{"nrhp_refnum":"87000300","name":"Ames, Josiah A., House","other_names":[],"category":"building","location":{"address":"145 Bridge St.","address_restricted":false,"city":"Barnstable","county":"Barnstable County","state":"MA","lat":41.62231520000006,"lon":-70.39571770299995,"geom_source":"nps_gis"},"listed_date":"1987-09-18","is_nhl":false,"nhl_designated_date":null,"areas_of_significance":["Entertainment/Recreation","Architecture"],"significance_levels":["local"],"summary":{"what_it_is":"A vernacular Queen Anne seaside cottage at 145 Bridge Street in the Osterville section of Barnstable, Massachusetts, built in 1887 by Josiah A. Ames. It is a shingled dwelling on a 0.48-acre residential lot.","why_significant":"The house is considered significant for its association with Josiah A. Ames, a Civil War veteran, and later with the Lincoln House Association's \"fresh air\" movement. It is also valued as a well-preserved example of late 19th century seaside architecture. The reviewer called it a locally important vernacular Queen Anne seaside cottage.","narrative":"Built in 1887 at 145 Bridge Street in the Osterville area of Barnstable, this shingled seaside cottage reflects the asymmetry of the Queen Anne style in a modest, vernacular form. It rests on a square plan, made more complex by intersecting gabled rooflines. Decoration is almost absent and the window placement is irregular, though narrow segmental arched windows appear in the gables. The only major alteration noted is the addition of a front porch. Josiah A. Ames (1827-1900) built the house after returning from the western gold rush; he had served in the Civil War with the 40th Infantry. From 1902 to 1922 the Lincoln House Association of Boston used it as a lodge. That group belonged to the \"fresh air\" movement, and its members stayed at the cottages for two weeks each summer. The house was listed for this association with a veteran and a summer-visitor movement, and for its well-preserved late 19th century design.","period_of_significance":null,"architect_builder":"Built by Josiah A. Ames (architect unknown)","architectural_style":"Queen Anne (vernacular seaside cottage)","criteria":["A","C"],"status_note":"Condition good; used as a dwelling; front porch added; 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 02:13:02.151174-05","source_pdf":"https://s3.amazonaws.com/NARAprodstorage/opastorage/live/69/7891/63789169/content/electronic-records/rg-079/NPS_MA/87000300.pdf"},"photo":{"url_800":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/87000300/68d53cbb43-800.webp","url_1600":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/87000300/68d53cbb43-1600.webp","licence":"CC BY-SA 4.0","author":"Magicpiano","credit_html":"<a href=\"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:BarnstableMA_JosiahAAmesHouse.jpg\" rel=\"noopener\">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:BarnstableMA_JosiahAAmesHouse.jpg"},"district":null,"sources":{"nps_snapshot_date":"2026-05-22","nara_catalog":"https://catalog.archives.gov/id/63789169","wikipedia":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Josiah_A._Ames_House","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q6290404"},"indexable":true,"url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/massachusetts/barnstable-county/ames-josiah-a-house-87000300/"}