{"nrhp_refnum":"86001848","name":"Kingsbury House","other_names":[],"category":"building","location":{"address":"137 Suffolk St.","address_restricted":false,"city":"Newton","county":"Middlesex County","state":"MA","lat":42.328872825000076,"lon":-71.17076997899994,"geom_source":"nps_gis"},"listed_date":"1986-09-04","is_nhl":false,"nhl_designated_date":null,"areas_of_significance":["Agriculture","Exploration/Settlement","Politics/Government","Architecture"],"significance_levels":["state","local"],"summary":{"what_it_is":"A dwelling at 137 Suffolk Road in Chestnut Hill, Newton, Massachusetts, built about 1700 as a Georgian-style farmhouse and moved to this site in 1896 from 7 Lawrence Road.","why_significant":"The nomination links the house to John Parker, an early settler, and Ebenezer Stone, a prominent figure in local affairs, under Criterion B. It is also one of relatively few early eighteenth century structures remaining in Newton, which supports Criterion C.","narrative":"This farmhouse at 137 Suffolk Road in Chestnut Hill, Newton, dates to about 1700 and follows the compact form of a traditional Georgian farmhouse. It has a massive central chimney, a saltbox profile, narrow corner boards, crown mouldings and tall windows framed into the cornice. Portions may have been built by the carpenter John Parker in the 1680s. His son sold the property to Ebenezer Stone in 1701, and Stone probably built the present house. Stone served as a selectman and as a representative to the General Court, and his descendants farmed in Chestnut Hill until the end of the nineteenth century. John Kingsbury bought the property in 1817, and his family became major landowners in the area. The house was moved to its present location in 1896 to make way for a new house for Edwin Webster. Despite the move and some alterations, it is valued as one of the few early eighteenth century buildings left in Newton and for its ties to early local figures.","period_of_significance":null,"architect_builder":"Architect unknown; probably built by Ebenezer Stone, with portions possibly built by John Parker in the 1680s","architectural_style":"Georgian","criteria":["B","C"],"status_note":"Present use is a dwelling; condition is described as very good. Alterations include a new foundation, new shingle cladding and rear additions.","vacant_flag":false,"machine_generated":true,"model":"claude-sonnet-5-5","prompt_version":"v1.0-2026-10-29","generated_at":"2026-10-29 02:13:01.131516-05","source_pdf":"https://s3.amazonaws.com/NARAprodstorage/opastorage/live/88/7920/63792088/content/electronic-records/rg-079/NPS_MA/86001848.pdf"},"photo":{"url_800":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/86001848/d8cc077c38-800.webp","url_1600":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/86001848/d8cc077c38-1600.webp","licence":"CC BY-SA 4.0","author":"User:Magicpiano","credit_html":"<a href=\"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:NewtonMA_KingsburyHouse.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:NewtonMA_KingsburyHouse.jpg"},"district":{"nrhp_refnum":"86001756","name":"Old Chestnut Hill Historic District","url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/districts/massachusetts/old-chestnut-hill-historic-district-86001756/"},"sources":{"nps_snapshot_date":"2026-05-22","nara_catalog":"https://catalog.archives.gov/id/63792088","wikipedia":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kingsbury_House","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q6413162"},"indexable":true,"url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/massachusetts/middlesex-county/kingsbury-house-86001848/"}