{"nrhp_refnum":"86000504","name":"Lewis, Charles D., House","other_names":[],"category":"building","location":{"address":"81 Hunting Ln.","address_restricted":false,"city":"Sherborn","county":"Middlesex County","state":"MA","lat":42.24955420050006,"lon":-71.38272030920595,"geom_source":"nps_gis"},"listed_date":"1986-01-03","is_nhl":false,"nhl_designated_date":null,"areas_of_significance":["Community Planning and Development","Architecture"],"significance_levels":["local"],"summary":{"what_it_is":"A 2½-story shingled country house at 81 Hunting Lane in Sherborn, Massachusetts, built around 1905 as the summer residence of businessman Charles D. Lewis. It sits on about 4.92 acres at the crest of a wooded hill.","why_significant":"The house is one of Sherborn's earliest country estates and is unusual for its north Sherborn location, since most early 20th century estates are in the southeast near the Charles River. It combines Shingle Style informality with Colonial Revival detailing. The estate keeps elements of its original landscaping and setting, and reflects the town's growth as a summer haven for a wealthy elite.","narrative":"Built around 1905 at 81 Hunting Lane in Sherborn, this rambling shingled house was the centerpiece of Charles D. Lewis's \"gentlemen's farm.\" Lewis was a businessman who lived in Framingham for much of the year and belonged to the family that owned Lewis Wharf in Boston. The land had belonged to the Perry family since 1679. The 2½-story house is roughly L-shaped, with a gable roof, pedimented dormers, porches, and a porte-cochere on Tuscan columns, topped by a Palladian window. Its informal massing and weathered shingles reflect the Shingle Style, while window surrounds and porches follow Colonial Revival formality. Lewis added formal gardens and raised cattle on former orchard land, and one stone garden wall survives on Hunting Lane. It is one of Sherborn's earliest country estates and stands apart from the southeast-Sherborn estates near the Charles River. The house keeps its original design, materials, and setting.","period_of_significance":null,"architect_builder":null,"architectural_style":"Colonial Revival/Shingle Style","criteria":["A","C"],"status_note":"Present use is a residence; the form reports no major alterations and a small garage as an outbuilding.","vacant_flag":false,"machine_generated":true,"model":"claude-sonnet-5-5","prompt_version":"v1.0-2026-10-29","generated_at":"2026-10-29 02:11:56.739242-05","source_pdf":"https://s3.amazonaws.com/NARAprodstorage/opastorage/live/78/7915/63791578/content/electronic-records/rg-079/NPS_MA/86000504.pdf"},"photo":{"url_800":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/86000504/4e21133d18-800.webp","url_1600":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/86000504/4e21133d18-1600.webp","licence":"CC BY-SA 4.0","author":"User:Magicpiano","credit_html":"<a href=\"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:SherbornMA_CharlesDLewisHouse.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:SherbornMA_CharlesDLewisHouse.jpg"},"district":null,"sources":{"nps_snapshot_date":"2026-05-22","nara_catalog":"https://catalog.archives.gov/id/63791578","wikipedia":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Charles_D._Lewis_House","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q12061147"},"indexable":true,"url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/massachusetts/middlesex-county/lewis-charles-d-house-86000504/"}