{"nrhp_refnum":"85001049","name":"Symmes, Stephen, Jr., House","other_names":[],"category":"building","location":{"address":"215 Crosby St.","address_restricted":false,"city":"Arlington","county":"Middlesex County","state":"MA","lat":42.43028696600004,"lon":-71.15579183999995,"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 Greek Revival house at 215 Crosby Street in northern Arlington, Massachusetts, dated to 1841 in the survey form. It is a clapboard residence on less than one acre with no outbuildings.","why_significant":"The house is a well-preserved example of Greek Revival style, probably the grandest of that style in the area, with a full pediment, a one-story Doric porch and wide corner pilasters. It is also associated with Stephen Symmes Jr., the earliest benefactor of Symmes Hospital, whose farm was donated to the town in 1901.","narrative":"Located at 215 Crosby Street in northern Arlington, this clapboard house was built in 1841 in the Greek Revival style, though local tradition gives a construction date of 1746 and some fragments of an earlier structure may survive. Its full pediment, one-story Doric porch and wide corner pilasters make it probably the grandest Greek Revival house in the area. The building is well preserved. Chimneys, fireplaces and a new interior plan were added around 1900. The house is also tied to local charity. Stephen Symmes Jr. died in 1901 and left his farm to the town for a hospital site. Town officials sold the house to the Fairchild family instead, and the money from that sale paid for the hospital, which was built on its present site. The property was recognized for its architecture and for its link to the earliest benefactor of Symmes Hospital. It remains a private residence on less than one acre.","period_of_significance":null,"architect_builder":null,"architectural_style":"Greek Revival","criteria":["B","C"],"status_note":"Present use is residence; the form describes the house as well preserved with integrity of location, design, setting, materials, workmanship, feeling and association.","vacant_flag":false,"machine_generated":true,"model":"claude-sonnet-5-5","prompt_version":"v1.0-2026-10-29","generated_at":"2026-10-29 02:11:57.158859-05","source_pdf":"https://s3.amazonaws.com/NARAprodstorage/opastorage/live/76/7908/63790876/content/electronic-records/rg-079/NPS_MA/85001049.pdf"},"photo":{"url_800":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/85001049/7cacecdc62-800.webp","url_1600":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/85001049/7cacecdc62-1600.webp","licence":"CC BY-SA 4.0","author":"User:Magicpiano","credit_html":"<a href=\"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Stephen_Symmes,_Jr.,_House.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:Stephen_Symmes,_Jr.,_House.jpg"},"district":null,"sources":{"nps_snapshot_date":"2026-05-22","nara_catalog":"https://catalog.archives.gov/id/63790876","wikipedia":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stephen_Symmes_Jr._House","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q7610629"},"indexable":true,"url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/massachusetts/middlesex-county/symmes-stephen-jr-house-85001049/"}