{"nrhp_refnum":"86001855","name":"Newton Street Railway Carbarn","other_names":[],"category":"building","location":{"address":"1121 Washington St.","address_restricted":false,"city":"Newton","county":"Middlesex County","state":"MA","lat":42.349636360000034,"lon":-71.21980429099995,"geom_source":"nps_gis"},"listed_date":"1986-09-04","is_nhl":false,"nhl_designated_date":null,"areas_of_significance":["Transportation","Architecture"],"significance_levels":["state","local"],"summary":{"what_it_is":"A wood-frame street railway carbarn at 1121 Washington Street in West Newton, Massachusetts, built in 1890 by the Newton Street Railway Company. The architect is unknown, and it has a two-story central block with single-story side wings.","why_significant":"The nomination argues it is the sole surviving evidence of the street railway in Newton and one of very few carbarns left in the Boston area in near-original form. Its construction coincides with the introduction of electric power in 1889, which changed travel habits and suburban settlement patterns. It is listed under criteria A and C.","narrative":"Built in 1890 at 1121 Washington Street in West Newton, this wood-frame building served as the carbarn of the Newton Street Railway Company. It has a long two-story central block flanked by single-story wings, and its side elevations still show the original shingles. An addition was made in 1895. The street facade has changed: the front gable, roofline balustrades, patterned shingling and tall trolley entrances were removed, and a storefront was added in the 1980s. The building is recorded as being in good condition and used as a store. It was listed because it is the only physical trace of the street railway in Newton and one of very few Boston-area carbarns to survive in near-original form. It dates from the shift from horsedrawn cars to electric power in 1889, which widened the company's service area. The company later became the core of the Middlesex & Boston Street Railway.","period_of_significance":null,"architect_builder":null,"architectural_style":"Industrial","criteria":["A","C"],"status_note":"Recorded as in good condition and currently used as a store, with a storefront added in the 1980s.","vacant_flag":false,"machine_generated":true,"model":"claude-sonnet-5-5","prompt_version":"v1.0-2026-10-29","generated_at":"2026-10-29 02:12:59.853281-05","source_pdf":"https://s3.amazonaws.com/NARAprodstorage/opastorage/live/21/7923/63792321/content/electronic-records/rg-079/NPS_MA/86001855.pdf"},"photo":{"url_800":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/86001855/f863fe36fd-800.webp","url_1600":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/86001855/f863fe36fd-1600.webp","licence":"CC BY-SA 4.0","author":"User:Magicpiano","credit_html":"<a href=\"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:NewtonMA_NewtonStreetRailwayCarbarn.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_NewtonStreetRailwayCarbarn.jpg"},"district":null,"sources":{"nps_snapshot_date":"2026-05-22","nara_catalog":"https://catalog.archives.gov/id/63792321","wikipedia":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Newton_Street_Railway_Carbarn","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q7020378"},"indexable":true,"url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/massachusetts/middlesex-county/newton-street-railway-carbarn-86001855/"}