{"nrhp_refnum":"89001573","name":"Flagg, Frederick, House","other_names":[],"category":"building","location":{"address":"65 Fairmont Ave.","address_restricted":false,"city":"Waltham","county":"Middlesex County","state":"MA","lat":42.37197243600008,"lon":-71.25654002399995,"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 private residence at 65 Fairmont Avenue in Waltham, Massachusetts, built in 1930 for Frederick Flagg. It is a wood-shingled Georgian Revival saltbox with an unknown architect.","why_significant":"The nomination argues the house is an excellent example of Georgian Revival architecture modeled on a specific historic prototype, the \"Home Sweet Home\" (Payne/Paine) House in East Hampton, Long Island. It also notes the builder's descent from one of Waltham's oldest families. The house is described as retaining integrity and is argued to meet criterion C.","narrative":"Built in 1930 at 65 Fairmont Avenue in Waltham, this wood-shingled house is a Georgian Revival saltbox modeled on the \"Home Sweet Home\" House at 14 James Lane, East Hampton, Long Island, which is said to date from the early 1700s. It echoes the Long Island house in form, shingle sheathing and window arrangement, but its multi-panel front door, fluted Doric pilasters and pediment give it a more High Georgian character. Both houses have low brick center chimneys, and the interior panelling and molding replicate those of a New Hampshire house now in the Metropolitan Museum in New York. Frederick Flagg, a descendant of one of Waltham's oldest families, had the house built. He worked at the Waltham Watch Company from 1916 and served as chief chemist until 1938. The house sits on a tree-shaded lot among late 19th and early 20th century homes and has seen no major alterations.","period_of_significance":null,"architect_builder":null,"architectural_style":"Georgian Revival","criteria":["C"],"status_note":"Private residence in good to excellent condition, with no major alterations; the form lists a non-contributing garage.","vacant_flag":false,"machine_generated":true,"model":"claude-sonnet-5-5","prompt_version":"v1.0-2026-10-29","generated_at":"2026-10-29 02:13:02.317879-05","source_pdf":"https://s3.amazonaws.com/NARAprodstorage/opastorage/live/9/7908/63790809/content/electronic-records/rg-079/NPS_MA/89001573.pdf"},"photo":{"url_800":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/89001573/775161257b-800.webp","url_1600":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/89001573/775161257b-1600.webp","licence":"CC BY-SA 4.0","author":"User:Magicpiano","credit_html":"<a href=\"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:WalthamMA_FrederickFlaggHouse.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:WalthamMA_FrederickFlaggHouse.jpg"},"district":null,"sources":{"nps_snapshot_date":"2026-05-22","nara_catalog":"https://catalog.archives.gov/id/63790809","wikipedia":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Frederick_Flagg_House","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q5497776"},"indexable":true,"url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/massachusetts/middlesex-county/flagg-frederick-house-89001573/"}