{"nrhp_refnum":"89001254","name":"House at 72R Dane Street","other_names":[],"category":"building","location":{"address":"72R Dane St.","address_restricted":false,"city":"Somerville","county":"Middlesex County","state":"MA","lat":42.376316495000026,"lon":-71.10402427999998,"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 small 1 1/2-story, gable-roofed, shingle-clad house located behind 72 Dane Street in Somerville, Massachusetts, dated ca. 1730-1800 by stylistic analysis and likely moved to its site in the late 19th century.","why_significant":"The nomination argues it is one of the earliest residences surviving in Somerville, probably predating most houses in the city. It retains integrity of design, workmanship and association, and meets Criterion C and Exception B at the local level. Simple millwork and a low-pitched roof point to an eighteenth century date.","narrative":"Tucked behind 72 Dane Street in Somerville, this small house is a rare survivor from the colonial or early federal period. It is a four-bay, 1 1/2-story building with a gable roof and shingled walls, dated between about 1730 and 1800 on the basis of its style. Its simple millwork and low-pitched roof are the main clues to an eighteenth century origin. Nineteenth century maps show no building on the site, so the house was probably moved there in the late 1800s. The only recorded alteration is an added entrance porch, and the building is in good condition and still used as a residence. It sits in a densely built neighborhood of multifamily housing. The house was listed because it is well preserved and likely one of the earliest buildings in the city, retaining its design, workmanship and association. It was evaluated as significant at the local level for its architecture.","period_of_significance":null,"architect_builder":null,"architectural_style":"Colonial/Federal","criteria":["C"],"status_note":"Condition described as good; present use is residential. An entrance porch has been added.","vacant_flag":false,"machine_generated":true,"model":"claude-sonnet-5-5","prompt_version":"v1.0-2026-10-29","generated_at":"2026-10-29 02:13:01.491142-05","source_pdf":"https://s3.amazonaws.com/NARAprodstorage/opastorage/live/73/7906/63790673/content/electronic-records/rg-079/NPS_MA/89001254.pdf"},"photo":{"url_800":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/89001254/c71882f9dc-800.webp","url_1600":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/89001254/c71882f9dc-1600.webp","licence":"CC BY-SA 3.0","author":"Swampyank at en.wikipedia","credit_html":"<a href=\"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:72R_Dane_Street_in_Somerville_MA.jpg\" rel=\"noopener\">Swampyank at en.wikipedia</a>, <a href=\"https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0\" rel=\"license noopener\">CC BY-SA 3.0</a>, via Wikimedia Commons","source_page":"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:72R_Dane_Street_in_Somerville_MA.jpg"},"district":null,"sources":{"nps_snapshot_date":"2026-05-22","nara_catalog":"https://catalog.archives.gov/id/63790673","wikipedia":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/House_at_72R_Dane_Street","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q5914459"},"indexable":true,"url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/massachusetts/middlesex-county/house-at-72r-dane-street-89001254/"}