{"nrhp_refnum":"86001882","name":"Smith-Peterson House","other_names":[],"category":"building","location":{"address":"32 Farlow Rd.","address_restricted":false,"city":"Newton","county":"Middlesex County","state":"MA","lat":42.34718847200003,"lon":-71.17844184899997,"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 single-family Georgian Revival house at 32 Farlow Road in Newton Corner, Newton, Massachusetts, built in 1902 on a 1.32-acre suburban estate lot. The architect is unknown.","why_significant":"The form argues the house represents the highest expression of the Georgian Revival style in Newton. It follows the disciplined Neo-Classical phase of Georgian design and has a monumental entrance portico. It was built on land from the estate of John S. Farlow, a China-trade merchant and local benefactor, and was later occupied by the orthopedic surgeon Dr. Marius Smith-Peterson.","narrative":"Built in 1902 at 32 Farlow Road in Newton Corner, this Georgian Revival house sits on a suburban estate lot of about 1.32 acres. It is a two-and-a-half-story rectangular structure with a hip roof and flanking two-story wings. Its focal point is a monumental entrance portico with Scamozzi capitals and an oculus in the pediment, while a full-height elliptical bay projects into the space beneath the portico. Alternating wood quoins and an entrance with a leaded glass fanlight and half-sidelights add to its detail. It was judged the finest expression of the Georgian Revival style in Newton, a style widely used for early twentieth-century houses there. The land was once part of the estate of John S. Farlow, who made a fortune in the China trade and gave generously to the Newton Free Library, the cemetery and the park system. Farlow began selling lots in the 1890s. Dr. Marius Smith-Peterson, a renowned orthopedic surgeon, lived here. The house remains a dwelling in excellent condition.","period_of_significance":null,"architect_builder":null,"architectural_style":"Georgian Revival","criteria":[],"status_note":"Condition is listed as excellent, with no major alterations and not moved. Present use is as a dwelling, the same as the original use.","vacant_flag":false,"machine_generated":true,"model":"claude-sonnet-5-5","prompt_version":"v1.0-2026-10-29","generated_at":"2026-10-29 02:13:01.67381-05","source_pdf":"https://s3.amazonaws.com/NARAprodstorage/opastorage/live/1/7908/63790801/content/electronic-records/rg-079/NPS_MA/86001882.pdf"},"photo":{"url_800":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/86001882/8f77391330-800.webp","url_1600":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/86001882/8f77391330-1600.webp","licence":"CC BY-SA 4.0","author":"User:Magicpiano","credit_html":"<a href=\"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:NewtonMA_SmithPetersonHouse.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_SmithPetersonHouse.jpg"},"district":{"nrhp_refnum":"90000110","name":"Farlow Hill Historic District","url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/districts/massachusetts/farlow-hill-historic-district-90000110/"},"sources":{"nps_snapshot_date":"2026-05-22","nara_catalog":"https://catalog.archives.gov/id/63790801","wikipedia":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Smith-Peterson_House","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q7544926"},"indexable":true,"url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/massachusetts/middlesex-county/smith-peterson-house-86001882/"}