{"nrhp_refnum":"89000624","name":"Mann, James H., House","other_names":[],"category":"building","location":{"address":"23 Hancock St.","address_restricted":false,"city":"Winchester","county":"Middlesex County","state":"MA","lat":42.45673324100005,"lon":-71.12848545299994,"geom_source":"nps_gis"},"listed_date":"1989-07-05","is_nhl":false,"nhl_designated_date":null,"areas_of_significance":["Community Planning and Development","Architecture"],"significance_levels":["local"],"summary":{"what_it_is":"A small 1½-story Gothic Revival cottage at 23 Hancock Street in Winchester, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, built before 1865 by its carpenter owner James H. Mann.","why_significant":"The form argues the house is an unusual picturesque cottage combining Italianate and Gothic Revival elements and reflecting the ideals of mid-19th century pattern book writers such as A.J. Downing. Built by its carpenter owner, it illustrates Winchester's growing popularity as a fashionable suburb. It meets criteria A and C.","narrative":"This small cottage at 23 Hancock Street in Winchester, Massachusetts, was built before 1865 by its carpenter owner, James H. Mann. It is a 1½-story building on a T plan, with a forward-projecting tower topped by a jerkin-headed roof and vergeboards. The main body sits under a double gable roof resembling a monitor, with finials and vergeboards at the gable ends. Clapboards cover the walls, trimmed with beaded cornerboards, a water table and a frieze with modified dentils. A double-leaf door with round arched glazing sits beneath a shed-roofed porch, and an oriel window projects from the right side. The house blends Italianate and Gothic Revival features and reflects the picturesque ideals promoted by mid-19th century pattern book writers such as A.J. Downing. It was the first house built on Hancock Street, on land owned by carpet dealer Jerome B. Judkins. Its listing recognizes both its design and its link to Winchester's growth as a fashionable suburb.","period_of_significance":null,"architect_builder":"James H. Mann (builder)","architectural_style":"Gothic Revival","criteria":["A","C"],"status_note":"Condition listed as excellent; present use is a dwelling. Siding was added and then stripped in 1986.","vacant_flag":false,"machine_generated":true,"model":"claude-sonnet-5-5","prompt_version":"v1.0-2026-10-29","generated_at":"2026-10-29 02:13:02.345151-05","source_pdf":"https://s3.amazonaws.com/NARAprodstorage/opastorage/live/80/7916/63791680/content/electronic-records/rg-079/NPS_MA/89000624.pdf"},"photo":{"url_800":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/89000624/77bed3f0dd-800.webp","url_1600":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/89000624/77bed3f0dd-1600.webp","licence":"CC BY-SA 4.0","author":"User:Magicpiano","credit_html":"<a href=\"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:WinchesterMA_MannHouse.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_MannHouse.jpg"},"district":null,"sources":{"nps_snapshot_date":"2026-05-22","nara_catalog":"https://catalog.archives.gov/id/63791680","wikipedia":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/James_H._Mann_House","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q6135219"},"indexable":true,"url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/massachusetts/middlesex-county/mann-james-h-house-89000624/"}