{"nrhp_refnum":"89000740","name":"House at 2 Nichols Street","other_names":[],"category":"building","location":{"address":"2 Nichols St.","address_restricted":false,"city":"Wakefield","county":"Middlesex County","state":"MA","lat":42.50583077500005,"lon":-71.08341604199995,"geom_source":"nps_gis"},"listed_date":"1989-07-06","is_nhl":false,"nhl_designated_date":null,"areas_of_significance":["Architecture"],"significance_levels":["local"],"summary":{"what_it_is":"A 1½-story single-family house at 2 Nichols Street in Wakefield, Massachusetts, built about 1890-1900 on a raised corner lot facing west. It was designed by Berndt Heurlin and has an identical twin on Cedar Place.","why_significant":"The house is an eclectic mix of Shingle, Queen Anne and Tudor Revival elements, designed by a local builder. It is one of two identical houses in Wakefield. It retains integrity of location, setting, design, materials, workmanship, feeling and association, and is considered significant at the local level for its architecture.","narrative":"This 1½-story house at 2 Nichols Street in Wakefield was built around 1890-1900 and sits on a raised corner lot facing west. Its design blends Shingle, Queen Anne and Tudor Revival features. A steep hip roof covers the main block, and transverse gables on the west and south give it the complex massing typical of the Queen Anne style. The south gable forms a rounded bay with smooth shingle surfaces, while the west dormers show Tudor Revival influence. The house rests on a high fieldstone foundation, common for houses of its period in Wakefield. It was designed by local builder Berndt Heurlin, listed in an 1904 directory as a clerk and bookkeeper, and it has an identical twin on Cedar Place. The land was once part of the James Eustis farm, which his family subdivided in the 1880s, though most development came after 1900. The house is recognized for its architecture and its intact original character. A 1960s attached garage is the only noted addition.","period_of_significance":null,"architect_builder":"Berndt Heurlin","architectural_style":"Shingle Style (eclectic combination of Shingle, Queen Anne and Tudor Revival)","criteria":["C"],"status_note":"Condition described as good; present use is a dwelling. An attached garage from the 1960s is non-contributing.","vacant_flag":false,"machine_generated":true,"model":"claude-sonnet-5-5","prompt_version":"v1.0-2026-10-29","generated_at":"2026-10-29 02:13:00.654828-05","source_pdf":"https://s3.amazonaws.com/NARAprodstorage/opastorage/live/66/7912/63791266/content/electronic-records/rg-079/NPS_MA/89000740.pdf"},"photo":{"url_800":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/89000740/29feaa56a0-800.webp","url_1600":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/89000740/29feaa56a0-1600.webp","licence":"CC BY-SA 4.0","author":"User:Magicpiano","credit_html":"<a href=\"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:WakefieldMA_2NicholsStreet.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:WakefieldMA_2NicholsStreet.jpg"},"district":null,"sources":{"nps_snapshot_date":"2026-05-22","nara_catalog":"https://catalog.archives.gov/id/63791266","wikipedia":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/House_at_2_Nichols_Street","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q5914205"},"indexable":true,"url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/massachusetts/middlesex-county/house-at-2-nichols-street-89000740/"}