{"nrhp_refnum":"89000652","name":"Russell, Arthur H., House","other_names":[],"category":"building","location":{"address":"10 Mt. Pleasant St.","address_restricted":false,"city":"Winchester","county":"Middlesex County","state":"MA","lat":42.44821567500003,"lon":-71.14096437999996,"geom_source":"nps_gis"},"listed_date":"1989-07-05","is_nhl":false,"nhl_designated_date":null,"areas_of_significance":["Architecture"],"significance_levels":["local"],"summary":{"what_it_is":"A 2½-story shingled single-family house at 10 Mt. Pleasant Street in Winchester, Massachusetts, built in 1899 in the Medieval Revival style. The architect is listed as unknown on the inventory form.","why_significant":"The house is argued to be an unusual, well-detailed example of the Medieval Revival style that avoids the half-timbering typical of most examples. It also reflects the type of suburban resident Winchester attracted around 1900, since original owner Arthur H. Russell was a distinguished Boston lawyer who often moderated town meetings.","narrative":"Built in 1899 at 10 Mt. Pleasant Street in Winchester, this 2½-story shingled house is a Medieval Revival design that omits the half-timbering common to the style. A gable roof extends on carved brackets. The street-facing gable end has a verandah on diagonally braced posts and a central gable with a vergeboard carved in sinuous patterns. Windows are often banked and use multi-pane, single-pane or diamond-pane sash. The west side, facing downtown across an unusually wide lawn, has two projecting cross gables with finials, pendant drops and oriels, with a secondary porch entry between them. The house is recorded as in excellent condition, with no major alterations. Its first owner, Arthur H. Russell, was a Boston lawyer who often moderated Winchester town meetings, including the contentious 1907 session on the railroad crossing. He also served on the building committee of the Church of the Epiphany. The house is valued for its architectural detail and as an example of the suburban residents Winchester drew around 1900.","period_of_significance":null,"architect_builder":null,"architectural_style":"Medieval Revival","criteria":["C"],"status_note":"Condition is described as excellent; present use is a dwelling, with no major alterations and 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 02:12:59.7626-05","source_pdf":"https://s3.amazonaws.com/NARAprodstorage/opastorage/live/2/7911/63791102/content/electronic-records/rg-079/NPS_MA/89000652.pdf"},"photo":{"url_800":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/89000652/0089fec440-800.webp","url_1600":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/89000652/0089fec440-1600.webp","licence":"CC BY-SA 4.0","author":"User:Magicpiano","credit_html":"<a href=\"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:WinchesterMA_ArthurHRussellHouse.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_ArthurHRussellHouse.jpg"},"district":null,"sources":{"nps_snapshot_date":"2026-05-22","nara_catalog":"https://catalog.archives.gov/id/63791102","wikipedia":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arthur_H._Russell_House","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q4798937"},"indexable":true,"url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/massachusetts/middlesex-county/russell-arthur-h-house-89000652/"}