{"nrhp_refnum":"85003283","name":"House at 156 Mason Terrace","other_names":[],"category":"building","location":{"address":"156 Mason Terr.","address_restricted":false,"city":"Brookline","county":"Norfolk County","state":"MA","lat":42.342710201000045,"lon":-71.12924456099995,"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 Queen Anne/Stick style house at 156 Mason Terrace on Corey Hill in Brookline, Massachusetts, built between 1888 and 1890 as a single-family residence and later converted to two units.","why_significant":"The nomination argues the house is one of the most fanciful on Corey Hill, with decorative details considered without rival in the area. It is described as a unique local example of the Queen Anne/Stick style and one of the older houses in the neighborhood. By 1890 it belonged to James Dunbar, a judge of the Massachusetts Superior Court.","narrative":"Perched at the top of a substantial rise on Corey Hill in Brookline, 156 Mason Terrace is a Queen Anne/Stick style house built between 1888 and 1890 according to tax lists. It was originally a single-family home and was converted to two units in 1967. The wood and stucco building is notable for its ornament, including scroll and plain brackets, volutes, balusters, raking cornices and dentils. The nomination calls it one of the most fanciful houses on the hill and says its details have no rival in the area, though it was in disrepair when surveyed. It is also one of the older houses in a neighborhood once dotted with substantial homes on generous lots, most with commanding views of Boston. The land belonged to the Thomas Griggs estate, and by 1890 the property was held by James Dunbar, a judge of the Superior Court of Massachusetts. It was listed as a unique local example of its style.","period_of_significance":null,"architect_builder":null,"architectural_style":"Queen Anne/Stick","criteria":["C"],"status_note":"Described as in a state of disrepair at the time of the survey; converted to a two-family residence in 1967 and used as a two-family residence.","vacant_flag":null,"machine_generated":true,"model":"claude-sonnet-5-5","prompt_version":"v1.0-2026-10-29","generated_at":"2026-10-29 02:11:57.188791-05","source_pdf":"https://s3.amazonaws.com/NARAprodstorage/opastorage/live/67/7924/63792467/content/electronic-records/rg-079/NPS_MA/85003283.pdf"},"photo":{"url_800":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/85003283/370a3d1ce9-800.webp","url_1600":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/85003283/370a3d1ce9-1600.webp","licence":"CC BY-SA 4.0","author":"User:Magicpiano","credit_html":"<a href=\"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:BrooklineMA_156MasonTerrace.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_156MasonTerrace.jpg"},"district":null,"sources":{"nps_snapshot_date":"2026-05-22","nara_catalog":"https://catalog.archives.gov/id/63792467","wikipedia":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/House_at_156_Mason_Terrace","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q5913960"},"indexable":true,"url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/massachusetts/norfolk-county/house-at-156-mason-terrace-85003283/"}