{"nrhp_refnum":"86001911","name":"Locke-Ober Restaurant","other_names":[],"category":"building","location":{"address":"3--4 Winter Pl.","address_restricted":false,"city":"Boston","county":"Suffolk County","state":"MA","lat":42.35555118600007,"lon":-71.06235234699994,"geom_source":"nps_gis"},"listed_date":"1986-07-24","is_nhl":false,"nhl_designated_date":null,"areas_of_significance":["Commerce","Architecture"],"significance_levels":["state","local"],"summary":{"what_it_is":"A restaurant housed in a pair of attached three-story red brick Greek Revival rowhouses at 3-4 Winter Place in Boston's central business district, thought to date from after 1832, with a major remodelling in 1886.","why_significant":"The nomination argues it is architecturally significant for its Victorian barroom interior, set within one of the few remaining Greek Revival residential buildings in Boston's Central Business District. It is historically significant as an eating establishment on the same site for over 100 years, one of the city's longest-lived restaurant traditions. A 1980 city study rated it of \"Major Significance.\"","narrative":"Locke-Ober occupies a pair of attached three-story red brick Greek Revival rowhouses at 3 and 4 Winter Place, a narrow alley in Boston's central business district. A late 19th century restaurant storefront with cast iron piers, stained glass and original wooden double doors unites the two buildings, which probably date from after 1832. The interior largely reflects an 1886 remodelling by Louis Ober, who brought in mahogany from San Domingo, French wood carvers, a bronze statue from France and German-designed steam dishes made by Reed and Barton. A painted Etruscan-themed ceiling, oak wainscoting and a nude painting by Tommaso Juglaris complete the barroom. Ober's restaurant and Frank Locke's neighboring Wine Rooms were joined in 1894 and later became the Locke-Ober Company under Emil Camus, who developed its blend of French and American cooking. The property was recognized as one of the few surviving Greek Revival residential buildings in the district and for its long record as a restaurant on one site.","period_of_significance":null,"architect_builder":null,"architectural_style":"Greek Revival rowhouses with a late 19th century restaurant storefront and Victorian interior","criteria":["A","C"],"status_note":"Listed as occupied and in commercial use; the form describes its condition as good and altered, on its original site.","vacant_flag":false,"machine_generated":true,"model":"claude-sonnet-5-5","prompt_version":"v1.0-2026-10-29","generated_at":"2026-10-29 02:13:01.489975-05","source_pdf":"https://s3.amazonaws.com/NARAprodstorage/opastorage/live/65/7967/63796765/content/electronic-records/rg-079/NPS_MA/86001911.pdf"},"photo":{"url_800":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/86001911/82380b26e5-800.webp","url_1600":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/86001911/82380b26e5-1600.webp","licence":"Public domain","author":"Pmcyclist","credit_html":"<a href=\"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Locke-Ober_Restaurant_2009.JPG\" rel=\"noopener\">Pmcyclist</a>, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons","source_page":"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Locke-Ober_Restaurant_2009.JPG"},"district":null,"sources":{"nps_snapshot_date":"2026-05-22","nara_catalog":"https://catalog.archives.gov/id/63796765","wikipedia":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Locke-Ober","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q6665334"},"indexable":true,"url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/massachusetts/suffolk-county/locke-ober-restaurant-86001911/"}