{"nrhp_refnum":"86001881","name":"Smith, Curtis S., House","other_names":[],"category":"building","location":{"address":"56 Fairmont Ave.","address_restricted":false,"city":"Newton","county":"Middlesex County","state":"MA","lat":42.349573924000026,"lon":-71.19030061599994,"geom_source":"nps_gis"},"listed_date":"1986-09-04","is_nhl":false,"nhl_designated_date":null,"areas_of_significance":["Architecture"],"significance_levels":["state","local"],"summary":{"what_it_is":"A Queen Anne style suburban dwelling at 56 Fairmont Avenue in Newton Corner, Newton, Massachusetts, built about 1883 by an unknown architect, with a carriage house outbuilding.","why_significant":"The nomination argues the house is an outstanding, well-preserved example of the middle phase of the Queen Anne style, meeting Criterion C. It also illustrates the late nineteenth century suburbanization of Newton Corner, when the Brackett estate was subdivided into houselots and occupied by Boston commuters.","narrative":"Built around 1883 at 56 Fairmont Avenue in Newton Corner, this Queen Anne style house is described as one of the fullest expressions of the style in a suburban setting. Its design is asymmetrical and varied, with a clapboarded lower story and upper stories covered in cut wood shingles laid in a staggered butt pattern. Notable features include an ogival corner turret, a tall panelled chimney, a gabled entrance porch with a spindle frieze, and windows with small panes bordering a large central pane, a popular stock item of the period. A carriage house remains on the lot, and the house is in excellent condition with no major alterations. The land was once part of the Brackett estate, which was subdivided into houselots during Newton Corner's late nineteenth century suburbanization. The first occupant, S. Curtis Smith, taught at Boston's English High School and typified the Boston commuters who settled in Newton.","period_of_significance":null,"architect_builder":null,"architectural_style":"Queen Anne","criteria":["C"],"status_note":"Present use is as a dwelling; condition is described as excellent with no major alterations and not moved.","vacant_flag":false,"machine_generated":true,"model":"claude-sonnet-5-5","prompt_version":"v1.0-2026-10-29","generated_at":"2026-10-29 02:13:01.336243-05","source_pdf":"https://s3.amazonaws.com/NARAprodstorage/opastorage/live/54/7911/63791154/content/electronic-records/rg-079/NPS_MA/86001881.pdf"},"photo":{"url_800":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/86001881/637481b434-800.webp","url_1600":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/86001881/637481b434-1600.webp","licence":"CC BY-SA 2.0","author":"Thomas Kelley from Boston, MA","credit_html":"<a href=\"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Curtis_S._Smith_House,_Newton,_Massachusetts.jpg\" rel=\"noopener\">Thomas Kelley from Boston, MA</a>, <a href=\"https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.0\" rel=\"license noopener\">CC BY-SA 2.0</a>, via Wikimedia Commons","source_page":"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Curtis_S._Smith_House,_Newton,_Massachusetts.jpg"},"district":null,"sources":{"nps_snapshot_date":"2026-05-22","nara_catalog":"https://catalog.archives.gov/id/63791154","wikipedia":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/S._Curtis_Smith_House","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q5195880"},"indexable":true,"url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/massachusetts/middlesex-county/smith-curtis-s-house-86001881/"}