{"nrhp_refnum":"85001036","name":"House at 45 Claremont Avenue","other_names":[],"category":"building","location":{"address":"45 Claremont Ave.","address_restricted":false,"city":"Arlington","county":"Middlesex County","state":"MA","lat":42.41980267400004,"lon":-71.20976106399996,"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 residential house at 45 Claremont Avenue, at the corner of Appleton and Claremont Streets in Arlington, Massachusetts, built about 1885-1890. The architect is unknown.","why_significant":"The house is presented as a fine example of a blend of Victorian Gothic and Italianate styles, which is comparatively rare for houses in Arlington. It is also tied to Theodore B. Merrick, an instructor at the Institute of Technology, who lived there in the 1890s. It meets Criteria B and C and retains integrity of location, design, setting, materials, workmanship, feeling and association.","narrative":"Standing at the corner of Appleton and Claremont Streets in Arlington, Massachusetts, this frame house was built around 1885-1890 and is still used as a residence. Its clapboard exterior combines Victorian Gothic and Italianate features, a pairing described as comparatively rare among Arlington homes. A curved porch bracing contrasts with the triangular, steeply pitched gable, which has a pine tree window at its center. Windows are fully framed with bracketed caps. The house was built in an area that was mostly farmland until the mid-1870s, after which handsome homes appeared as the neighborhood grew popular with well-to-do commuters. Theodore B. Merrick, an instructor at the Institute of Technology in Cambridge, lived here in the 1890s. For many years afterward it was the home of George Tewksbury, listed in the Arlington Directory as a promoter connected with the Studio Building in Boston. The house was listed for its architecture and its association with Merrick.","period_of_significance":null,"architect_builder":null,"architectural_style":"Italianate/Victorian Gothic","criteria":["B","C"],"status_note":"Present use is residential; no major alterations are recorded 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 02:11:56.345937-05","source_pdf":"https://s3.amazonaws.com/NARAprodstorage/opastorage/live/52/7910/63791052/content/electronic-records/rg-079/NPS_MA/85001036.pdf"},"photo":{"url_800":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/85001036/29e7eb6747-800.webp","url_1600":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/85001036/29e7eb6747-1600.webp","licence":"CC BY-SA 4.0","author":"User:Magicpiano","credit_html":"<a href=\"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:ArlingtonMA_HouseAt45ClaremontAvenue.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_HouseAt45ClaremontAvenue.jpg"},"district":null,"sources":{"nps_snapshot_date":"2026-05-22","nara_catalog":"https://catalog.archives.gov/id/63791052","wikipedia":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/House_at_45_Claremont_Avenue","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q5914334"},"indexable":true,"url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/massachusetts/middlesex-county/house-at-45-claremont-avenue-85001036/"}