{"nrhp_refnum":"86001315","name":"Stickney-Shepard House","other_names":[],"category":"building","location":{"address":"11--13 Remington St.","address_restricted":false,"city":"Cambridge","county":"Middlesex County","state":"MA","lat":42.371276634000026,"lon":-71.11363244599994,"geom_source":"nps_gis"},"listed_date":"1986-05-19","is_nhl":false,"nhl_designated_date":null,"areas_of_significance":["Architecture"],"significance_levels":["state"],"summary":{"what_it_is":"A double Greek Revival cottage with a large rear ell at 11-13 Remington Street in Cambridge, Massachusetts, built in 1846-1847 by N.U. Stickney and S.P. Shepard.","why_significant":"The house is significant under Criterion C as a strongly representative example of Greek Revival architecture in the survey area. It is one of the smallest double Greek Revival houses in Cambridge. It also illustrates the double-house type common in the Dana Hill neighborhood, which became the city's most important new residential area between 1830 and 1854.","narrative":"Built in 1846-1847 at 11-13 Remington Street in Cambridge, this wooden double cottage with a large rear ell is a compact example of Greek Revival design. Heavy cornices, end pilasters and a full front porch with two plain columns on pedestals and two fluted Doric columns give it a classical character. Four front windows hold nine-over-nine sash, two dormers break the roof, and a central chimney rises above it. Side entrances have canopies with brackets in an 1870s style. The lot came from the Dana estate, which was sold off between 1819 and 1854 with deed restrictions that kept the neighborhood residential near Massachusetts Avenue. Builders N.U. Stickney and S.P. Shepard bought the lot in 1846 and also built Holden Chapel in Harvard Yard. It is among the smallest double Greek Revival houses in Cambridge and represents a house type common in the Dana Hill area. It remains in residential use with no recorded major alterations.","period_of_significance":null,"architect_builder":"N.U. Stickney & S.P. Shepard","architectural_style":"Greek Revival","criteria":["C"],"status_note":"Present use is residential; no major alterations are recorded and the building has not been moved.","vacant_flag":false,"machine_generated":true,"model":"claude-sonnet-5-5","prompt_version":"v1.0-2026-10-29","generated_at":"2026-10-29 02:13:00.604741-05","source_pdf":"https://s3.amazonaws.com/NARAprodstorage/opastorage/live/86/7908/63790886/content/electronic-records/rg-079/NPS_MA/86001315.pdf"},"photo":{"url_800":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/86001315/a89f48cb90-800.webp","url_1600":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/86001315/a89f48cb90-1600.webp","licence":"CC BY-SA 4.0","author":"User:Magicpiano","credit_html":"<a href=\"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:CambridgeMA_StickneyShepardHouse.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:CambridgeMA_StickneyShepardHouse.jpg"},"district":null,"sources":{"nps_snapshot_date":"2026-05-22","nara_catalog":"https://catalog.archives.gov/id/63790886","wikipedia":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stickney-Shepard_House","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q7616284"},"indexable":true,"url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/massachusetts/middlesex-county/stickney-shepard-house-86001315/"}