{"nrhp_refnum":"89000653","name":"Mitchell, Amy B., House","other_names":[],"category":"building","location":{"address":"237 Highland Ave.","address_restricted":false,"city":"Winchester","county":"Middlesex County","state":"MA","lat":42.453569791000064,"lon":-71.12910786899994,"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 single-family house at 237 Highland Avenue in Winchester, Massachusetts, built around 1909 in the Medieval Revival style by an unknown architect, beside the Middlesex Fells Reservation.","why_significant":"The nomination argues the house is an unusual and exceptionally well detailed example of Medieval Revival that avoids the half-timbering typical of the style. Its jerkin head gables, exposed rafter ends, sleeping porch and fieldstone chimney are cited as fine features. It also reflects the growth of Highland Avenue after the Fells Reservation was established.","narrative":"Built around 1909 at 237 Highland Avenue in Winchester, this 2½-story house is an unusual take on the Medieval Revival style. Instead of the half-timbering common to the style, it is sheathed in banded shingles and covered by a jerkin head gable roof. Two unequal cross gables frame an asymmetrical facade, both with exposed rafter and joist ends and vertical sawtooth valances. The smaller south gable holds a recessed sleeping porch, recalling Shingle style designs, and the north gable has a three-part shed-roof oriel. A rustic fieldstone chimney rises on the north side. The architect is unknown, and research has found little beyond the name of its first owner, Amy B. Mitchell. That a single woman owned such a large, distinguished house is noted as unusual. Its construction illustrates the growing appeal of Highland Avenue after the Middlesex Fells Reservation was established, and its rustic detailing suits the wooded setting. The closest stylistic counterpart is the Russell House.","period_of_significance":null,"architect_builder":null,"architectural_style":"Medieval Revival","criteria":["C"],"status_note":"Recorded as in excellent condition, in present use as 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 02:13:02.057571-05","source_pdf":"https://s3.amazonaws.com/NARAprodstorage/opastorage/live/4/7911/63791104/content/electronic-records/rg-079/NPS_MA/89000653.pdf"},"photo":{"url_800":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/89000653/258cb6fa43-800.webp","url_1600":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/89000653/258cb6fa43-1600.webp","licence":"CC BY-SA 4.0","author":"User:Magicpiano","credit_html":"<a href=\"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:WinchesterMA_AmyBMitchellHouse.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_AmyBMitchellHouse.jpg"},"district":null,"sources":{"nps_snapshot_date":"2026-05-22","nara_catalog":"https://catalog.archives.gov/id/63791104","wikipedia":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Amy_B._Mitchell_House","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q4749088"},"indexable":true,"url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/massachusetts/middlesex-county/mitchell-amy-b-house-89000653/"}