{"nrhp_refnum":"89000611","name":"Bacon, Robert, House","other_names":[],"category":"building","location":{"address":"6 Mystic Valley Pkwy.","address_restricted":false,"city":"Winchester","county":"Middlesex County","state":"MA","lat":42.44350632100003,"lon":-71.14238450999994,"geom_source":"nps_gis"},"listed_date":"1989-07-05","is_nhl":false,"nhl_designated_date":null,"areas_of_significance":["Industry","Architecture"],"significance_levels":["local"],"summary":{"what_it_is":"A two-and-a-half story Federal/Greek Revival house at 6 Mystic Valley Parkway in Winchester, Massachusetts, built circa 1830 and designed by Boston builder-architect John Kutts. It sits on the northeastern shore of Upper Mystic Lake.","why_significant":"It is described as Winchester's only high-style example of the transition from Federal to Greek Revival architecture. It is attributed to John Kutts, and his drawings, a carpenter's bill and a plasterer's contract survive. It is also associated with Robert Bacon, a prosperous felt mill owner.","narrative":"Built around 1830 at 6 Mystic Valley Parkway in Winchester, this two-and-a-half story house has a rectangular plan and a symmetrical five-bay facade. Brick end walls rise to parapets with double end chimneys, and the center entrance has a transom and sidelights with leaded glass tracery under a one-story Doric portico. Windows are six-over-six sash. The house is regarded as Winchester's only high-style example of the shift from Federal to Greek Revival design. It is attributed to John Kutts, a Boston builder-architect, and his original drawings, a carpenter's bill and a plasterer's contract survive, which offers insight into building practices of the period. Robert Bacon, who came from Boston in 1824 to run a felting mill on the Aberjona River, had the house built on high ground overlooking his factory, the river and workers' housing, an ensemble known as Baconville. The mills operated until 1951 and were an important early employer in the town.","period_of_significance":null,"architect_builder":"John Kutts of Boston","architectural_style":"Federal/Greek Revival","criteria":["B","C"],"status_note":"Excellent condition; still used as a dwelling.","vacant_flag":false,"machine_generated":true,"model":"claude-sonnet-5-5","prompt_version":"v1.0-2026-10-29","generated_at":"2026-10-29 02:13:01.590443-05","source_pdf":"https://s3.amazonaws.com/NARAprodstorage/opastorage/live/26/7921/63792126/content/electronic-records/rg-079/NPS_MA/89000611.pdf"},"photo":{"url_800":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/89000611/70a5124680-800.webp","url_1600":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/89000611/70a5124680-1600.webp","licence":"CC BY-SA 4.0","author":"User:Magicpiano","credit_html":"<a href=\"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:WinchesterMA_RobertBaconHouse.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:WinchesterMA_RobertBaconHouse.jpg"},"district":null,"sources":{"nps_snapshot_date":"2026-05-22","nara_catalog":"https://catalog.archives.gov/id/63792126","wikipedia":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robert_Bacon_House","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q7341783"},"indexable":true,"url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/massachusetts/middlesex-county/bacon-robert-house-89000611/"}