{"nrhp_refnum":"85001604","name":"Lincoln Center Historic District","other_names":["Lincoln Center"],"category":"district","location":{"address":"Bedford, Lincoln, Old Lexington, Sandy Pond, Trapelo & Weston Rds.","address_restricted":false,"city":"Lincoln","county":"Middlesex County","state":"MA","lat":42.42753000000005,"lon":-71.3074610837951,"geom_source":"nps_gis"},"listed_date":"1985-07-18","is_nhl":false,"nhl_designated_date":null,"areas_of_significance":["Community Planning and Development","Landscape Architecture","Agriculture","Conservation","Education","Politics/Government","Architecture","Religion"],"significance_levels":["local"],"summary":{"what_it_is":"A 161-acre historic district at the geographic center of Lincoln, Massachusetts, 15 miles west of Boston, made up of 59 mostly residential buildings along six roads, plus a common, churches, a library, town halls, a school and open fields.","why_significant":"The nomination argues the district was the fulcrum of Lincoln's development from first settlement in the early 18th century to the present. It keeps its village scale, rural character and open land, and holds many well-preserved 18th and 19th century homes and civic buildings. It is presented as an outstanding example of New England village life, significant at the local level.","narrative":"Lincoln Center is a 161-acre village core at the geographic center of Lincoln, Massachusetts, about 15 miles west of Boston. Six roads radiate from a central watering trough, lined with 59 buildings that are almost all residential, along with two churches, a library, two town halls, a school, a town common and two burying grounds. Stone walls, hedges, orchards, hay fields and large house lots preserve a rural feel. The buildings trace local history from the Georgian Brown-Russell-Chapin House of 1734-1754 through Federal homes such as the Samuel Hoar House, Greek Revival houses and the 1848 Old Town Hall, to Victorian Romanesque landmarks like the 1883-1884 library and 1891 Stone Church, and Colonial Revival estates. The district was listed because it shows the growth of Lincoln's center from early 18th century settlement into a well-to-do suburban enclave while keeping its village scale and open land.","period_of_significance":"1747-1930","architect_builder":"multiple","architectural_style":"Georgian, Federal, Greek Revival, Italianate, Second Empire, Queen Anne, Georgian Revival, Colonial Revival, Victorian Romanesque","criteria":["A","B","C"],"status_note":"Condition listed as excellent, original site, altered; the district is occupied and includes private residences, government, educational, religious and park uses.","vacant_flag":false,"machine_generated":true,"model":"claude-sonnet-5-5","prompt_version":"v1.0-2026-10-29","generated_at":"2026-10-29 02:11:56.367698-05","source_pdf":"https://s3.amazonaws.com/NARAprodstorage/opastorage/live/58/7955/63795558/content/electronic-records/rg-079/NPS_MA/85001604.pdf"},"photo":{"url_800":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/85001604/86d42209be-800.webp","url_1600":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/85001604/86d42209be-1600.webp","licence":"CC BY 3.0","author":"John Phelan","credit_html":"<a href=\"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:First_Parish_in_Lincoln,_MA.jpg\" rel=\"noopener\">John Phelan</a>, <a href=\"https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0\" rel=\"license noopener\">CC BY 3.0</a>, via Wikimedia Commons","source_page":"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:First_Parish_in_Lincoln,_MA.jpg"},"district":null,"sources":{"nps_snapshot_date":"2026-05-22","nara_catalog":"https://catalog.archives.gov/id/63795558","wikipedia":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lincoln_Center_Historic_District","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q6550523"},"indexable":true,"url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/massachusetts/middlesex-county/lincoln-center-historic-district-85001604/"}