{"nrhp_refnum":"89001571","name":"Company F State Armory","other_names":[],"category":"building","location":{"address":"Curtis and Sharon Sts.","address_restricted":false,"city":"Waltham","county":"Middlesex County","state":"MA","lat":42.36962929500004,"lon":-71.24746922299994,"geom_source":"nps_gis"},"listed_date":"1989-09-28","is_nhl":false,"nhl_designated_date":null,"areas_of_significance":["Architecture"],"significance_levels":["local"],"summary":{"what_it_is":"A brick state armory at Curtis and Sharon Streets in Waltham, Massachusetts, built in 1908 to designs by the Boston firm Hartwell, Richardson and Driver. It has a two-story main block and a rear drill shed.","why_significant":"It is the only Waltham component of the state armory system and one of the last state armories built to an individualized design before a standard plan was adopted in 1908. Its design, materials and workmanship are described as distinguished compared with other armories of the period. It meets criterion C.","narrative":"Company F State Armory is a brick building at Curtis and Sharon Streets in Waltham, completed in 1908 at a cost given as $45,000 and dedicated that December. Its main block has two stories over a full basement, a projecting central pavilion with flanking wings, a deep recessed arched entrance with original doors and medieval-revival hardware, and a stepped parapet. Behind it is a long drill shed with corbelled and recessed side panels. Brick quoins at the corners add a Georgian Revival touch to otherwise medieval-style armory motifs. The Boston firm Hartwell, Richardson and Driver designed it, and partner Henry Hartwell lived in Waltham. Rufus E. Lord of Waltham was the builder. It is the city's only armory and was among the last built to a custom design, since a standardized plan was approved by the State Armory Commission later in 1908. Its design, materials and workmanship set it apart from other armories of the period, and the building remains in good condition with no major alterations.","period_of_significance":null,"architect_builder":"Hartwell, Richardson and Driver (architects); built by Rufus E. Lord of Waltham","architectural_style":"Elements of Georgian (Georgian Revival with medieval-revival motifs)","criteria":["C"],"status_note":"Condition described as good, with no major alterations; the form lists its present use as an armory.","vacant_flag":false,"machine_generated":true,"model":"claude-sonnet-5-5","prompt_version":"v1.0-2026-10-29","generated_at":"2026-10-29 02:13:02.110152-05","source_pdf":"https://s3.amazonaws.com/NARAprodstorage/opastorage/live/26/7908/63790826/content/electronic-records/rg-079/NPS_MA/89001571.pdf"},"photo":{"url_800":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/89001571/61ec867c9d-800.webp","url_1600":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/89001571/61ec867c9d-1600.webp","licence":"CC BY-SA 4.0","author":"User:Magicpiano","credit_html":"<a href=\"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Waltham_MA_Company_F_State_Armory.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:Waltham_MA_Company_F_State_Armory.JPG"},"district":null,"sources":{"nps_snapshot_date":"2026-05-22","nara_catalog":"https://catalog.archives.gov/id/63790826","wikipedia":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Company_F_State_Armory","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q5155520"},"indexable":true,"url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/massachusetts/middlesex-county/company-f-state-armory-89001571/"}