{"nrhp_refnum":"85003252","name":"Candler Cottage","other_names":[],"category":"building","location":{"address":"447 Washington St.","address_restricted":false,"city":"Brookline","county":"Norfolk County","state":"MA","lat":42.33576687100003,"lon":-71.12488320699998,"geom_source":"nps_gis"},"listed_date":"1985-10-17","is_nhl":false,"nhl_designated_date":null,"areas_of_significance":["Architecture"],"significance_levels":["national","state","local"],"summary":{"what_it_is":"A c.1850 Gothic Revival wooden cottage at 447 Washington Street in Brookline, Massachusetts, built for Mrs. J. W. Candler, with a barn as an outbuilding.","why_significant":"The nomination argues the house meets criterion C as a fine and rare example of the Gothic Revival style in Brookline. It also notes ties to the Candler family, whose son John W. Candler was a Boston merchant and U.S. Representative. The house retains nearly all its original features despite changes at the rear.","narrative":"Built around 1850 at 447 Washington Street in Brookline, the Candler Cottage is a small wooden Gothic Revival house with clapboard walls. Its gable roof carries finials and pierced bargeboards, and it has two projecting pavilions, bay windows, drop pendants and full-length sidelights. An entrance portico with columns and brackets sits off center. Mrs. Candler had it built after moving to Brookline following the death of her husband, Captain John Candler, in 1849. Her sons became Boston merchants, and John W. Candler served in the state legislature and later the U.S. House of Representatives. The rear of the house was altered, probably after a fire, and the roof is now asphalt shingled, yet the building appears to keep its other original features. The porch is probably a later addition with fine details. Local surveyors judged it a fine and rare Brookline example of Gothic Revival design, comparable to a few other small wooden cottages in town.","period_of_significance":null,"architect_builder":null,"architectural_style":"Gothic Revival","criteria":["C"],"status_note":"Listed as a single family residence; converted to three-family use in 1953. The rear ell was altered, probably after a fire, and the roof is now asphalt shingled.","vacant_flag":false,"machine_generated":true,"model":"claude-sonnet-5-5","prompt_version":"v1.0-2026-10-29","generated_at":"2026-10-29 02:11:56.687619-05","source_pdf":"https://s3.amazonaws.com/NARAprodstorage/opastorage/live/59/7923/63792359/content/electronic-records/rg-079/NPS_MA/85003252.pdf"},"photo":{"url_800":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/85003252/b7926fc57c-800.webp","url_1600":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/85003252/b7926fc57c-1600.webp","licence":"CC BY-SA 4.0","author":"User:Magicpiano","credit_html":"<a href=\"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:BrooklineMA_CandlerCottage.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:BrooklineMA_CandlerCottage.jpg"},"district":null,"sources":{"nps_snapshot_date":"2026-05-22","nara_catalog":"https://catalog.archives.gov/id/63792359","wikipedia":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Candler_Cottage","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q5031978"},"indexable":true,"url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/massachusetts/norfolk-county/candler-cottage-85003252/"}