{"nrhp_refnum":"87001395","name":"Shaw, Thomas Mott, Estate","other_names":["Garfield Woods"],"category":"building","location":{"address":"317 Garfield Rd.","address_restricted":false,"city":"Concord","county":"Middlesex County","state":"MA","lat":42.428447583000036,"lon":-71.36310562299997,"geom_source":"nps_gis"},"listed_date":"1987-11-20","is_nhl":false,"nhl_designated_date":null,"areas_of_significance":["Community Planning and Development","Architecture"],"significance_levels":["local"],"summary":{"what_it_is":"A private estate at 317 Garfield Road in Concord, Massachusetts, consisting of a stucco Tudor Revival-style house, a garage/carriage house and the foundation of a twin house, designed and built in 1909-1910 by architect Thomas Mott Shaw.","why_significant":"The estate is tied to Boston architect Thomas Mott Shaw, who designed and built it and lived there for over fifty years. It is also noted for an unusual blend of English vernacular and Arts and Crafts design, described as the only unaltered known example of this architecture in Concord. It reflects Concord's growth as a wealthy Boston suburb.","narrative":"Set on a wooded hill in Concord, this estate holds a house and garage/carriage house designed and built in 1909-1910 by Boston architect Thomas Mott Shaw on land his father, George Russell Shaw, bought from the Adams family. Shaw built twin L-shaped houses, each with a projecting tower; the one with the round tower burned in 1931, leaving its foundation, while the octagonal-tower house survives. The two-and-one-half-story house has stucco walls, a slate roof, a fieldstone foundation and steeply pitched gables, combining Tudor Revival forms with Arts and Crafts details. Shaw later became known for restoration work, including at Williamsburg, and lived here for over fifty years. The property was valued for this association, for its design, and as an example of Concord's development as a country-estate suburb of Boston. A 1985 rehabilitation restored some original features, and the garage now serves as a rental unit.","period_of_significance":"1909-1938","architect_builder":"Thomas Mott Shaw","architectural_style":"Late 19th and 20th Century Revivals - Tudor Revival","criteria":["A","C"],"status_note":"Historic single dwelling now used as multiple dwellings; the house and garage/carriage house were rehabilitated in 1985, and the garage was converted to a rental unit.","vacant_flag":false,"machine_generated":true,"model":"claude-sonnet-5-5","prompt_version":"v1.0-2026-10-29","generated_at":"2026-10-29 02:13:01.079808-05","source_pdf":"https://s3.amazonaws.com/NARAprodstorage/opastorage/live/74/7957/63795774/content/electronic-records/rg-079/NPS_MA/87001395.pdf"},"photo":{"url_800":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/87001395/6515703732-800.webp","url_1600":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/87001395/6515703732-1600.webp","licence":"CC BY-SA 4.0","author":"User:Magicpiano","credit_html":"<a href=\"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:ConcordMA_ThomasMottShawEstate.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:ConcordMA_ThomasMottShawEstate.jpg"},"district":null,"sources":{"nps_snapshot_date":"2026-05-22","nara_catalog":"https://catalog.archives.gov/id/63795774","wikipedia":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thomas_Mott_Shaw_Estate","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q14715883"},"indexable":true,"url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/massachusetts/middlesex-county/shaw-thomas-mott-estate-87001395/"}