{"nrhp_refnum":"85002678","name":"Pierce Farm Historic District","other_names":["Numbers 258, 259, 340"],"category":"district","location":{"address":"Roughly bounded by Claremont and Oakland Aves.","address_restricted":false,"city":"Arlington","county":"Middlesex County","state":"MA","lat":42.417156083000066,"lon":-71.18317172848333,"geom_source":"nps_gis"},"listed_date":"1985-09-27","is_nhl":false,"nhl_designated_date":null,"areas_of_significance":["Agriculture","Architecture"],"significance_levels":["local"],"summary":{"what_it_is":"A small historic district in Arlington Heights, western Arlington, Massachusetts, made up of three mid-19th century farmhouses at the intersection of Claremont and Oakland Avenues, about 2 acres in size. The houses date from ca. 1830 to ca. 1850.","why_significant":"The district is tied to Arlington's agricultural economy in the first half of the 19th century and to the Peirce family, which was significant in the town's 19th century development. It consists of three well-preserved, unified examples of Federal and Greek Revival architecture. The houses are sited at an angle to the streets, reflecting early road patterns that no longer exist.","narrative":"Three farmhouses at the corner of Claremont and Oakland Avenues in Arlington Heights make up this small district. They once formed the Peirce homestead, established in the 1830s by three members of the Peirce family who were among the first to settle the rocky, wooded highlands of western Arlington. The J. Peirce House (ca. 1830) is a 2 1/2-story, five-bay dwelling that is mainly Federal with Greek Revival features. The John A. P. Peirce House (ca. 1835) is a side-hall clapboard house mixing the same two styles. The Thomas Peirce House (ca. 1850) is a full Greek Revival design with a temple front and a colonnaded porch. The houses stand at an angle to the present streets, following older roadways that have vanished. The family sold much of its land in the 1870s, which opened the area to rapid development. The group is recognized for its link to Arlington's farming past and for its intact early architecture.","period_of_significance":"1830-1850","architect_builder":null,"architectural_style":"Federal and Greek Revival","criteria":["A","C"],"status_note":null,"vacant_flag":null,"machine_generated":true,"model":"claude-sonnet-5-5","prompt_version":"v1.0-2026-10-29","generated_at":"2026-10-29 02:11:57.953905-05","source_pdf":"https://s3.amazonaws.com/NARAprodstorage/opastorage/live/26/7913/63791326/content/electronic-records/rg-079/NPS_MA/85002678.pdf"},"photo":{"url_800":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/85002678/eb6e897a47-800.webp","url_1600":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/85002678/eb6e897a47-1600.webp","licence":"CC BY-SA 4.0","author":"User:Magicpiano","credit_html":"<a href=\"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:ArlingtonMA_PierceFarm_122Claremont.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_PierceFarm_122Claremont.jpg"},"district":null,"sources":{"nps_snapshot_date":"2026-05-22","nara_catalog":"https://catalog.archives.gov/id/63791326","wikipedia":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Peirce_Farm_Historic_District","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q7191794"},"indexable":true,"url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/massachusetts/middlesex-county/pierce-farm-historic-district-85002678/"}