{"nrhp_refnum":"89000661","name":"Everett Avenue-Sheffield Road Historic District","other_names":[],"category":"district","location":{"address":"Roughly bounded by Bacon St., Mystic Valley Pkwy., Mystic Lake, Niles Ln., Everett Ave., Sheffield Rd., and Church St.","address_restricted":false,"city":"Winchester","county":"Middlesex County","state":"MA","lat":42.44581400000007,"lon":-71.14577421958771,"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 residential historic district of about 49 acres in Winchester, Massachusetts, wrapping the northern and eastern shores of the upper Mystic Lakes along Everett Avenue, Sheffield Road and nearby streets. Most of its houses were built from the 1890s to 1916.","why_significant":"The district is presented as Winchester's finest turn-of-the-century neighborhood, with very high architectural quality in Colonial Revival, Medieval Revival and Neo-Rationalist/Craftsman houses. Many were designed by local architects F. Patterson Smith and Dexter Blaikie or built by developer Phineas Nickerson. Its development marked Winchester's growing reputation as a fashionable suburb for wealthy Boston businessmen.","narrative":"Along the northern and eastern shores of the upper Mystic Lakes in Winchester, Massachusetts, this district of about 49 acres holds large, high-style houses built between the 1890s and 1916. The land was once farmland granted to Increase Nowell, and later belonged to Edward Everett, for whom Everett Avenue is named. An 1898 map shows only two houses on the avenue, but by 1916 there were 33. Developer Phineas Nickerson, often working with architect Dexter Blaikie, built about 24 houses here, many in stucco Craftsman styles, while F. Patterson Smith designed two of the finest Colonial Revival houses. Tudor Revival, Shingle Style, Bungalow and Mission-influenced houses add variety. Wide, gently winding roads, mature shade trees and the lakefront setting give the area a cohesive character. It is recognized as Winchester's finest turn-of-the-century neighborhood and an example of the town's rise as a fashionable suburb for wealthy Boston businessmen.","period_of_significance":"1890s-1916","architect_builder":"F. Patterson Smith; Dexter Blaikie; Phineas Nickerson (Blaikie/Nickerson team); Robert Coit","architectural_style":"Colonial Revival, Medieval Revival (Tudor Revival), Neo-Rationalist/Craftsman, Shingle Style, Queen Anne, Bungalow","criteria":["A","C"],"status_note":"Present use is residential; general condition is described as excellent. Of 129 properties, 20 are classed as intrusions.","vacant_flag":false,"machine_generated":true,"model":"claude-sonnet-5-5","prompt_version":"v1.0-2026-10-29","generated_at":"2026-10-29 02:13:01.684548-05","source_pdf":"https://s3.amazonaws.com/NARAprodstorage/opastorage/live/76/7915/63791576/content/electronic-records/rg-079/NPS_MA/89000661.pdf"},"photo":{"url_800":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/89000661/533c376303-800.webp","url_1600":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/89000661/533c376303-1600.webp","licence":"CC BY-SA 4.0","author":"User:Magicpiano","credit_html":"<a href=\"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:WinchesterMA_EverettAvenueNilesLaneHD.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_EverettAvenueNilesLaneHD.jpg"},"district":null,"sources":{"nps_snapshot_date":"2026-05-22","nara_catalog":"https://catalog.archives.gov/id/63791576","wikipedia":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Everett_Avenue%E2%80%93Sheffield_Road_Historic_District","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q5416974"},"indexable":true,"url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/massachusetts/middlesex-county/everett-avenue-sheffield-road-historic-district-89000661/"}