{"nrhp_refnum":"89001249","name":"Lockhardt, Charles H., House","other_names":[],"category":"building","location":{"address":"88 College Ave.","address_restricted":false,"city":"Somerville","county":"Middlesex County","state":"MA","lat":42.39926090700004,"lon":-71.11973608199997,"geom_source":"nps_gis"},"listed_date":"1989-09-18","is_nhl":false,"nhl_designated_date":null,"areas_of_significance":["Architecture"],"significance_levels":["local"],"summary":{"what_it_is":"A Queen Anne style house at 88 College Avenue near Tufts College in northwestern Somerville, Massachusetts, built around 1890 by an unknown architect, with a carriage house at the rear.","why_significant":"The nomination argues the house is a finely detailed example of the Queen Anne style and meets Criterion C at the local level. It keeps its three-story corner tower, curved stained glass bay and later Georgian Revival porch details. It also reflects the fine houses Somerville businessmen built near Davis Square, including its original owner, an undertaker.","narrative":"Built around 1890 at 88 College Avenue in northwestern Somerville, this Queen Anne style house stands in an urban residential area near Tufts College. Its original owner, Charles H. Lockhardt, was a Somerville undertaker who chose the area between Davis Square and Powder House Circle, where local businessmen built a number of fine homes. The clapboard house has a three-story corner tower topped by a cornice and finial, and a curved projecting bay with stained glass panes above the side entry. Early photographs show a gabled porch roof with turned posts, which were replaced early in the twentieth century with Georgian Revival balustrades and posts. A hip-roofed carriage house with a cupola, now shingled over, survives at the rear. The house is in excellent condition and remains a residence. It was listed for its architectural quality and its retained integrity as a finely detailed local example of the style.","period_of_significance":null,"architect_builder":null,"architectural_style":"Queen Anne","criteria":["C"],"status_note":"Condition described as excellent; still used as a residence 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 02:13:01.882143-05","source_pdf":"https://s3.amazonaws.com/NARAprodstorage/opastorage/live/80/7911/63791180/content/electronic-records/rg-079/NPS_MA/89001249.pdf"},"photo":{"url_800":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/89001249/dccfb44690-800.webp","url_1600":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/89001249/dccfb44690-1600.webp","licence":"CC BY-SA 4.0","author":"User:Magicpiano","credit_html":"<a href=\"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:SomervilleMA_CharlesHLockhardtHouse.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:SomervilleMA_CharlesHLockhardtHouse.jpg"},"district":null,"sources":{"nps_snapshot_date":"2026-05-22","nara_catalog":"https://catalog.archives.gov/id/63791180","wikipedia":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Charles_H._Lockhardt_House","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q5078593"},"indexable":true,"url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/massachusetts/middlesex-county/lockhardt-charles-h-house-89001249/"}