Street in Arlington, Massachusetts, built in 1855 by Nathan Pratt, a wealthy local citizen. It is considered one of the first multifamily buildings in the town. Pratt gave half of the house to the First Parish Church for use as a parsonage, and by the end of the century it had returned to a single owner. Architecturally it sits between two styles. The double entrance has dentilated cornices, multi-paned transoms and sidelights typical of Greek Revival design, while the window surrounds, the polygonal flat-roofed side bay with corner brackets, and the heavily bracketed cornice reflect Italianate taste. A main block is flanked by one-story wings projecting from the north and south walls. The clapboard house has no major alterations and remains residential. Its church connection and its fine transitional design are the reasons for its listing. Two sheds on the property are not counted as contributing.","period_of_significance":null,"architect_builder":"Nathan Pratt (builder); architect unknown","architectural_style":"Greek Revival/Italianate transitional","criteria":["A","C"],"status_note":"Present use is residential; no major alterations recorded and the building has not been moved. Two sheds on the property are non-contributing.","vacant_flag":false,"machine_generated":true,"model":"claude-sonnet-5-5","prompt_version":"v1.0-2026-10-29","generated_at":"2026-10-29 02:11:56.507361-05","source_pdf":"https://s3.amazonaws.com/NARAprodstorage/opastorage/live/56/7909/63790956/content/electronic-records/rg-079/NPS_MA/85001032.pdf"},"photo":{"url_800":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/85001032/cd53fd975a-800.webp","url_1600":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/85001032/cd53fd975a-1600.webp","licence":"Public domain","author":"Daderot","credit_html":"<a href=\"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:First_Parish_Church_Parsonage,_ArlingtonMA_-_IMG_2771.JPG\" rel=\"noopener\">Daderot</a>, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons","source_page":"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:First_Parish_Church_Parsonage,_ArlingtonMA_-_IMG_2771.JPG"},"district":null,"sources":{"nps_snapshot_date":"2026-05-22","nara_catalog":"https://catalog.archives.gov/id/63790956","wikipedia":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/First_Parish_Church_Parsonage","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q5453483"},"indexable":true,"url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/massachusetts/middlesex-county/first-parish-church-parsonage-85001032/"}